Explore the program goals and structureĢ. Signs should demonstrate what systemic changes have been identified as most meaningful to students and how they will become involved in their communities when returning to their homes.ĭay 1: Building Norms and Trust, and Introducing the Role of Exploring History in Understanding the Present Lesson Objective(s) or Essential Question(s)ġ. The culmination of this program will be the creation of protest signs that students will create using art supplies. Students ultimately apply their learning by creating protest signs that can be used to challenge injustices in their communities. Students engage with multiple texts and guided discussions, practice mindfulness and personal reflection, and reflect their learning using multiple art forms. We also use the Arts as a vessel to teach the reality of American history, and to guide participants in better understanding the roots and branches of the “justice” system and the struggle for civil rights. We engage students in discussions about how voting can be a tool to make change in participants’ communities. Using artistic approaches, such as theatre exercises, written and drawn art and music, we impart the importance of civic engagement in a relevant, impactful way. The Art Attacks! Program, which was created by the nonprofit organization Creative Acts, is designed to civically engage students in youth prisons in Los Angeles county. The program is specifically designed to cater to the needs of incarcerated youth, but can be easily adapted for other young adult audiences. Unit OverviewĪrt Attacks! uses arts-based exercises and techniques to teach civic history and engagement to youth in juvenile camps and halls. Create protest signs that reflect the impacts of underreported issues they explored in the unit and/or actions they think should be taken to combat injustices in their communities.
Increase students’ awareness of the power of their voices through historical examples of youth and BIPOC-led movements.Ĥ. Connect historical events with current circumstances and encourage students to take action through analysis of primary source documents, podcast episodes from The 1619 Project, poetry, and music.ģ. Increase knowledge of the benefits of civic engagement for communities.Ģ. It is designed for facilitation across approximately four sessions that are two hours each. This unit was created by the Art Attacks! Program from Creative Acts in southern California, as part of the 2021 cohort of The 1619 Project Education Network.
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