Activity 1: The Recipe for Revolution (30 min)
Revolutions and social movements are not just random occurrences and do not appear just by chance. They are often the result of a long list of grievances, struggles and oppression shared by a large number of people. Their success relies on the ability of individuals to organize these different grievances into a singular cause that others can relate to, much like a chef transforms ingredients into a dish for customers.
In your group, you are responsible for creating the “recipe for revolution” based on the primary documents about the Zapatistas. You must include the following information:
Why You are Preparing this “dish?”
What are the causes of the revolution?
The Chef(s)
Who is responsible for putting it together? Who “cooks” it?
Ingredients
What parts makes up the revolution?
People? Events?
Method of Cooking
How is it going to succeed?
Protests? Laws? War?
Who Are You Cooking For?
Who is supposed to benefit from the revolution?
The ingredients and method of cooking do not necessarily have to be equal. For example, you could have "3 cups political oppression, 1 tablespoon of violence, etc" or "10 minutes of sit-ins followed by 2 hours in legislature". BE CREATIVE!
After answering these questions, you will be responsible for creating a poster and sharing it with the class. You can create a version of a recipe like one you would find in a cook book, including an illustration.
Revolutions and social movements are not just random occurrences and do not appear just by chance. They are often the result of a long list of grievances, struggles and oppression shared by a large number of people. Their success relies on the ability of individuals to organize these different grievances into a singular cause that others can relate to, much like a chef transforms ingredients into a dish for customers.
In your group, you are responsible for creating the “recipe for revolution” based on the primary documents about the Zapatistas. You must include the following information:
Why You are Preparing this “dish?”
What are the causes of the revolution?
The Chef(s)
Who is responsible for putting it together? Who “cooks” it?
Ingredients
What parts makes up the revolution?
People? Events?
Method of Cooking
How is it going to succeed?
Protests? Laws? War?
Who Are You Cooking For?
Who is supposed to benefit from the revolution?
The ingredients and method of cooking do not necessarily have to be equal. For example, you could have "3 cups political oppression, 1 tablespoon of violence, etc" or "10 minutes of sit-ins followed by 2 hours in legislature". BE CREATIVE!
After answering these questions, you will be responsible for creating a poster and sharing it with the class. You can create a version of a recipe like one you would find in a cook book, including an illustration.
Activity 2: Motivational Poster (10 min)
Your group will be responsible for creating a motivational poster about revolutions or social movements. Follow this hyperlink to the motivator creator.
You will need to think of an image, title and motivational text.
Your motivational poster can relate to any social movement or revolution that you are familiar with, but it must focus on a part of your "recipe for revolution" (chef, ingredients, cooking, etc).
You will need to think of an image, title and motivational text.
Your motivational poster can relate to any social movement or revolution that you are familiar with, but it must focus on a part of your "recipe for revolution" (chef, ingredients, cooking, etc).