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Santa Ana High School Ethnic Studies scholars protest at a NoDAPL rally in downtown Santa Ana, CA.

How an Ethnic Studies Class Took to the Streets and the Internet to Support Standing Rock

When students in Carah Reed’s Ethnic Studies class realized that the mass media wasn’t sharing the truth about Standing Rock, they dug deeper to learn more. These inner-city high schoolers shared their findings on social media and took action to support the water protectors. This is Carah’s story.

Feb 01, 2017

Spring 2017 National Student Writing Competition: Gender Pronouns

Want a motivator to take your students' writing to a higher level? Here's an opportunity to write about something meaningful and for a bigger audience beyond the classroom.

Jan 18, 2017

Visual Learning: Dire Straits

This visual learning lesson will get your students thinking about displaced migrants and the refugee crisis.

May 11, 2017

Syrian Journey: Choose Your Own Escape Route

If you were fleeing Syria for Europe, what choices would you make for you and your family?

May 11, 2017

Tim Swinehart's environmental justice students from Lincoln High School with former Portland Mayor Charlie Hales at City Hall. Students testified in favor of banning new bulk fossil fuel storage facilities in the city.

These Educators Bring Story, Truth, and Humanity to the Climate Crisis. They Want Your Students to Imagine How They Can Fight for Climate Justice.

Students get straight-up, comprehensive education on climate change and how to be climate change-makers.

May 11, 2017

This Artist and Composer Bring the Power of Story to Your Classroom. They Want You and Your Students to Truly Know “The Other Side” of Each Other.
Since 2011, the Academy for the Love of Learning has used story and art to help strengthen relationships and understanding in Santa Fe classrooms. Now, it’s ready to share its El Otro Lado curriculum with the rest of the country. Sep 14, 2016

About Student Writing Lessons from YES! Magazine

Use the YES! article, prompt, and sample essays in each writing lesson to bring the real world to your classroom—and to take your students’ writing to a new level.

Jing Fong Mar 18, 2017

"Your Sacred Place" Student Writing Lesson

Describe how you would feel if a place that defines you was threatened to be destroyed or taken away. What would you do? Would you fight to save it?

Mar 17, 2017

Winter 2017 National Student Writing Competition: Your Sacred Place

Want a motivator to take your students' writing to a higher level? Here's an opportunity to write about something meaningful and for a bigger audience beyond the classroom.

Mar 09, 2017