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Art as Activism

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area
English Language Arts and Literacy
Grade
8

After reading All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely as a class and seeing examples of protest art in the book (die-in protest, graffiti, social media posts), students will engage in exploration of various different types of protest art that exist in the real world. Students will individually explore two different songs, two different pieces of visual art, and two different poems. They will then create their own piece of art in response to one of the examples and create an artist's statement to explain their creation.

MA Standards

W.8.2
Write informative/explanatory texts (e.g., essays, oral reports, biographical feature articles) to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.8.8
When conducting research, gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

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