8th Grade -- MLK Brainstorm List & Paragraph Assignment

Hi 8th Grade!

Here is the list of possible MLK Walk topics that we discussed last week:

MLK March Brainstorm

· Gentrification (Supporting Local Businesses)

· Animal Rights

· Homeless Youth

· Immigration (Laws, Education, Deportation)

· LGBTQ Issues (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, LGBTQ Youth, Adoption Issues?)

· Civil Rights Since 9/11 (Relationship with Middle East)

· Education (Waiting for Superman, Charter Schools, Minorities in Schools)

· Bullying in Schools

· Health Care (Cancer Awareness, Obesity, AIDS Internationally)

· The Environment (Sustainability)

· Women’s Rights (National and International, Sex Trafficking, Abortion, Sexual Harrassment)

· Children’s Rights (Child Labor)

· Human Trafficking

· Hate Crimes

· Politics and Media –Freedom of the Press, Media Bias

· Drugs and Alcohol

For Friday, please submit 2 proposal paragraphs.

Paragraph 1 should explain the topic you think would work best as this year's theme.

Paragraph 2 should focus on a particular location in the city (historic site, community center, church, etc) that connects to the topic you've chosen. Be sure to clearly explain how and why it connects.