March Lesson Plan

Understanding the Six Steps of Nonviolent Social Change

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will analyze the six steps of nonviolent social change Lewis and many other activists practiced during the movement and evaluate how activists applied these steps during the protest movement through 1961.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7

Structure:

In preparation for this activity, review the ideas, issues, and questions discussed surrounding nonviolence in the Day 2 activity "Exploring the Philosophy of Nonviolence." After...