1. Set Focus
Pose these essential questions to guide discussion: How can grassroots activism help bring about social change? What difficulties do activists face when trying to bring about change?
2. List Vocabulary
Share with students some of the challenging vocabulary words in this article (see below). Encourage them to use context to infer
- impassioned (p. 7)
- referendum (p. 7)
- empowered (p. 7)
- autonomy (p. 7)
- commodities (p. 7)
- prosperous (p. 7)
3. Engage
Have students examine the cover of this issue and share their impressions of it as well as their thoughts on what the cover suggests this article might discuss.