LESSON PLAN

SIMA SDG CHALLENGE: Impact Campaign (self-guided)

(for individuals or groups)
An impact campaign starts with one thing: inspiration. Here, watch a lineup of SIMA films and then create and execute an impact advocacy campaign within your school/community. Join hundreds of classrooms around the world participating to win the challenge.

Purpose

The goal of this lesson plan is to connect and activate your creative capacity to affect positive change in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs refer to the seventeen global goals adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. They are a universal call to action to end poverty, promote equity, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The hope is to achieve these goals by 2030, which means we must take urgent action. Get started now by taking the SIMA Challenge.

The SIMA Challenge can be taken as a group, or as an individual. The instructions below offer suggestions for each variation.

BENEFITS:

  • Critically analyze and assess a social issue that is part of today’s global landscape.
  • Practice self-reflection skills.
  • Generate creative brainstorming.
  • Collaborate with peers.
  • Learn to structure and execute an actionable campaign and/or event.
  • Exercise communication skills.
  • Understand and participate in a democratic processes.

This lesson plan aligns with Global Competency standards, including:

Global Competence Assessment  – PISA

Global competence is the capacity to analyze global and intercultural issues critically and from multiple perspectives, to understand how differences affect perceptions, judgments, and ideas of self and others, and to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with others from different backgrounds on the basis of a shared respect for human dignity.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of global issues
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding
  • Analytical and critical thinking

Skills

  • Ability to interact respectfully, appropriately and effectively
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility

Attitudes

  • Openness towards people from other cultures
  • Respect for cultural otherness
  • Global-mindedness
  • Responsibility

Global Competence – Asia Society, Center for Global Education

  1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research.
  2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own, articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.
  3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
  4. Take action to improve conditions, viewing themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively.

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.*

*License Pending

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Arts
  • Language Acquisition
  • Science
  • Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

  • Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
  • Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
  • Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
  • Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

  • Individuals and Societies
  • Studies in Language and Literature
  • The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

  • Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
  • Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
  • Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
  • Think critically and creatively
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
  • Work independently and in collaboration with others
  • Consider new perspectives and other points of view
  • Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
  • Be internationally-minded and globally aware
  • Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations

STEP 1: WARM UP: Introduction the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Take a 5 minute KICK OFF SURVEY to get started:

Individuals 11-18 years old click here.

Individuals 18 or older click here.

Watch this 8 minute compilation video #TeachSDGs addressing all 17 goals.

 

 

Explore/ research ideas about how we are currently addressing these goals, or how we might address them going forward. This is a warm up to get you thinking about the complexities of these global issues, and to recognize that while they are not easily “solved”, we can have a positive impact on them. 

Start a deep reflection on your concerns and passions by answering the following:

This lesson plan aligns with Global Competency standards, including:

Global Competence Assessment  – PISA

Global competence is the capacity to analyze global and intercultural issues critically and from multiple perspectives, to understand how differences affect perceptions, judgments, and ideas of self and others, and to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with others from different backgrounds on the basis of a shared respect for human dignity.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of global issues
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding
  • Analytical and critical thinking

Skills

  • Ability to interact respectfully, appropriately and effectively
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility

Attitudes

  • Openness towards people from other cultures
  • Respect for cultural otherness
  • Global-mindedness
  • Responsibility

Global Competence – Asia Society, Center for Global Education

  1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research.
  2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own, articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.
  3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
  4. Take action to improve conditions, viewing themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively.

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.*

*License Pending

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Arts
  • Language Acquisition
  • Science
  • Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

  • Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
  • Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
  • Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
  • Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

  • Individuals and Societies
  • Studies in Language and Literature
  • The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

  • Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
  • Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
  • Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
  • Think critically and creatively
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
  • Work independently and in collaboration with others
  • Consider new perspectives and other points of view
  • Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
  • Be internationally-minded and globally aware
  • Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations

What are a few positive things about your community/school that others may not know about?

What are a few negative things in your community/school that should be changed or fixed?

What have you seen or experienced that isn’t fair or right that should be changed or fixed?

What Global Goal is connected to the issue that should be changed?

The answers will help you connect with the Sustainable Development Goal(s) that are most important to you, how they manifest locally and the change you want to see in the world. 

