by Lena Felton 2020

Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.

This week in class, we’re reading "Teen girls organized Nashville's largest protest. They joined a long history of black women activists." by Lena Felton.

In this text, Lena Felton describes how a teenager used social media to organize one of Nashville's most successful protests.

As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Community and Growing Up as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :

"How are communities formed?" and "Why should we value our youth?"

Ways to support your child: