New Social Studies Unit - Community Activism

Last week, we launched our new social studies unit, "Community Activism." In this unit, the first graders will consider questions such as, "What is an activist?" "How can we peacefully and creatively solve conflicts in our community?" and "How does activism relate to community building?"  During this unit, we will also work with Kevin, the EVCS drama teacher.

We started our unit by referring to community activists we've already studied, like Martin Luther King Jr and Cesar Chavez. We also started learning about Wangari and the janitors from Los Angeles who went on a strike a few years ago. We will also study many more activists such as Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, and Jazz Jennings.

Meanwhile, in writing workshop, we are studying opinion writing!  We will think about big world issues and express our opinion about these issues.  We'll learn how to structure our opinion pieces, how to include supporting reasons, and lots more!

Stay tuned for more details on this important work!