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March 27, 2018, 5:04 p.m.

March For Our Lives: Ways to debrief with students this week

We included two videos for students to use for discussion following the March For Our Lives. The first (above) is NewsHour Weekend's "Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives." The second (below) is by NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs, PBS' youth journalism program.
Discussion questions:
  1. Essential question : Following the March For Our Lives, what measures need to be taken to ensure changes to gun policies are made?
  2. If you marched, why did you decide to do so? If you didn't, why did you decide to do so?
  3. What struck you the most about the students' stories in the videos? Did you hear anything you particularly agreed with? How about disagree with?
  4. Another student walkout is scheduled for April 20th. What has your school said about how they will address walkouts? Do you think schools should support student walkouts? Explain your response.
  5. What do you know about the term civil disobedience ? What forms of civil disobedience took place during the civil rights movement? If you are not sure, how could you find out?
  6. Is it considered a form of civil disobedience if school administrators decide the terms of a student walkout?
  7. Media literacy : Do you think the media is doing a good job covering the issue of gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting? should cover gun violence? Explain your response.
Extension activity:

Photo Caption: Tori Titarenko and Maggie Nagar, Webster Schroeder High School students from Webster, New York, on their way to the March For Our Lives in Washington D.C. Photo by Sandy Nagar

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