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6th Grade ela
"making a difference"

Students will:
1) explore an issue that interests them
2) write an introductory speech for a young activist who has been nominated for an award for their work on that issue.  
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Links to Issues:
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​All links are from NewsELA unless otherwise noted. You will need to log in to read the articles or listen to Listenwise stories.


Poverty & Hunger
  • Teenage banker in Peru helps kids in poverty
    Teen Entrepreneurs
    Teen raises $70k For Community 
    Teen Fights Hunger with “Heart” (website)
  • Child Hunger is Enemy #1 for Police
    Families Get Help from Food Stamps
    Elementary School Offers "Share Table"
Child labor
  • Teen Fights to End Child Labor in India (website) 
  • Child workers sick from harvesting tobacco
    Child Labor in Afghanistan
    Child Labor in India
Education
  • Young Wonder Imani Henry (CNN)
    US Teen Fights for Girls Education in Africa
  • Schools in US are Re-Segregating
    Balancing work and School (Listenwise)
Immigration
  • California Teen Leads Immigration Lawsuit
  • Children at the Border
    Inside the “Split City” of Juarez-El Paso
    Immigrant Experience (Listenwise)
Depression/Mental Illness
  • Fifth Grader Writes Book About Childhood Depression 
  • More & More Students Suffering from Anxiety
    Should Schools Screen Students for Mental Health?
    Students Get Mental Health Days in Oregon 

Gender Equality
  • 18-year-old Astronaut 
    Homecoming Queen Football Player
  • Boys Get More Allowance Than Girls
    Boy Scouts Change Name
    Boy Scouts to Allow Girls
    Teen Girls' Education in Africa

Racial Equality  
  • Marley Dias's #1000BlackGirlBooks
    Teen Fights Racism with Activism
    Black Female Cartoonist
    Indigenous Language Beatles Songs 
    Teen's Invention Inspires Young Black Girls
  • MLK's Legacy
    Storytelling & Empathy
    MLK Teens March
    ​Diversity in Children's Literature (Listenwise)

Bullying
  •  Teen Has a Positive Response to Bullying (Listenwise)
  • Teen Uses Martial Arts to Help Victims
    Portrait of a Bully (Listenwise)
    Teen Girls & Positive Social Media (Listenwise)

Gun laws
  • Parkland Survivors 1 Year Later 
    5th grader Naomi Wadler Speaks at March for Our Lives
  • March for Our Lives
    Students Advocate for Gun Control
    Gun Violence in Schools (Listenwise)
Climate Change
  • 16-year-old Climate Activist Greta Thurnberg (TED)
  • Kids Fight Climate Change
    Fighting Climate Change in Court
    Kids Sue for to Save Environment​
    Indigenous Youth Take on Climate Change

Environmental
  • 12-year-old Scientist Tackles Cancer
    How a Teenager Influenced the Straw Debate (Listenwise)
    Teen Figures Out How to Recycle Styrofoam (TED Talk)
  • Girls Scouts Get Smoking Ban Passed in Colorado
    St. Louis Drinking Fountains Not Safe
    Kindergartners Collect Crayons 
    Junior Ocean Guardians (website)
    Environmental Kids (Listenwise)
 
Voting & Politics
  • 19-Year-Old Takes Office
  • March for Our Lives Rock the Vote
    Florida Youth Vote
    Young People are Young Leaders

Disabilities 
  • Boy Invents Game for Sister with Autism 
  • Writing Disability

Animal Rights 
  • 12-year-old Animal Rights Activist Recognized 
    Young Activists Lead the Way (website)
    7 Young Stars Leading the Way for Animal Rights
Other Resources:

Gale Research in Context Database
  • password: bronchos
  • citation can be copied & pasted from the bottom of each article
  • click "save to drive" on the right to automatically save each article!
Do the Right Thing STL
  • Recognizing youth for the good things they do! 
TED Under 20
  • TED Talks by kids and teens
Do Something!
  • A site dedicated to getting young people involved in the issues they care about. 
MyBib.com
  • A citation generator for your Works Cited page



Research Requirements

At least 3 sources
  • 1 about the person (minimum)
  • 2 about the issue (minimum)
Works Cited Page
  • Keep track of your sources!
  • Use MLA style citation
    • To cite a NewsELA article, select "website" on MyBib.com and copy the link from your article. Make sure you fill in missing information and double-check the dates that they fill in for you.


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