What feels difficult is figuring out the best ways to make a real difference. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, or if what you do will actually matter.

Talking about activism isn’t totally unusual in my country. There are groups working on things like helping animals or making cities cleaner, so it’s a topic that comes up now and then.

Studying it feels meaningful. It makes me think more about the world around me and how I can be part of solving problems, not just watching them.

The issues that speak to me most are those about fairness—making sure everyone gets a chance, no matter who they are—and taking care of nature. These feel close to everyday life.

I’ve never been in a demonstration, but I’ve seen protest art online—like posters with strong messages about saving the earth. It’s powerful how art can say so much without words.

Reference: Eliasson, O. (2015). Ice Watch. [Installation]. Copenhagen, Denmark; London, UK; Paris, France.

I think many students will feel a little stressed but ready.

The weather will probably be cold, so we’ll need warm clothes.

Our teacher will give us helpful tips before the tests.

Intentions for the rest of the project

I’m going to finish my Padlet posts by Thursday.

I’m going to ask my friend to check my work for mistakes.

I’m going to learn more about activism examples online.

Offers to help classmates

I will share my notes if anyone misses a class.

I will help you fix your Padlet links if you need it.

I will listen to your presentation and give feedback.

The Civil Rights Movement was a fight for equal rights for Black Americans from the 1950s to 1960s, pushing back against segregation and unfair treatment (History.com, 2021).

I liked the song—it’s powerful. Cooke’s voice feels full of both pain and hope, which made me feel moved. The message is simple: change will happen, even when things are hard. That’s why it mattered for the movement—people found courage in it.

A modern song like it is Kendrick Lamar’s Alright, which became important for Black Lives Matter.

Bibliography

• Biography.com. (2023). Sam Cooke. [Online]. Available at: https://www.biography.com/musicians/sam-cooke

• History.com. (2021). Civil Rights Movement. [Online]. Available at: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

Feelings

Calm during the lecture. Stressed with the documentary—I couldn’t write fast enough. Nice talking in the group, even if I missed things.

Evaluation

Good: Bullets and mind maps worked.

Hard: Fast documentary—messy notes, missed stuff. Forgot to note where a fact came from.

Analysis

Lectures are easy because they’re simple. Documentary was hard—watching and listening at once is tricky.

Conclusion

I’m okay with simple listening, but need better ways to take fast notes.

Action Plan

Next week, I’ll use short symbols (like “&” for “and”) to write quicker. I’ll note sources right away too.

https://www.freepik.com/photos/climate-change

https://s36500.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/climate-change-banner-v101819.jpg

Topic sentence: Art activism uses creativity to spread political messages.

Reason: The paragraph talks about murals, performance art, spreading resistance and political ideas. The topic sentence covers this.

Paragraph 2: Brand Activism

Topic sentence: Brand activism is companies supporting social or environmental causes.

Reason: It fits examples like Ben & Jerry’s and Patagonia backing such causes, as the paragraph shows.

Paragraph 3: Community Activism

Topic sentence: Community activism is local people working together for neighborhood change.

Reason: The paragraph describes local efforts – this topic sentence matches that.

Classmates pointed out I missed talking about how climate anxiety affects students’ learning. That’s something I hadn’t considered before.

Their feedback didn’t change my main idea, but I might add mental health support to my list of improvement measures.

A classmate’s story about student-led climate projects inspired me—I want to include that too.

Next: I’ll look into mental health strategies and ask them for more details on those student projects.

Really useful to hear everyone’s thoughts!

In terms of art form, it belongs to a comic installation that combines interactive elements. I will draw a series of comic stories on the wall about "hidden discrimination" on campus, which are based on real student experiences, such as ignored opinions in group assignments and unintentional offenses due to appearance. Please provide the text you want to be translated.

To attract other students to participate, the comic wall will reserve blank comic panels. Students can draw similar situations they have encountered on sticky notes and stick them up, or write down their feelings or thoughts beside existing comics. I will also set up several "choice branch" comic scenarios, for example, the ending of a certain comic has different development directions. Students can vote to choose the subsequent plot, and I will continue to draw based on the voting results.

This shows she used critical thinking. She didn’t just take the photo and forget it. She thought about how it affected the woman and others.

This connects to our course because, as artists or designers, our work can change how people think. We need to reflect to make sure our work is fair and does not hurt others. It helps us understand the impact of what we create.