In this video, teenage climate activist Xiye Bastida narrates a letter to her grandmother about hope, resilience, and climate activism.
Students will hear Xiye's personal story, vision for the future, and inspirational call to action.
Teaching Tips
Positives
The video makes a strong case for intergenerational collective action.
A timestamped transcript is available for students who need support following along.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should know that Abuelita means grandmother.
Differentiation
Language arts or writing classes could write letters about climate action to family members as a persuasive writing activity.
Students could work in small groups to research Greta Thunberg, Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Jay Inslee, and Naomi Klein and then present their findings to the class.
Students could compare and contrast Xiye Bastida's letter with this video, which features an artistic presentation of an apology to future generations.
Scientist Notes
This resource is about climate activism, an important element for motivating students to take climate action. This is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Social Studies
Civics & Government
Civics & Government 2 (F1): Students understand constitutional and legal rights, civic duties and responsibilities, and roles of citizens in a constitutional democracy by explaining the constitutional and legal status of "citizen" and provide examples of rights, duties, and responsibilities of citizens.
