Civic Actions to Impact the Future

Le Sortie de l'opéra

Overview

Students make connections between the past, present, and future of the environment through their own imaginings, analysis of a primary source image, and the poem “Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now” by Matthew Olzmann. After, students might assess waste or pollution in their school or local community, then consider actions they could take today to help positively impact the future by promoting environmentally friendly policies and/or programs.

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Grade

High School, Middle School

Subjects

Civics, English Language Arts, Science

Length

100-120 minutes

Topics

civic action, conservation, Earth Day, environment, environmental policies, environmental programs, future, letter, Matthew Olzmann, past, political cartoon, pollution, present, recycling, reuse, waste

Author

Academy of American Poets

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