Lesson Plans about Social Justice

The following lesson plans feature poems exploring the themes of social justice, identity, and human rights.

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Incredible Bridges: “Praise Song for the Day” by Elizabeth Alexander

Teach This Poem: “A Small Needful Fact” by Ross Gay

Teach This Poem: “In This Place (An American Lyric)” by Amanda Gorman

Teach This Poem: “Everyday We Get More Illegal” by Juan Felipe Herrera

Teach This Poem: “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

Incredible Bridges: “Gate A-4” by Naomi Shihab Nye

Incredible Bridges: From “Citizen, VI [On the train the woman standing]” by Claudia Rankine

Teach This Poem: "Black Laws" by Roger Reeves

Teach This Poem: from “WHEREAS” by Layli Long Soldier