Chapters 8-10 of Upgrade Your Curriculum: Transformational Strategies

1. Social Justice Strategy

1.1. Allows students to utilize higher-order thinking

1.2. Challenge teachers to provide more in-depth material and curriculum in the classroom

1.3. Brings about positive attitudes and a camaraderie among the students

1.4. Gives students a broader view of their world

1.5. Gives students a chance to research and collect data on their own pertaining to social justice issues

2. Film Festival

2.1. Allows students to utilize higher-order thinking

2.2. Encourages brainstorming and student-led evaluation of the material

2.3. Gives students a chance to "use critical reading and writing skills to creat a isual product that evokes an intended reaction from their viewer" (Hale, 2013)

2.4. Gives students a chance to engage in successful collaboration and develop critical communication skills