Several weeks ago I did a lesson with my students about protests. I started the lesson by asking them what NIMBY (Not In My Backyard Is) and they certainly knew it. I then gave them a definition of what a protest is and asked them why people protested (money, work, freedom, safety, etc). Students were given examples of protests to watch on youtube then I asked if they knew what a protest chant is. I gave students an exmaple of a scenario protest (students protesting against me) and the protest chant the class had to should was “Go Away Zach! Don’t Come Back!!!” Students were then asked about NIMBY and what things they would not want near their homes (garbage, nuclear power plants). I then gave the students their worksheet and a scrap peice of paper to make their protest sign on. Students would choose one thing to protest, give me a reason why they are protesting, and had to say their chant as a group and hold their sign high in the air for all to see. The lesson was real successful and most classes had some really interesting things to protest. I have postes the lesson on Waygook.org and the lesson can be downloaded by following this link.
Here are some of the protest signs some classes made.
