CINXE.COM
Student Tasks | Learning for Justice
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="Assess your students with performance tasks and rubrics that measure writing, civic engagement and critical literacy skills. Write to the Source tasks allow students to demonstrate their argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing skills by responding to customizable prompts. Do Something tasks empower students to take action in their school and community." /> <meta name="abstract" content="Learning for Justice is a community education program of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that centers civic and political action education for everyone." /> <meta name="robots" content="index, follow" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/student-tasks" /> <link rel="image_src" href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/styles/tw_fb/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=4JhFLM8K" /> <meta name="referrer" content="origin" /> <meta name="google" content="V9JvEi4gFqUK1kpxJZ9euIvRoIgAbgMpgUlIaF5B" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Learning for Justice" /> <meta property="og:type" content="Page" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/student-tasks" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Student Tasks" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Assess your students with performance tasks and rubrics that measure writing, civic engagement and critical literacy skills. Write to the Source tasks allow students to demonstrate their argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing skills by responding to customizable prompts. Do Something tasks empower students to take action in their school and community." /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/styles/tw_fb/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=4JhFLM8K" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.learningforjustice.org/themes/custom/ts_ttol/img/lfj-share.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:url" content="https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/Hero%20Template.png" /> <meta property="og:updated_time" content="Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:53" /> <meta property="article:publisher" content="https://www.facebook.com/LearningforJustice/" /> <meta property="article:section" content="Page" /> <meta property="article:tag" content="" /> <meta property="article:tag" content="" /> <meta property="article:tag" content="" /> <meta property="article:published_time" content="Wed, 06/28/2017 - 12:09" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:53" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@learnforjustice" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Student Tasks" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Assess your students with performance tasks and rubrics that measure writing, civic engagement and critical literacy skills. Write to the Source tasks allow students to demonstrate their argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing skills by responding to customizable prompts. Do Something tasks empower students to take action in their school and community." /> <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@learnforjustice" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/styles/tw_fb/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=4JhFLM8K https://www.learningforjustice.org/themes/custom/ts_ttol/img/lfj-share.jpg" /> <meta name="twitter:dnt" content="on" /> <meta name="msvalidate.01" content="1C895360E49DD4C6EA8E067E4A3228AE" /> <meta name="p:domain_verify" content="e39e20f389a7cdbc473d62720f56d8be" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)" /> <meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" /> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <script type="application/ld+json">{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "NewsArticle", "headline": "Student Tasks", "name": "Student Tasks", "description": "Assess your students with performance tasks and rubrics that measure writing, civic engagement and critical literacy skills. Write to the Source tasks allow students to demonstrate their argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing skills by responding to customizable prompts. Do Something tasks empower students to take action in their school and community.", "about": [], "datePublished": "Wed, 06/28/2017 - 12:09", "dateModified": "Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:53", "isAccessibleForFree": "True" } ] }</script> <script src="/sites/default/files/google_tag/primary/google_tag.script.js?snibtx" defer></script> <title>Student Tasks | Learning for Justice</title> <link rel="preload" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/css/lib/slick/fonts/slick.woff" as="font" crossOrigin="anonymous"> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/ajax-progress.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/align.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/autocomplete-loading.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/fieldgroup.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/container-inline.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/clearfix.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/details.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/hidden.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/item-list.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/js.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/nowrap.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/position-container.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/progress.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/reset-appearance.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/resize.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/sticky-header.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-status-counter.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-status-report-counters.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-status-report-general-info.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/tabledrag.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/tablesort.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/tree-child.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/views/views.module.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/modules/contrib/extlink/extlink.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/assets/vendor/normalize-css/normalize.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/normalize-fixes.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/action-links.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/breadcrumb.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/button.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/collapse-processed.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/container-inline.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/details.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/exposed-filters.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/field.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/form.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/icons.