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Workshop 1: Survivors
Congratulations! You just finished Workshop 1: Survivors. After meeting Juanes, Bethany, and Homeboy Industries, I hope you understand what it takes to be a survivor. For your first unit project, you will be reading about Rosa Parks. Rosa was a true survivor herself and I hope you enjoy her courageous story. At the end of going through Rosa's tabs on the left hand side of the webpage, complete the online publishing "How would you feel?" assignment and publish it here.
Workshop 2: Killer Plagues
Our "Killer Plagues" workshop taught us about deadly diseases past and present, how they spread, and their killer impact on entire civilizations. For the workshop 2 project you will be creating a Glogster to raise awareness about a serious illness. For Glogster instructions, go here.
Procedure:
Brainstorm Ideas - Think about a serious illness that you think others need to know more about. Consider HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, alcoholism, Lyme disease, or a disease that someone in your family has had personal experience with.
Research the Disease - Use the Internet and library to research important facts about the illness.
How might a person infect the illness?
What are its symptoms?
Is there an effective treatment?
What can a person do to avoid it?
Also come up with some questions of your own.
Plan your Layout - What will the headline say? What facts are most important to include? Where will you put photos or illustrations?
Use Glogster to design your project.
Procedure:
Brainstorm Ideas - Think about a serious illness that you think others need to know more about. Consider HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, alcoholism, Lyme disease, or a disease that someone in your family has had personal experience with.
Research the Disease - Use the Internet and library to research important facts about the illness.
How might a person infect the illness?
What are its symptoms?
Is there an effective treatment?
What can a person do to avoid it?
Also come up with some questions of your own.
Plan your Layout - What will the headline say? What facts are most important to include? Where will you put photos or illustrations?
Use Glogster to design your project.
Workshop 3: Combat Zone
In workshop 3 we found out about the toll of war and terrorist attacks on people's lives and how they coped. You will be creating a profile of someone who serves or has served in the military.
Procedure
Decide who you will interview. Identify someone who has served in the military.
Ask around. Let people know you’re working on a school project. Present your request clearly and with respect.
Ask a family member, friend, school personnel, or community member.
Brainstorm questions to ask.
Write down a list of questions to ask, such as:
What led you to join the military?
What branch of the military did/do you serve in? When? Where?
What has been your most memorable experience in the military? Why?
How has being in the military affected your life?
Conduct your interview.
When interviewing, take notes on the person’s answers. Consider recording your interview so you don’t miss any information. Remember to be a good listener. Try to restate what you hear and ask followup questions. For example: “Your decision to join the military was difficult. Are you glad you did it?” Be sure to thank the person for his or her time.
Present your work.
Type your profile on the computer either using Powerpoint or Word
Use boldface for the questions to make it easy to read and understand.
Add a photo if possible.
Procedure
Decide who you will interview. Identify someone who has served in the military.
Ask around. Let people know you’re working on a school project. Present your request clearly and with respect.
Ask a family member, friend, school personnel, or community member.
Brainstorm questions to ask.
Write down a list of questions to ask, such as:
What led you to join the military?
What branch of the military did/do you serve in? When? Where?
What has been your most memorable experience in the military? Why?
How has being in the military affected your life?
Conduct your interview.
When interviewing, take notes on the person’s answers. Consider recording your interview so you don’t miss any information. Remember to be a good listener. Try to restate what you hear and ask followup questions. For example: “Your decision to join the military was difficult. Are you glad you did it?” Be sure to thank the person for his or her time.
Present your work.
Type your profile on the computer either using Powerpoint or Word
Use boldface for the questions to make it easy to read and understand.
Add a photo if possible.
Workshop 4: When Music Offends
In workshop 4, we discussed who decides what we listen to and how freedom of speech plays a part in music lyrics. You will be writing a letter to the editor of the Evening Sun newspaper about an issue happening in our school or community that you feel strongly about.
Procedure
Brainstorm/research ideas
Think about an issue going on in your school or where you live. Here are some ideas for choosing an issue:
Look at school bulletin boards and school or local newspapers. Is there an issue people are speaking out about?
