March for Our Lives

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/march-for-our-lives

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the movement type?Student-led advocacy organization focused on gun violence prevention and gun control legislation
2. What is the date of inaugural march?March 24, 2018
3. Why did the March for Our Lives happen?Survivors of the Parkland shooting wanted to stop gun violence and push for new laws that keep everyone safer.
4. How many people joined the March for Our Lives?Between 1.2 and 2 million people marched in Washington, D.C., and many other events across the country and abroad.

Gun Violence Prevention: A broad movement and set of strategies aimed at reducing deaths and injuries caused by firearms.
Assault Weapons Ban: Legislation that prohibits the manufacture, sale, and possession of certain semi-automatic firearms designed for military combat.
Civic Engagement: The ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions or shape its future.
Grassroots Movement: A movement or campaign that arises from ordinary people rather than from the established political establishment.