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/inline-form.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/item-list.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/link.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/links.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/menu.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/more-link.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/pager.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/tabledrag.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/tableselect.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/tablesort.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/tabs.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/textarea.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/ui-dialog.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/messages.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/themes/contrib/classy/css/components/node.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/css/ttol.css?snibtx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" media="print" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/css/print.css?snibtx" /> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="ilIljQkJRXiXDl2vTZ5RAzriTTcjTH6c6Ie3qrQwU_Q" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png?v=2"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/favicon-32x32.png?v=2"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/favicon-16x16.png?v=2"> <link rel="manifest" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/site.webmanifest?v=2"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/favicon.ico?v=2"> <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffffff"> <meta name="msapplication-config" content="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/favicons/browserconfig.xml"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"> <meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=1341785066" /> <meta name="google-site-verification" content="bEbwNCQnfYxtzjTQI0Nl8JVCSWsWGUrxcZS4WvoM4GQ" /> </head> <body class="non-admin path-node page-node-type-page student-tasks"> <a href="#main-content" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link" id="main-skip-link"> Skip to main content </a> <a href="/accessibility" id="accessibility-url" class="visually-hidden focusable skip-link"> Accessibility </a> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KDN679M" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas> <header class="topbar"> <div class="topbar__toggles"> <div class="container"> <a href="/" class="topbar__logo" aria-label="Learning for Justice"> </a> <button class="topbar__toggle topbar__toggle--search" aria-label="Search"> </button> <button class="topbar__toggle topbar__toggle--menu" aria-label="Menu"> </button> </div> </div> <div class="topbar__menus"> <div class="topbar__menus--mobile"> <div class="container"> <a href="/" class="topbar__logo--symbol" aria-label="Learning for Justice"> </a> <button class="dismiss" aria-label="Close menu"></button> </div> </div> <div class="topbar__menus--mobile-level-1"> <div class="container" aria-label="mobile menu" tabindex="-1"></div> </div> <div class="topbar__menus--mobile-level-2"> <div class="container" tabindex="-1"></div> </div> <div class="topbar__menus--secondary"> <div class="container"> <div class="topbar__popular-resources"> <a href="/popular-bookmarks" class="popular-bookmarks" hreflang="en">Popular Bookmarks</a> <div class="bookmark-subnav"> <a href="/profile/bookmarks">Your Bookmarks</a> </div> </div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-secondarynavigation-menu" id="block-secondarynavigation" class="block block-menu navigation menu--secondary-navigation"> <a class="visually-hidden"><h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-secondarynavigation-menu">Secondary Navigation</h2></a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2024">Latest Magazine</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/publications">Publications</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/the-moment/archive">The Moment</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/podcasts" title="Learning for Justice Podcasts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/107032">Podcasts</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/one-world-posters">One World Posters</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-useraccountmenu-menu" id="block-useraccountmenu" class="block block-menu navigation menu--account"> <a class="visually-hidden"><h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-useraccountmenu-menu">User account menu</h2></a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/login" data-drupal-link-system-path="login">Log in</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/register" data-drupal-link-system-path="register">Join</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="topbar__action-menu"> <a class="topbar__action-menu--search" href="/search" aria-label="Search"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="topbar__menus--primary"> <div class="container"> <a href="/" class="topbar__logo" aria-label="Learning for Justice"></a> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-primarynavigation-menu" id="block-primarynavigation" class="block block-menu navigation menu--primary-navigation"> <a class="visually-hidden" href="/classroom-resources"><h2 class="visually-hidden" href="/classroom-resources" id="block-primarynavigation-menu" data-href="/classroom-resources">Primary Navigation</h2></a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about" title="Come learn with us.">About LFJ</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about">About LFJ</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2024/what-it-means-to-learn-for-justice">What It Means to Learn for Justice</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2023/the-power-of-place">The Power of Place</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about/coming-changes-to-splcs-learning-for-justice">Changes to LFJ</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about/guidelines-for-using-and-reprinting-lfj-resources">Reprints and Permissions</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> <a href="/the-learning-center" title="The Learning Center is LFJ’s online popular education space for everyone (adults, youth and children), offering learning for civic and political action to build an inclusive, multiracial democracy." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180369">The Learning Center</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/civics-for-democracy" title="Learning journeys and resources to develop the civic knowledge, skills and dispositions essential for responsible civic engagement – including the power of the vote." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180499">Civics for Democracy</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/learning-from-the-civil-rights-movement" title="Learning journeys and resources to help us learn from our history and examine today’s justice issues to answer the questions: “How can I make a difference?” “How can we make a difference together?”" