Renewable Energy

Essential Question

How do humans affect our world?
How can we effectively interrupt biased speech when we hear it?
Does everyone have an equal responsibility to stand up for renewable energy?
What way(s) can humans reverse or stall the evolution of climate change?
What way(s) could you personally reduce your carbon footprint?

Texts

Informational

1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

In this article, Suzanne Bilyeu details how the sit-in by the "Greensboro Four" at Woolworth's store in North Carolina created a domino effect which led to sit-ins across the country and galvinized support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Suzanne Bilyeu

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

July 5, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Critical Listening Guide

A guide to help students interpret, analyze and evaluate information encountered in a variety of media formats. Use this guide with the spoken and performed texts included in the Perspectives anthology.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RL.6-12.4, RL.6-12.6, RL.6-12.7, RL.6-12.8, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, RI.6-12.4, RI.6-12.6, RI.6-12.7, RI.6-12.8, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.2, SL.6-12.3

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

A Two-Sided Coin

A Two-Sided Coin asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and comparative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

Are You Convinced?

Are You Convinced? asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and evaluative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.1, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

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Renewable Energy

1960: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

Critical Listening Guide

A Two-Sided Coin

Are You Convinced?

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