Journal about which of the 17 SDGs speaks most to you and why. Use the prompt “Which Global Goal is important to me and why”

If you choose more than one SDG, explore how the SDGs are inter-related. Identify the specific cause/theme you wish to focus on. For example, you may feel particularly concerned about child poverty (SDG 1). You may recognize the relationship between child poverty, hunger and malnutrition (SDG 2) and how this affects their access to quality education (SDG 4).

STEP 2: WATCH FILMS: Take a journey to the frontlines

Select the SIMA Academy Collection that relates to your chosen SDG and consider using the SIFT Worksheet. This is a graphic organizer designed to help you keep track of you reactions while viewing the films. Using the worksheet during the film viewing, note and record any physical SENSATIONS, any IMAGES that are particularly evocative, any FEELINGS that you experience, and any THOUGHTS that occur to them. In addition, write down any thoughts and questions you have while watching the films.

Use the SIFT Worksheet to spend time on personal/group reflection. This reflection is a critical step in learning from film as it allows an opportunity for participants to make an emotional connection to the issues through the first-person storytelling.

This lesson plan aligns with Global Competency standards, including:

Global Competence Assessment  – PISA

Global competence is the capacity to analyze global and intercultural issues critically and from multiple perspectives, to understand how differences affect perceptions, judgments, and ideas of self and others, and to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with others from different backgrounds on the basis of a shared respect for human dignity.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of global issues
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding
  • Analytical and critical thinking

Skills

  • Ability to interact respectfully, appropriately and effectively
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility

Attitudes

  • Openness towards people from other cultures
  • Respect for cultural otherness
  • Global-mindedness
  • Responsibility

Global Competence – Asia Society, Center for Global Education

  1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research.
  2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own, articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.
  3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
  4. Take action to improve conditions, viewing themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively.

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.*

*License Pending

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Arts
  • Language Acquisition
  • Science
  • Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

  • Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
  • Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
  • Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
  • Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

  • Individuals and Societies
  • Studies in Language and Literature
  • The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

  • Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
  • Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
  • Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
  • Think critically and creatively
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
  • Work independently and in collaboration with others
  • Consider new perspectives and other points of view
  • Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
  • Be internationally-minded and globally aware
  • Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations

STEP 3: CRITICAL THINKING: Map the issue

Start a  “mind-mapping” exercise by writing the chosen SDG in the center of a large whiteboard or paper and circle it.  Next, brainstorm what you/ your group have learned about the issue from the film(s). This may include other related SDGs, various stakeholders and other elements that somehow fit into the overall story. 1) Write these impressions around the circled topic. 2) Name and list the learned causes of the problem. 3) Add any suggested solutions to the map. 4) Draw lines to connect related ideas. 

Take a step back and reflect on the complexity of the topic, the range of impacts you have observed and how the map informs or illuminates what you have previously known about the issue. 

Hint: Allow this process to be messy. If you are interested in a variety of SDGs, the above exercise may serve as a model and you may repeat the exercise in groups, focusing on an SDG of your choice.

Research the root causes of the selected SDG; to understand it’s complexity and relevance to the people around you and to the world at large:

Investigate the main contributors and causes of the problem:

  • Interview people in your community: What does a member of your family think is the problem, what does your neighbor think? 
  • Research the problem: how does the UN identify the problem? What do other sources say? 

Use the UN Sustainable Development Goals website for a global perspective. Click on the goal, then scroll to OVERVIEW (the first tab) to view the infographic issue on a global scale. 

  • What could be a potential solution and path forward?
  • What are the UN’s target objectives for the goal? (Go to the second tab for each goal labeled TARGETS AND INDICATORS to learn about the UN’s plan for addressing the goal.)
  • What are other groups doing to address the goal?

Identify two initiatives or ideas that are part of the solution, and consider how you could support, raise awareness, amplify or adopt that solution through an action, initiative or campaign in your own community. (See below for examples.)

Take note of the following: 

This lesson plan aligns with Global Competency standards, including:

Global Competence Assessment  – PISA

Global competence is the capacity to analyze global and intercultural issues critically and from multiple perspectives, to understand how differences affect perceptions, judgments, and ideas of self and others, and to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with others from different backgrounds on the basis of a shared respect for human dignity.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of global issues
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding
  • Analytical and critical thinking

Skills

  • Ability to interact respectfully, appropriately and effectively
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility

Attitudes

  • Openness towards people from other cultures
  • Respect for cultural otherness
  • Global-mindedness
  • Responsibility

Global Competence – Asia Society, Center for Global Education

  1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research.
  2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own, articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.
  3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
  4. Take action to improve conditions, viewing themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively.