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180276">Learning from the Civil Rights Movement</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/youth-learning-for-justice" title="Learning journeys and resources for teens and young adults to learn honest history, understand servant leadership and take steps toward entry into the movement for justice." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180359">Youth Learning for Justice</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/growing-together-for-children-and-families" title="Learning journeys, stories and book recommendations for children and families to cultivate the values of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI)." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180325">Growing Together</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/the-learning-center/resource-pages" title="Learning for Justice resource pages offer thematic collections of LFJ content that address priority topics or celebrate cultural events or heritage months." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/174300">Resource Pages</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/liberation-lit" title="Book reviews to encourage us all to keep reading and learning together for liberation. Also includes links to Reading Together, book reviews for children, and Reading for Justice, recommendations for teens and young adults." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/180409">Liberation Lit Book Reviews</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/podcasts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/107032">Podcasts</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/classroom-resources/film-kits" title="Learning for Justice film kits are available FREE for learning and educational use and include resources and guides. All film kits are available for online streaming only." data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86069">Film Kits</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> <a href="/magazine" title="Magazine & Articles" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86078">Magazine & Publications</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/magazine/latest" title="Latest Issue" data-drupal-link-system-path="magazine/latest">Latest Issue</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/magazine/archive" title="Magazine Archive" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86080">Magazine Archive</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/magazine/publications" title="Publications" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86067">Publications</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/frameworks">Frameworks</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/magazine/articles" title="Articles" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86079">Articles</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded menu-item--active-trail"> <a href="/classroom-resources" title="Resources for Teachers" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/110728">Educator Resources</a> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/professional-development/webinars" title="Webinars" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86066">Webinars</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/professional-development/youth-in-front" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/169854">Youth in Front</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/professional-development/lfj-in-conversation-summer-readalong-series" title="LFJ in Conversation: Summer Read-Along Series" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/167216">Read-Along Series</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/classroom-resources/texts" title="Student Texts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86070">Student Texts</a> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--active-trail"> <a href="/classroom-resources/student-tasks" title="Student Tasks" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86076" class="is-active">Student Tasks</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/classroom-resources/teaching-strategies" title="Teaching Strategies" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86075">Teaching Strategies</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/professional-development/self-guided-learning" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/108298">Self-Guided Learning</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/classroom-resources/lessons" title="Teaching Tolerance Lessons" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/86071">Lessons</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/learning-plan/getting-started" title="Learning Plan Builder" data-drupal-link-system-path="learning-plan/getting-started">Learning Plan Builder</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/newsletter" title="Get the LFJ Newsletter" data-drupal-link-system-path="newsletter/signup">Get the LFJ Newsletter</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sitewide-search-overlay" class="sitewide-search-overlay"> <div class="container"> <div class="form-item-wrapper"> <label for="search-input">Search Learning for Justice</label> <input name="search-input" type="search" id="search-input"> <button class="button button--large">Search</button> </div> </div> <div class="overlay"></div> </div> </header> <main role="main"> <div id="main-content" class="main-content"> <img class="print-logo" width="300" height="37" src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/img/lfj-logo.svg?v=2" alt="Learning for Justice Logo"> <div class="region region-content"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div class="page-banner page-banner--bg responsive-bg-image"> <div class="tt-background-image" style="display:none"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-hero-images-non-homepage"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_xl/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=8gKxPeNx 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1800" height="688"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_l/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=VvejeIwK 1x" media="(min-width: 1188px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1440" height="550"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_m/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=VKRefPiD 1x" media="(min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1187px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_s/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=SWESb98h 1x" media="(min-width: 376px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="768" height="450"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_xs/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=MAHuvor6 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 375px)" type="image/jpeg" width="400" height="277"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/hero_images_non_homepage_xs/public/2017-07/teaching-tolerance-student-tasks.jpg?itok=MAHuvor6" width="400" height="277" alt="Teaching Tolerance students studying globe; student tasks" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> </div> <h1 class="page-banner__title"> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Student Tasks</span> <div class="bookmark-count">Bookmarked 67 times</div> </h1> </div><!