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Session time icon60+ Minutes
Genre information iconInformational
Video resource type iconVideos

Community Heroes with Dr. Artika Tyner

by 826 National
Not all heroes wear capes or are summoned by signals in the sky. Author and educator Dr. Artika Tyner shares how you can use writing to help you find your voice and become a community hero.
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About the Author

Dr. Artika Tyner is committed to creating a world of inclusive leaders who will meet the pressing needs of today and work towards a better future where racial justice and economic justice reign supreme. As a motivational speaker, author and educator, Dr. Tyner helps people of all ages connect with their gifts and develop tangible tools for bringing forth sustainable, durable change in the family, workplace, community or school. Dr. Tyner’s work is grounded in extensive experience as a law and leadership professor, lawyer, social change agent, researcher and nonprofit founder and leader.

What Your Students Will Learn

You will learn how young people around the world are creating social change.

Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.B Common Core Standards Icon
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2.B Common Core Standards Icon
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.B Common Core Standards Icon
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
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What You Will Do

STEP 1

First, watch the video and then answer this question in your writing journal: “What is an issue or topic you care about? Free-write about the topic and why it matters to you.”                                                                                                                              

STEP 2

Next, you will learn more about a young person who is doing community change work around the issue you care about. This can be a young person who has come into the public eye, someone you know personally, or even someone that you follow on social media. Use the...

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