Speak UpIn this final lesson we are going to take a look at speaking up and how hard it actually is to speak up. It is also the lesson in which you will show all that you have learned form the novel and the activities.
Starr pledges to “never be quiet”. After reading this book, how can you use your voice to promote and advance social justice? Reflect on how you and your community discuss and address inequality. Your answer to this question is your poem. It's time for you to speak up and show us the impact of your words. |
“Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Be the roses that grow in the concrete.”
Let's Listen
In this final lesson we are going to listen and watch to your live performances (or video recordings) of your spoken word poems. With the buttons below, you can find the rubric and assignment again.
Good Luck and by now you should know: It's time to speak up! |