About This Lesson
Explore the pivotal moment that sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement with this video lesson from educator Sari Beth Rosenberg, highlighting the 1969 Stonewall Riots and the origins of Pride. In this engaging mini-lecture, Rosenberg walks students through the events at the Stonewall Inn, the significance of key figures like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and the lasting legacy of the first Pride parade.
Accompanying the video is a ready-to-use worksheet that prompts students to reflect on themes of protest, visibility, and social change—encouraging them to draw connections between past and present movements for equality. Ideal for Pride Month or any unit on civil rights and activism, this resource helps students understand that Pride is protest, and why that message still resonates today.
Included:
- 1 video mini-lesson by Sari Beth Rosenberg
- 1 student worksheet (Before/While/After you watch questions)
- 3 extension activity suggestions
