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“Your Wildest Dreams for 2020” Student Writing Lesson
What might you accomplish in your wildest dreams?
6 Student Stories on Change-Makers in Their Communities
Students look for positive actions in their communities and tell stories in a variety of media—from print essay to podcast to comic book zine.
Miles for Change
An interview with Mari Falco, director of Philadelphia's MileUp, for the YES! Solutions Project.
Seven Brilliant Student Essays on Your Wildest Dreams for 2020
Students wrote about what they might accomplish in their wildest dreams for themselves or for this nation.
Let’s Talk About Anti-Blackness
Resources for talking with students about anti-Black racism and related issues like colorism, U.S. history of slavery, and police brutality.
Visual Learning: A Vicious Circle
How coronavirus affects your life.
Let’s Talk About Fat-Shaming
Resources to help your students honestly reflect on their biases.
“Honoring Your Roots” Student Writing Lesson
How do you honor your roots and identity?
Nine Brilliant Student Essays on Honoring Your Roots
For the fall 2019 student writing contest, we invited students to read the YES! article “Native and European—How Do I Honor All Parts of Myself?”
Gallery of Voices: More Essays on Identity
Read more students essays from our fall writing contest on identity and honoring ancestral roots.
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Visual Learning: A Kernel of Truth
Get students thinking about native plants and corn.
Let’s Talk About Death
Uneasy about discussing death—and its related issues like burials, end-of-life caregiving, and bucket lists—with your students? Here are some resources to start the conversation.
Fall 2019 National Student Writing Competition: Honoring Your Roots
The fall 2019 student writing contest, "Honoring Our Roots," focuses on ancestry and identity. In an ethnically diverse world, how does one honor the many pieces of their identity?
“Three Things That Matter Most” Student Writing Lesson
Student will compare what matters most to them with what matters most to a particular elder.
This Editor Wants to Bring Social Justice Stories From Unheard Voices to Your Classroom
Voice of Witness Education Director Cliff Mayotte brings oral history to your classroom. He wants your students to read the personal narratives of people impacted by injustice—and tell their own stories, too.
Eight Brilliant Student Essays on What Matters Most in Life
Read winning essays from our spring 2019 student writing contest.
Let’s Talk About Transgender Rights
Unsure about how to talk with your students about transgender rights and related issues, such as gender identity, media representation, transphobia, and antitrans legislation? Here are some resources to start the conversation.
“Border (In)Security” Student Writing Lesson
Get your students writing about anti-immigrant policies and the dangers of unfair assumptions.
Let’s Talk About Dirt
Unsure about how to talk about dirt—and its related issues like climate change, food access, and environmental injustice—with your students? Here are some resources to start the conversation.
Eight Brilliant Student Essays on Immigration and Unjust Assumptions
Read winning essays from our winter 2019 “Border (In)Security” student writing contest.
Let’s Talk About Reproductive Justice
Today, reproductive rights are under attack. The Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have proposed legislation to limit full access to family planning, women’s health and abortion services, birth control, and
Spring 2019 National Student Writing Competition: Three Things That Matter Most
The YES! National Student Writing Competition is an opportunity for middle school through university students to write something meaningful for an audience beyond the classroom and the chance to be
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