CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3-5: Muhammad Ali: Portrait of Growth and Change
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said of Muhammad Ali, "Part of Muhammad's greatness was his ability to be different things to different people." Research Ali's life, and choose three different photos of him. What "story" about Ali does each image tell? (CCSS.RI.3.7; CCSS.RI.4.7; CCSS.RI.5.7 CCSS.W.3.2; CCSS.W.4.2; CCSS.W.5.2)
Grade 6-8: Athletes, Activism, and Impact
Using the resources provided, research the life and activism of Muhammad Ali. How did he use the media to visually and verbally convey his political positions, and what is his continuing influence on athlete-activists today? (CCSS.RI.6.2; CCSS.RI.7.2; CCSS.RI.8.2CCSS.W.6.2; CCSS.W.7.2; CCSS.W.8.2)
Grade 9-10: Ali’s Continued Influence
Historian Damion Thomas notes that—in recent years—athletes have used their celebrity to assert values of freedom and justice, in doing so moving conversations about race and equality from the margins to the center of American social and political life. Based on your research, how are the verbal and visual expressions of today's athletes similar to and different from those of Ali? (CCSS.RI.9-10.2CCSS.W.9-10.2)
Grade 11-12: Black Images Matter and the Iconography of Muhammad Ali
How does Muhammad Ali's construction of his own image fit within the broader tradition of Black self-representation? (CCSS.RI.11-12.2;CCSS.W.11-12.2)
