Journalists write a truthful and objective blog post
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Read the article "East Harlem Youths Explain Garbage-Dumping Demonstration". Answer these questions on the blog or in your notebook. Check back to see what your classmates have to say. Have a conversation about the Young Lords on the blog.
1. Do you think the Lords were trying to be productive? Why or why not? 2. What "oppression" were the Young Lords trying to end? 3. What social issues do you think the Young Lords would be working against today? Learn from past freedom fighters:
How have others taken a stand against injustice? How did they organize to create successful actions? What lessons did they learn, by persisting through their mistakes and opposing powers? What are effective steps toward progress? After researching the Young Lords,
What do you notice? What questions do you have? Are these issue still happening today? How does this group relate to the Revolution of Evelyn Serrano? How does history impact how people live today? How do you feel that you helped our local community?
If you were to organize a project in the future, would you do anything differently? How did you feel throughout this experience? Halloween is tomorrow. Many of us have chosen costumes to trick or treat. After studying Native Americans, their history, experience with Christopher Columbus and many of the innovations they created...
Do you feel it’s ok for someone to dress up like a particular ethnicity, culture or race? Why do you feel that way? Based on your life experience, the text we have been reading, class discussions and our trip...
Do you believe there should be a national holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus? Or should it be a day to celebrate Indigenous people and their contributions to our society? This blog is a space where you can talk about school happenings outside the classroom: events, trips, after school, etc.
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