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Item 4: Activity 2: Civic Engagement: The Power and Meaning of Words
No full textThis classroom activity introduces students to the concept of civic engagement. As a class, students will learn a definition of civic engagement and then will work with various terms and concepts that apply to the topic of civic engagement. This activity attempts to broaden students’ understanding about why civic engagement matters and is much more than just voting
Item 2: Assignment: Advocacy Project
No full textThis document outlines the key requirements for the advocacy project in the Advocacy in Action course, providing a structured approach with scaffolded assignments to keep students on track and ensure feedback
Item 3. Class Activity - Oral Histories and Interviews
No full textIn this activity, students will engage with various examples of oral history by watching video interviews of Civil Rights activists. Students will not only learn about civic engagement through their stories, but also evaluate the effectiveness of interview techniques, collaborate with peers to discuss key takeaways, and craft their own thoughtful questions as if they were conducting the interview. This activity can serve as an independent lesson on the experiences of everyday people who fought for justice and the importance of oral history. It can also serve as a foundational step toward the final podcast project in this class as students will develop the skills to conduct interviews themselves
Item 3: Redlining, Housing Segregation, and Anti-Black Racism
No full textThis discussion activity explores the relationship between anti-Black racism, redlining, and housing segregation. Students are assigned three texts that introduce them to anti-Black racism as a theoretical framework, highlight the distinction between anti-Black racism and other forms of oppression, and describe how segregation informs racist voting practices. These texts inform their subsequent engagement with two videos (e.g., one from NPR’s Code Switch and a second from NowThis) that facilitate and guide an in-class discussion
Item 5: Final Project: Civic Leadership: Theories and Practice
No full textUnderstanding the experiences of real-life civic leaders can help students learn and become civic leaders themselves. This final group project will ask students to identify and interview a local civic leader about their work, challenges, opportunities, and threats. Students will use course material to thematically assess the interview answers and develop new insights about civic leadership
Item 3: Assignment: Advocacy Context Report
No full textThis assignment is one component of the advocacy project and aims to help students develop foundational analysis skills, emphasizing the need for a thorough understanding of a topic before engaging in advocacy. Students will gather and synthesize information to inform their advocacy efforts
Item 6. Final Project - Civil Rights Movement Oral History and Community Advocacy Podcast
No full textThis final project asks that students step into the role of historians and community advocates by preserving the voices of those who experienced the Civil Rights Movement firsthand. Students will identify and interview someone in the community who either participated in the movement or was directly impacted by it. Students will then create a podcast episode based on the interview to explore the power, and necessity, of preserving history. Students will also promote their podcast episode through social media, posters, and community outreach, ensuring these important stories reach a wider audience. Finally, students will reflect on their own role in advocacy by developing a personal action plan for ongoing civic engagement and consider how they can contribute to social change beyond the classroom
Item 4c: Assignment 1: Parts B and C
No full textThis scaffolded assignment requires students to identify, research, and develop a US-based socio-legal change project of their choice, ostensibly on behalf of an appropriate nonprofit organization. Parts B and C guide students through writing their first and final drafts of the assignment
Item 2: Activity 1: Shakespeare for Civic Action
No full textThis activity focuses on Shakespeare, race, and educational institutions, and might be particularly useful for those teaching at HBCUs and MSIs. This archival research activity prepares students to think about Shakespeare performance (specifically The Taming of the Shrew) in segregated places and includes questions for reflection and discussion that prepare students for a paper (Assignment 1). While it draws specifically on resources available in the Atlanta University Center consortium’s library, it should be adaptable for many different institutions and settings, as it asks students to consider race, gender, and adaptation as valences in interpreting Shakespeare
Item 3: Activity 2: Shakespeare for Civic Action
No full textThis activity sets students up to complete a unit-ending podcast project (filed as SlavinAssignment2). Students will have read Measure for Measure and will do an active listening project in class to prepare them to make their own podcasts. The activity includes a guide for how to get students to actively listen to a podcast and take notes and could be adaptable for a general education class on college or study skills