Strategize for Change
How do we move from analysis to a plan of action?
Drawing from their research about the causes of the problem, the locations at which various expressions of power operate and the stakeholders involved, this scaffold helps students brainstorm a course of action to �effect change.
Students set goals, identify stakeholders and brainstorm specific actions that help build awareness, develop allies and apply pressure in pursuit of their chosen goal.
Applied to course content, this model helps students organize research about specific movements for change.
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Graphic Organizer
Strategize for Change
The graphic organizers allow students to develop (contemporary application) or analyze (historical inquiry) the key elements of a strategic plan to effect change: Building Awareness, Developing Allies and Applying Pressure.
For each of the elements, the graphic organizer asks students to consider:
The “What can be (was) done” column is based on brainstorming (or research), or can take actions from the Locations of Power activity as starting points.
Detailed Analysis - Use separate organizers on the next four slides to examine the individual steps in the process.
Condensed Organizer - Use to generate an overview of the change process on one slide as an alternate activity, or to summarize the detailed planning in the slides above.
(Alternately, students can use the highly detailed text version)
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Awareness
BUILD AWARENESS:
How will people learn about the issue?
WHAT CAN BE DONE:
STAKEHOLDERS:
HOW WILL WE DO THIS?
TITLE
Subtitle
Add tags as necessary.
Also copy them to the Stakeholder or Locations of Power slides if appropriate.
Steps to make this happen:
Steps to make this happen:
How will this get me closer to my goal?
Steps to make this happen:
Goal:
Outcome:
Steps to make this happen:
GOAL:
Build Awareness
What are the possible pitfalls?:
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
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Directions
Strategize for Change
The strategy organizers in the activity allow students to develop (contemporary application) or analyze (historical inquiry) the strategic steps that move the change process from awareness to action.
The “What can be (was) done” column is based on brainstorming (or research), or can take actions from the Locations of Power activity as starting points.
Detailed Analysis - Use separate organizers on the next four slides to examine the individual steps in the process.
Condensed Organizer - Use to generate an overview of the change process on one slide as an alternate activity, or to summarize the detailed planning in the slides above.
(Alternately, students can use the highly detailed text version)
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Historical Analysis
Change Analysis
Helps Explore the Past
History Informs
Civic Action
Change Analysis model� inspired by: Mikva Challenge� Issues to Actions, mikvachallenge.org
Change Analysis
Integrated Action Civics
Develop Conclusions
Apply �Literacy, �Historical�Thinking & �Change �Analysis
Examine Historical Case Studies
Introduce �Theme with Current Examples
Investigate Related Current Issues
Thematic Exploration of the �Past
Strategize �for Change
Analyze Stakeholders
Informed Civic Action
Analyze �Power
Take �Action
Analyze �Problems �and �Set Goals
Foster Student Sense of Self: Identity, Justice, and Worldview
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TEMPLATE
Power → Hist
Change Analysis model� inspired by: Mikva Challenge� Issues to Actions, mikvachallenge.org
Integrated Action Civics
Develop Conclusions
Examine Historical Case Studies
Introduce �Theme with Current Examples
Investigate Related Current Issues
Analyze Stakeholders
Take �Action
Analyze �Problems �and �Set Goals
Analyze �Power
Historical Analysis
Apply �Literacy, �Historical�Thinking & �Change �Analysis
Thematic Exploration of the �Past
Change Analysis
Helps Explore the Past
Informed Civic Action
Change Analysis
Strategize �for Change
Foster Student Sense of Self: Identity, Justice, and Worldview
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Strategize for Change
How do we move from analysis to �a plan of action?
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Strategize
Builds on Prior Steps
Problem Analysis
Clarify Action Focus
Locations of Power
Stakeholder/Rights-holder �
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Stakeholders | Current relationship to change-making�(Level of Interest / Power & Influence) | Desired shift and possible approaches or strategies |
Allies | ||
Black Sharecroppers |
| - Initiate literacy campaign to educate and mobilize to become voters |
Black Students |
| - Organize as a force on campuses, train and mobilize to engage in campaign in cities and rural areas |
Black Religious Leaders |
| - Reach out to religious leaders. Encourage outreach at churches, gathering. Mobilize congregation |
Winnable | ||
White Students |
| - Strong outreach and education campaign to inform students and encourage actions in support of voter drives. Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. |
Black Business Leaders |
| - Encourage a stand. Boycott those unwilling to participate and support the movement |
White Politicians |
| - Show that expanded Black franchise can support their positions. Appeal on moral grounds. |
Opposition | ||
Southern whites |
| - Continue with nonviolent organizing to lessen sense of a threat - Appeal to morals, Christian values |
Voter Registration Officers |
| - Legal action to enforce and/or challenge restrictive practices |
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Stakeholder Transformation - Voting Rights
What were the movement’s goals for different stakeholders?
Example - Context of COURSE CONTENT
(Black Franchise)
DIRECTIONS
(Course Content)
1) List stakeholders by type
2) What was their stake in an issue? What power did they have to make change?
