Creating a Youthfesto Lesson Plan
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Reflection on past productions
Invite students to reflect on the work you have done as a class. What projects have they completed, what topics have you discussed and what is happening in their school or community that they care about? Having relevant material displayed in the classroom can help jog the memory of students. Paper and pens can be distributed so the participants can jot down thoughts as they occur to them.
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Writing
Students will walk around to the different flip charts and using post-it notes add their ideas, calls to action, dreams and commitments. Invite students to walk around the classroom a few times, taking a couple of passes at each flip chart paper/prompt. Invite comments and modifications to the Introduction paper.
Discussion
Gather everyone together to read each flip chart and every post-it note aloud. Ask the students to find connections between the visions they have, their calls to action for stakeholders and the commitments they are willing to make. New post-it notes can be added to flipcharts at this time. Discuss what the starting point and conclusions of the youthfesto will be. The introduction should state the core values, and beliefs reflected in the youthfesto and what is important to know before reading it. The conclusion should highlight some takeaways and the main calls to action of the youthfesto, as well as the next steps for the document, its contributors and the group or project itself. This can also be a good time to think about what the slogan of the youthfesto could be, whether it is something that appears on a post-it note or comes up during discussion.
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