Protest in Michigan

Photo Prompts

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

A picture is worth a thousand words. Look at this Associated Press photo of Michigan State University students protesting gun violence after three people were killed and five others were injured during a mass shooting on their campus.

Use the photo in class with your students to draw comparisons, brainstorm vocabulary, and make predictions. You can also assign a writing or speaking task based on the photo prompt. You may want to teach some of the suggested vocabulary below.

Focus

authentic materials
topic-based
writing
speaking
news
gun violence
protests
US
productive

Vocabulary

mourning
reform
protest
active shooter
motive
ammunition
devastating
A spinning paper plane