“Civil Disobedience” By Henry David Thoreau   “Unjust laws exist”   1.    Shall we be content to obey them a.    [Though the laws are unjust, obey them because the government has established them as legal]   2.    Shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded a.    [Though the laws are unjust, obey them until they are voted out]   3.    Shall we transgress them at once a.    [Because the laws are unjust, peacefully disobey them as a movement for change]   19th century American philosopher Henry David Thoreau argued that citizens should peacefully protest the unjust laws sanctioned by the government. He called those peaceful protestors the Wise Minority.       The Wise Minority Should   a.    Identify unjust laws that are established by the government   b.    Peacefully protest unjust laws   c.     Willingly accept the consequences for protesting unjust laws.

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Acts of civil disobedience that peacefully protest humanity’s sociopolitical, cultural, historical injustices

“Civil Disobedience” By Henry David Thoreau

“Unjust laws exist”

1. Shall we be content to obey them
   1. [Though the laws are unjust, obey them because the government has established them as legal]

2. Shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded
   1. [Though the laws are unjust, obey them until they are voted out]

3. Shall we transgress them at once
   1. [Because the laws are unjust, peacefully disobey them as a movement for change]

19^th century American philosopher Henry David Thoreau argued that citizens should peacefully protest the unjust laws sanctioned by the government. He called those peaceful protestors the Wise Minority.

The Wise Minority Should

1. Identify unjust laws that are established by the government

1. Peacefully protest unjust laws

1. Willingly accept the consequences for protesting unjust laws.

PARAGRAGHS

Introduction:

1. Background information of Social Justice
   1. Include the Meaning of Social Justice
   2. Include the Meaning/Purpose of Social Movements
   3. State the Thesis: One sentence that establishes literary works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, music, art, dance) as expressions to platform social justice and social movement protest

Body Paragraphs

James Baldwin

1. Biographical Sketch of James Baldwin
2. Baldwin’s socio-historical/political era
3. Analysis of Baldwin’s “My Dungeon Shook” as Baldwin’s connection to Social Justice and a Social Movement

Sherman Alexie

1. Biographical Sketch of Sherman Alexie
2. Alexie’s socio-historical/political era
3. Analysis of Alexie’s “Powwow at the End of the World” as Alexie’s connection to Social Justice and a Social Movement

Helen Rivas Galván

1. There is not much information on Helen Rivas Galván
2. Research the 20^th – 21^st century Chicano/American socio-historical/political era
3. Analysis of Galván’s “My Identity” as Galván’s expression of self-worth

Black Lives Matter

1. History of the Movement
2. The socio-historical/political era of the Movement
3. Discuss whether the Black Lives Matter Movement is a legitimate expression of Social Justice and a necessary movement

4. Discuss a rebuttal to social justice protests

Conclusion Paragraph

1. Restate parts of the introduction
2. Restate the Thesis
3. Discuss the effectiveness of literature as an expression of Social Justice
4. Discuss the role of the author and his or her ‘truth’ as a responsibility to humanity

RESEARCH SOURCE – DCCCD LIBRARY DATABASE

Use the DCCCD library database for your research. Even the Black Lives Matter Movement can be researched in the Academic Search Complete database

IN-TEXT PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS

At least one (1) in-text parenthetical citation in each paragraph

WORKS CITED

Credible Sources in MLA format

Incorporate at least seven (7) sources to support your Thesis/Claim/Argument

Sources should include research on:

James Baldwin

1. Biographical Sketch
2. Socio-Political, Cultural, Historical Era

Sherman Alexie

3. Biographical Sketch
4. Socio-Political, Cultural, Historical Era

Helen Rivas Galván

5. Socio-Political, Cultural, Historical Era

Black Lives Matter

6. History of the Movement
7. Socio-Political, Cultural, Historical Era