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Marian Wright Edelman's 2014 Commencement Speech at Lewis and Clark College serves to inspire young scholars to investigate a problem in their community, to determine why the problem is important, and then to develop a plan for one thing they could do to help or make a difference.
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Instructional Ideas
- Assign groups different community statistics to research and have them present their findings to the whole class
Classroom Considerations
- The final lesson in the four-part "Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice" series
- Requires copies, one for each learner, of Edelman's speech
- Groups need access to devices with internet connections to perform research
Pros
- Includes an activity that teaches close reading and critical reading strategies
Cons
- None