-- page-banner --> <div class="page-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Assess your students with performance tasks and rubrics that measure writing, civic engagement and critical literacy skills. Write to the Source tasks allow students to demonstrate their argumentative, explanatory and narrative writing skills by responding to customizable prompts. Do Something tasks empower students to take action in their school and community.</p> <blockquote> <p>“I like the fact that [the tasks] encouraged creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and awareness from the students. I like encouraging my students to be active, whether it's on the school level or on the global level.”</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="bookmark-bar"> <div class="flag-bookmark anon"> <a href="/login?destination=/profile" class="login-register" rel="nofollow"> <span>Bookmark This Page</span><span class="mobile" aria-hidden="true">Save</span></a> </div> <div class="bookmark-tray container"> <div class="footer-cta"> <div class="cta-text"> <h2>Sign in to save these resources.</h2> <p>Login or create an account to save resources to your bookmark collection.</p> </div> <div class="cta-links"> <a class="button ghost" href="/login?destination=/profile">LOGIN</a> <a class="button ghost blue" href="/register">CREATE ACCOUNT</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div class="region region-content-bottom"> <div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockstudent-task-sets-student-task-sets" id="block-views-block-student-task-sets-student-task-sets"> <div><div class="view view-student-task-sets view-id-student_task_sets view-display-id-student_task_sets js-view-dom-id-f7ee8634bec9ba79915779eb2ff381d8b255026caaf194ac0e44016b551c8817"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="view-group"> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-student-task-set node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser student-task-set-teaser responsive-bg-image"> <div class="tt-background-image" style="display:none"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-large-image-content-block"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=2ZFBcVf9 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=2ZFBcVf9 1x" media="(min-width: 1188px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=oLg0i-w1 1x" media="(min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1187px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=oLg0i-w1 1x" media="(min-width: 376px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=P3sPsSRA 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 375px)" type="image/jpeg" width="400" height="240"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=P3sPsSRA" width="400" height="240" alt="A young person plants a tree." /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="layered-block__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-large-image-content-block"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=2ZFBcVf9 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=2ZFBcVf9 1x" media="(min-width: 1188px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=oLg0i-w1 1x" media="(min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1187px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=oLg0i-w1 1x" media="(min-width: 376px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=P3sPsSRA 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 375px)" type="image/jpeg" width="400" height="240"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_activism_022.jpg?itok=P3sPsSRA" width="400" height="240" alt="A young person plants a tree." /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="student-task-set-teaser__text"> <h2> <a href="/classroom-resources/student-tasks/do-something" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Do Something</span> </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class='field--label-inline field--name-field-num-tasks'><div class='field__label'>Tasks</div><div class='field__item'>34</div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-grade-level field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label" id="grade-level-label">Grade Level</div> <div class="field__items"> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A35" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">K-2</a> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A36" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">3-5</a> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A37" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">6-8</a> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A38" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">9-12</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justice knowledge in an authentic real-world context. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <div class="node node--type-student-task-set node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser student-task-set-teaser responsive-bg-image"> <div class="tt-background-image" style="display:none"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-large-image-content-block"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=Wxib9vjf 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=Wxib9vjf 1x" media="(min-width: 1188px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=dJeP8R-V 1x" media="(min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1187px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=dJeP8R-V 1x" media="(min-width: 376px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=osAPKk2x 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 375px)" type="image/jpeg" width="400" height="240"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=osAPKk2x" width="400" height="240" alt="A girl writes in her notebook." /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="layered-block__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-large-image-content-block"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=Wxib9vjf 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_m/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=Wxib9vjf 1x" media="(min-width: 1188px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="685" height="411"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=dJeP8R-V 1x" media="(min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1187px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_l_xl/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=dJeP8R-V 1x" media="(min-width: 376px) and (max-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1200" height="720"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=osAPKk2x 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 375px)" type="image/jpeg" width="400" height="240"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_content_block_s/public/2017-07/Teaching%20Tolerance_gender%20equity_012.jpg?itok=osAPKk2x" width="400" height="240" alt="A girl writes in her