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.*

*License Pending

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Arts
  • Language Acquisition
  • Science
  • Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

  • Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
  • Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
  • Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
  • Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

  • Individuals and Societies
  • Studies in Language and Literature
  • The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

  • Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
  • Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
  • Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
  • Think critically and creatively
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
  • Work independently and in collaboration with others
  • Consider new perspectives and other points of view
  • Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
  • Be internationally-minded and globally aware
  • Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations

What have I/we learned about the root causes?

What solutions have I/we found that address the issue?

How could I/we support that solution?

 

STEP 4: COLLABORATION: Co-create an Impact Campaign

In accordance with your research and interest, create an impact campaign based on the film’s social issue/ your chosen SDG that is both plausible and actionable inside your own community. 

Example of a successful impact campaign: One group of students observes a great deal of waste in their community with an overflowing landfill.  After watching E-WASTELAND they decide that SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production and SDG 15: Life on land are the SDGs most connected to the problem. After talking with people and researching the topic, they decide that where they can make an impact is to build a campaign urging students to recycle their electronic devices. They raise awareness by creating an information resource and impact by creating e-waste recycling stations positioned throughout their school/neighborhood. 

Make use of the Advocacy Campaign Brainstorming worksheet to brainstorm and generate as many good ideas as possible. Narrow down their ideas by asking themselves:

This lesson plan aligns with Global Competency standards, including:

Global Competence Assessment  – PISA

Global competence is the capacity to analyze global and intercultural issues critically and from multiple perspectives, to understand how differences affect perceptions, judgments, and ideas of self and others, and to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with others from different backgrounds on the basis of a shared respect for human dignity.

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of global issues
  • Intercultural knowledge and understanding
  • Analytical and critical thinking

Skills

  • Ability to interact respectfully, appropriately and effectively
  • Empathy
  • Flexibility

Attitudes

  • Openness towards people from other cultures
  • Respect for cultural otherness
  • Global-mindedness
  • Responsibility

Global Competence – Asia Society, Center for Global Education

  1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment, framing significant problems and conducting well-crafted and age-appropriate research.
  2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own, articulating and explaining such perspectives thoughtfully and respectfully.
  3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences, bridging geographic, linguistic, ideological, and cultural barriers.
  4. Take action to improve conditions, viewing themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively.

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.*

*License Pending

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

  • Language and Literature
  • Individuals and Societies
  • Arts
  • Language Acquisition
  • Science
  • Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

  • Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
  • Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
  • Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
  • Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

  • Individuals and Societies
  • Studies in Language and Literature
  • The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

  • Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
  • Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
  • Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
  • Think critically and creatively
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
  • Work independently and in collaboration with others
  • Consider new perspectives and other points of view
  • Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
  • Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
  • Be internationally-minded and globally aware
  • Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations

What would be the goals, short and long term, for the campaign?

Who would be a good partner and ally? Who else has interest in achieving these goals?

Who is the target audience? Who am I trying to reach and/or convince to join/support this cause?

What actions or tactics can I use? What initiatives can I create to reach/mobilize the target audience?

Utilize the Advocacy Campaign_Planning worksheet as a guide for an eight step planning process that will lead to success.

Congratulations you have created the building blocks for your Impact/ Advocacy Campaign in your community. 

NEXT STEP: Contact your identified partners and ally’s and execute your campaign.

 

Last but not least: Apply for the SIMA Changemaker Award

Apply here. Applications close November 15 every year, winners are announced November 29. Rolling submissions!

 

Take a 5’ wrap up SURVEY:

Individuals 11-18 years old click here.

Individuals 18 or older click here.

Duration

The timeline for this can range from three days to eight weeks, depending on existing background knowledge and the extent of the impact campaign. We suggest that you allow ample time for research into the issue associated with the SDG and film topics before development and implementation of the campaign begins.

Preparation 

Review the history and purpose of the Global Goals via the 2030 Agenda and Declaration: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for background information, definitions, facts and indicators.

Bonus Option

Make your Impact count by adding your campaign to the Global Map of SDG Actions and receive a unique profile page to share with your network.

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