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 * //** Frame Critical Challenge (Question or Task) **// All students will watch a documentary called //**Smile Pinki**// which highlights the plight of children born with cleft lips who find themselved ostracized from society. They will also learn about a charity called **The Smile Train** in this documentary. ||
 * //** Set Context for the Critical Challenge to Engage Students **//

Research (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application) The student will use a graphic organizer (web) to build and sort information about a charity of their choice (selected from a list OR a charity of their choice that is teacher approved).

The student will write a report about their charity, this report will include a description as well as the impact that the charity has. In addition, they will write a report in which they are going to pretend that they are doing volunteer work for their charity. In this report they must decide on five things that they could do to help their charity. They need to justify WHY they made their choices and they need to rank their choices from most important down. The Student will create a public service announcement (possible formats: tv commercial, poster, radio announcement) that addresses the ways in white their charity affects the world. || //** Expectation: **// Extending Understanding, Research Skills, and Point of View O- 2.3 R- 1.6, 1.8 W- 1.2, 3.8 M- 3.4, 1.3 ||
 * //** Identify Key Learning **//
 * Criteria for Judgment **
 * Criteria for Judgment **

Knowledge/Understanding
 * They understand what their charity is all about (IMPACT and PURPOSE).

Thinking
 * The 5 ways that they are going to help their charity need to be feasible, significant and important. They need to be justified.

Communication
 * Public Service Announcement (needs to convey the message from their written report). Oral and visual presentation.

Application || 
 * Research and written report that would describe the five different things that they would do if given the opportunity to assist their charity. ||