notebook." /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="student-task-set-teaser__text"> <h2> <a href="/classroom-resources/student-tasks/write-to-the-source" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Write to the Source</span> </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class='field--label-inline field--name-field-num-tasks'><div class='field__label'>Tasks</div><div class='field__item'>21</div></div> <div class="field field--name-field-grade-level field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label" id="grade-level-label">Grade Level</div> <div class="field__items"> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A36" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">3-5</a> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A37" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">6-8</a> <a href="/search?f%5B0%5D=facet_sitewide_grade_level%3A38" class="field__item" aria-describedby="grade-level-label" target="_blank">9-12</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Write to the Source performance tasks and rubrics ask students to rely on textual evidence when responding to writing prompts about identity, diversity, justice and action. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-signupfornewsletterfooterblock" class="block block-tt-blocks block-tt-blocks-newsletter-signup-footer newsletter"> <div class="container"> <div class="tt-newsletter-signup"> <h3 class="tt-newsletter-signup-title">Get the Learning for Justice Newsletter</h3> <form id="tt-newsletter-signup-form" onsubmit="window.location='/newsletter/signup?interest=newsletter&email=' + ttnewslettersignupforminput.value;return false;" class="search-block-form"> <div class="input-wrapper"> <label for="ttnewslettersignupforminput">Enter your email to get started</label> <input id="ttnewslettersignupforminput" type="email" required> <input type="submit" value="I'm In"> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="site-footer__right"> <div id="block-getthemagazinefooterblock" class="block block-block-content block-block-content30c05f12-b7ef-4d66-8e65-a02dab17b5dg site-footer__cta"> <a href="/magazine/subscribe" class="footer-cta-link-wrapper"> <div class="text"> <h2> Subscribe for free <span>Learning for Justice Magazine</span> </h2> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="site-footer__info"> <div id="block-social" class="block block-menu-block block-menu-blocksocial site-footer__social"> <ul class="menu"> <li class="menu-item donate"> <a href="https://support.splcenter.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20006b?df_id=3000&mfc_pref=T&3000_donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=A5E45E7DACEDFBB50762F0AA92825435" title="Donate" class="button-outline">Donate</a> </li> <li class="menu-item facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LearningforJustice/" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> </li> <li class="menu-item instagram"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/learningforjustice/" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> </li> <li class="menu-item twitter"> <a href="https://twitter.com/learnforjustice" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> </li> <li class="menu-item youtube"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TeachingTolerance" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="block-footer" class="block block-block-content block-block-content30c05f12-b7ef-4d66-8e65-a02dab17b5df"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><a href="/contact">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/about/careers/jobs" target="_blank" title="Careers with the SPLC and Teaching Tolerance">Careers</a></li><li><a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a></li></ul><p>A project of the <a href="https://www.splcenter.org" target="_blank">Southern Poverty Law Center</a> ©1991-2024</p><style type="text/css">.tb_button {padding:1px;cursor:pointer;border-right: 1px solid #8b8b8b;border-left: 1px solid #FFF;border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;}.tb_button.hover {borer:2px outset #def; background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}.ws_toolbar {z-index:100000} .ws_toolbar .ws_tb_btn {cursor:pointer;border:1px solid #555;padding:3px} .tb_highlight{background-color:yellow} .tb_hide {visibility:hidden} .ws_toolbar img {padding:2px;margin:0px} </style></div> </div> </div> </footer> <script> window.profileImage = '<img src="https://www.learningforjustice.org/themes/custom/ts_ttol/img/icons/profile.svg" alt="Profile">'; </script> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/86076","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"data":{"extlink":{"extTarget":true,"extTargetNoOverride":false,"extNofollow":true,"extNoreferrer":false,"extFollowNoOverride":false,"extClass":"0","extLabel":"(link is external)","extImgClass":false,"extSubdomains":true,"extExclude":"","extInclude":"(.One.World.(.*\\.jpg$|.*\\.png$|.*\\.pdf$))","extCssExclude":".rrssb-buttons","extCssExplicit":"","extAlert":false,"extAlertText":"This link will take you to an external web site. We are not responsible for their content.","mailtoClass":"0","mailtoLabel":"(link sends email)","extUseFontAwesome":false,"extIconPlacement":"append","extFaLinkClasses":"fa fa-external-link","extFaMailtoClasses":"fa fa-envelope-o","whitelistedDomains":null}},"ts_user_login":{"user_id":false},"ts_node_analytics":{"content_group":"Page"},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"cb0627ab20625768fc142d21e7a7f7463f18c14950e39e5d0db9d5b9b79428ad"}}</script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/once/once.min.js?v=1.0.1"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupalSettingsLoader.js?v=10.2.6"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.js?v=10.2.6"></script> <script src="/core/misc/drupal.init.js?v=10.2.6"></script> <script src="/core/assets/vendor/tabbable/index.umd.min.js?v=6.2.0"></script> <script src="/core/misc/tabbingmanager.js?v=10.2.6"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/js.cookie.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/slick.min.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/ttol-dist.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/jquery.matchHeight.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/jquery.waypoints.min.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/jquery.initialize.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/lib/jquery.mark.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/themes/custom/ts_ttol/js/ttol_text_highlighter.js?v=1.2.3"></script> <script src="/modules/contrib/extlink/extlink.js?v=10.2.6"></script> <script src="/modules/custom/tt_user/js/bookmarks.js?v=1.x"></script> <!-- Twitter universal website tag code --> <script> !function(e,t,n,s,u,a){e.twq||(s=e.twq=function(){s.exe?s.exe.apply(s,arguments):s.queue.push(arguments); },s.version='1.1',s.queue=[],u=t.createElement(n),u.async=!0,u.src='//static.ads-twitter.com/uwt.js', a=t.getElementsByTagName(n)[0],a.parentNode.insertBefore(u,a))}(window,document,'script'); // Insert Twitter Pixel ID and Standard Event data below twq('init','nzq0d'); twq('track','PageView'); </script> <!-- End Twitter universal website tag code --> </body> </html>