Creating change can be a slow and frustrating process. Quite often, the people who first dream of a better way to live don't get to see it happen in their lifetimes. But as we've seen in this lesson, change is possible. A small group of thoughtful, committed citizens really can bend the long moral arc toward justice.
After examining the technological changes in television and the cultural changes for Americans with disabilities, what are your thoughts about how change takes place? What changes would you like to see happen in your lifetime? Would they be technological or cultural? How could activists or inventors help make those changes a reality?
For this assignment, think of a technological or societal change that you would like to see happen in your lifetime. Then, using the documents you've studied in this lesson, draw conclusions about specific events that could lead to this change taking place. Back up your statements with evidence from "Six Things You Never Knew about Television," "Laughing Together, Alone," "The Power of Speaking Up," or an excerpt from the Americans with Disabilities Act.
You will be graded using the following rubric.
| Points | Criteria | |
| Choice of Change | 2 | You describe a cultural or technological change that you'd like to see in your lifetime, and explain why this change is important. |
| Conclusions About Change | 2 | You discuss the events or activism that will be necessary for this change to take place. |
| Evidence | 2 | You find specific evidence in one or more of the informational texts in this lesson that supports your conclusions about what causes change in society. |