Think about areas you are interested in. For example, recycling and the environment, politics, school sports, laws that affect teens, and so on.
What do you feel strongly about? Are there rules or laws that you think should be changed?
State your opinion
Once you choose your issue, make some notes. Which side of the issue are you on? What is your opinion of the issue? Does something need to change? Do you agree or disagree with others? State your opinion. Write down at least three reasons for your opinion.
Write a letter to the editor (letter format that I am expecting can be found here)
Use the ideas to begin a first draft of your letter. Here are some suggestions:
Explain the purpose of your letter. State where you stand on the issue.
Explain why you feel the way you do.
Begin with a greeting and end with a closing before signing your name.
Read your letter to a friend and ask for feedback.
Procedure
Brainstorm/research ideas
Think about an issue going on in your school or where you live. Here are some ideas for choosing an issue:
Look at school bulletin boards and school or local newspapers. Is there an issue people are speaking out about?
Think about areas you are interested in. For example, recycling and the environment, politics, school sports, laws that affect teens, and so on.
What do you feel strongly about? Are there rules or laws that you think should be changed?
State your opinion
Once you choose your issue, make some notes. Which side of the issue are you on? What is your opinion of the issue? Does something need to change? Do you agree or disagree with others? State your opinion. Write down at least three reasons for your opinion.
Write a letter to the editor (letter format that I am expecting can be found here)
Use the ideas to begin a first draft of your letter. Here are some suggestions:
Explain the purpose of your letter. State where you stand on the issue.
Explain why you feel the way you do.
Begin with a greeting and end with a closing before signing your name.
Read your letter to a friend and ask for feedback.
Workshop 5: In the Money
In workshop 5 we discussed money management and how teens today need a crash course in managing their cash. You will be researching a topic on money and choosing the way you would like to present the material you find.
Find out more about one of the following topics:
· Opening a bank account
· Getting out of credit card debt
· Taxes that are taken out of your paycheck
· How to apply for and start a new job
· Anything else related to money management (have approved by Mrs. B first)
Choose one of the following projects to present the information you find:
1. Photostory Project: Find and use at least 8 pictures to go with your response. You must write at least 2 paragraphs to go along with your pictures (a minimum of 10 sentences). You may use pictures from the internet, just make sure to cite!
2. Powerpoint Project: Create at least 8 slides, with pictures for each. You must write at least 2 paragraphs to go along with your pictures (a minimum of 10 sentences).
3. Job Search: Find a job application online or get one from an area business (even if you’re not old enough to work yet). Fill out the application. Write one paragraph explaining why you’d apply for this job, and how you would budget your earnings.
4. Comic Poster: Create a comic strip style poster explaining one of the above topics. Be sure to include lots of thought bubbles, speech bubbles, and narration to help you explain. You must include at least 10 frames in your strip. You will make a rough draft on plain white paper, then create your final copy on large white construction paper. Be sure to make it colorful and informative!
Find out more about one of the following topics:
· Opening a bank account
· Getting out of credit card debt
· Taxes that are taken out of your paycheck
· How to apply for and start a new job
· Anything else related to money management (have approved by Mrs. B first)
Choose one of the following projects to present the information you find:
1. Photostory Project: Find and use at least 8 pictures to go with your response. You must write at least 2 paragraphs to go along with your pictures (a minimum of 10 sentences). You may use pictures from the internet, just make sure to cite!
2. Powerpoint Project: Create at least 8 slides, with pictures for each. You must write at least 2 paragraphs to go along with your pictures (a minimum of 10 sentences).
3. Job Search: Find a job application online or get one from an area business (even if you’re not old enough to work yet). Fill out the application. Write one paragraph explaining why you’d apply for this job, and how you would budget your earnings.
4. Comic Poster: Create a comic strip style poster explaining one of the above topics. Be sure to include lots of thought bubbles, speech bubbles, and narration to help you explain. You must include at least 10 frames in your strip. You will make a rough draft on plain white paper, then create your final copy on large white construction paper. Be sure to make it colorful and informative!
Some of these ideas were made with the help from: http://educatorresources.scholastic.com and http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/community/teachertools/rbooks_stageC.htm
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