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Database Provider

TED

Authors

Xiye Bastida, TED

Grades

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Social Studies, Civics, Social-Emotional Learning, Climate Action

Resource Type

Regional Focus

Global, North America, United States, USA - Northeast

Format

Downloadable MP4/M4V

If You Adults Won't Save the World, We Will

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Synopsis
  • In this video, teenage climate activist Xiye Bastida narrates a letter to her grandmother about hope, resilience, and climate activism.
  • Students will hear Xiye's personal story, vision for the future, and inspirational call to action.
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • The video makes a strong case for intergenerational collective action.
  • A timestamped transcript is available for students who need support following along.

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students should know that Abuelita means grandmother.

Differentiation

  • Language arts or writing classes could write letters about climate action to family members as a persuasive writing activity.
  • Students could work in small groups to research Greta Thunberg, Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Jay Inslee, and Naomi Klein and then present their findings to the class.
  • Students could compare and contrast Xiye Bastida's letter with this video, which features an artistic presentation of an apology to future generations.
Scientist Notes
This resource is about climate activism, an important element for motivating students to take climate action. This is recommended for teaching.
Standards

This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.

  • English Language Arts
    • Speaking & Listening (K-12)
      • SL.6.3 Deconstruct a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
      • SL.7.3 Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
      • SL.8.3 Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
      • SL.9-10.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any false reasoning or distorted evidence.
      • SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
  • Career Readiness, Life Literacies, & Key Skills
    • Life Literacies and Key Skills
      • 9.4.8.CT.1: Evaluate diverse solutions proposed by a variety of individuals, organizations, and/or agencies to a local or global problem, such as climate change, and use critical thinking skills to predict which one(s) are likely to be effective (e.g., MS-ETS1-2).
      • 9.4.8.IML.13: Identify the impact of the creator on the content, production, and delivery of information (e.g., 8.2.8.ED.1).
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