3) How did organizers try to shift their relationship with this? What steps did they take to make this happen?
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Strategize
Three main components
Build Awareness� How will people learn about the issue?
Develop Allies �How will we build partners with others to reach our goals?
Take Action �What steps can we take to create change in our community?
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Condensed View
Condensed Organizer
This organizer has one row for each aspect of a strategy
Goal
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
Issue & Possible �outcome:
AWARENESS
ALLIES
ACTION
Build Awareness� How will people learn about the issue?
Develop Allies �How will we build partners with others to reach our goals?
Take Action �What steps can we take to create change in our community?
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Essential Question:___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
What are the roots and causes of the problem?
How do these issues connect to history?
Who cares? Who can help? How can we empower others?
What steps will we take?
How can we be solutionaries?
Young Version
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Strategize Change-Making
Build Awareness
Develop Allies
Take Action
GOAL
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Allies
BUILD AWARENESS:
TITLE
Subtitle
Add tags as necessary.
Also copy them to the Stakeholder or Locations of Power slides if appropriate.
Steps to make this happen:
Steps to make this happen:
How will this get me closer to my goal?
Steps to make this happen:
Goal:
Outcome:
Steps to make this happen:
GOAL:
Build Awareness
What are the possible pitfalls?:
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
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Allies
DEVELOP ALLIES:
How will we network with others toward our goal?
WHAT CAN BE DONE:
STAKEHOLDERS:
HOW WILL WE DO THIS?
TITLE
Subtitle
Add tags as necessary.
Also copy them to the Stakeholder or Locations of Power slides if appropriate.
Steps to make this happen:
Steps to make this happen:
How will this get me closer to my goal?
Steps to make this happen:
Goal:
Outcome:
Steps to make this happen:
GOAL:
Make Allies
What are the possible pitfalls?:
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
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Action
TAKE ACTION:
How will decision-makers know we mean business?
WHAT CAN BE DONE:
STAKEHOLDERS:
HOW WILL WE DO THIS?
TITLE
Subtitle
Add tags as necessary.
Also copy them to the Stakeholder or Locations of Power slides if appropriate.
Steps to make this happen:
Steps to make this happen:
How will this get me closer to my goal?
Steps to make this happen:
Goal:
Outcome:
Steps to make this happen:
GOAL:
Take Action
What are the possible pitfalls?:
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
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GOAL
SUCCESS!
What happens when we accomplish our goal.
WHAT CAN BE DONE:
STAKEHOLDERS:
WHAT OUTCOMES?
TITLE
Subtitle
Add tags as necessary.
Also copy them to the Stakeholder or Locations of Power slides if appropriate.
What this will accomplish:
What this will accomplish:
How will this get me closer to my goal?
What this will accomplish:
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
Goal:
Outcome:
What this will accomplish:
GOAL:
GOAL
What are the possible pitfalls?:
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Condensed View
Condensed Organizer
This organizer has one row for each aspect of a strategy
Goal
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
Issue & Possible �outcome:
AWARENESS
ALLIES
ACTION
Build Awareness� How will people learn about the issue?
Develop Allies �How will we build partners with others to reach our goals?
Take Action �What steps can we take to create change in our community?
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Strategize Action
1) Newspaper reporters; Black-owned press, Liberal press
2) Students, Sharecroppers
3) Reach out to congregations,
1) Press releases; letters to publishers, Letters to the editor
2) Call meeting of students. Hold training sessions. Organize cars.
3) Prepare talking points. Call meeting of local clergy
1) Build alliances with black students
2) Build support among white northern students
3) Build support among politicians
1) Black students, youth, parents
2) White students
3) Politicians
1) Organize SNCC; Distribute flyers on Black colleges; Organize meetings
2) Develop teaching materials,;Outreach to college campuses; Reach out to progressive organizations.
3) Send delegation to Washington, March on Washington
1) Voter Registration Drives
2) Literacy Campaigns
3) Court Challenges to Voter Laws
1) Black citizens > 18 years old; Rural sharecroppers, Students,
2) Rural residents, students, teachers
3) Supportive lawyers; donors for financial costs, Politicians
1) Prepare voter information packets; Train registration workers, Recruit Northern students to participate
2) Develop writing materials; Solicit stories from local residents; Train teachers
3) Prepare outreach materials, Send delegates to Washington
Increase Voting Rights for African Americans in the South
1) Articles in newspapers
2) Door to door canvassing in rural areas
3) Outreach through the churches
Goal
What Can Be Done?
(Expressions/ Locations of Power)
Who is involved?
(Stakeholders)
How will we accomplish this?
(Action Steps)
Issue & Possible �outcome:
AWARENESS
ALLIES
ACTION
Build Awareness� How will people learn about the issue?
Develop Allies �How will we build partners with others to reach our goals?
Take Action �What steps can we take to create change in our community?
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