Every+Person+Can+Make+A+Difference



Group Members: Christine G, Rosalie S, Matt W

Subject: Literacy, Social Studies

Grade: 4, 6, 7

**__Key Learning: __**
Different roles in the community contribute in various ways to meeting community needs.

**__Frame Critical Challenge:__**

"Your school principal has asked for your input in brainstorming ideas to develop a school club that would enrich student and community population. Design a poster for a social action group in your school that would impact your community in a positive way. "

**__ Rough Notes: __**

[|__www.terryfox.org/Foundation/The_Marathon_of_Hope__] And learn about his charity group and how it has made a lasting contribution to the well-being of cancer sufferers and their families (Blackline Master #1)
 * //__Session 1__//**
 * Research local charities and action groups, give students some examples of social group and have them reserach the group


 * __//Session//__**

"Your school principal has asked for your input in brainstorming ideas to develop a school club that would enrich student and community population. Design a poster for a social action group in your school that would impact your community in a positive way. " invite students to suggest criteria for an effective poster. See checklist Blackline Master #3.
 * Ask students to consider the critical question
 * Invite students to suggest criteria to consider in deciding what they might do to help someone else. Four suggested criteria:
 * make a lasting contribution to the other person
 * respect the dignity of the recipient
 * be realistic to carry out
 * personally meaningful to the student


 * //__Session 3__//**


 * Students work in groups to develop their social action group. Brainstorm ideas on a social group and what they want their poster to look like. See Blackline Masters #2 and Blackline Master "Questions for Social Group".

__**//Session 4//**__

(Blackline Master Rubric)
 * Students will present their choosen social action group and explain why it meets each of the agreed upon criteia
 * students can use the rubric to self-assess the lasting contributions of their social action group in light of developed criteria.

Design to Specs Students will implement on of the social groups within their school or community.   - helpful - beneficial - manageable 
 * __ Type of Critical Challenge: __**
 * __Culminating ideas/type of challenge to show learning:__**
 * __Criteria for Judgment: __**
 * __ Background Knowledge required: __**

- knowledge of community services and needs

- justify - criteria - critique
 * __Critical Thinking Vocabulary: __**

**__Thinking Strategies: __**

Opportunities Challenges Interesting

__** Habits of mind **__ (one or two to focus on)Type in the content of your page here.
 * Open-minded
 * Critically Minded
 * Fair minded
 * Respectful
 * Attention to Detail