Daily Journal:
SMART GOALS
Reflect on the goals you made for yourself this block.
Did you succeed in achieving these goals?
What helped/hurt you to achieve your goals?
What could you have done better or differently?
Are your goals still the same?
Do you have new goals?
Current Events Final Project
Directions: Choose 3 of the 4 following tasks to complete. For each of the 3 tasks chosen, choose a different topic from below. Refer to my website to view examples, if needed. Each task needs to be printed and stapled together in a packet. Be sure to complete the backside of this paper, which includes the topic you choose for each task, and the connections you made to the issue.
Topics:
Bullying
Poverty
World Hunger
Obesity/Fast Food Epidemic/School Lunches
Human Population
US/Global Economy
Dating Violence
Task #1
Choose a TedTalk on one of the topics above. Complete the following graphic organizer which is labeled “Task #1” with another student in class. You each must fill out the organizer.
Task #2
Create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to address the public about one of the topics above. Your PSA can be a flyer, newspaper article, webpage, television commercial, social network advertisement, or radio announcement.
1. Determine your audience.
2. Research: What do you want the public to know about your topic? What organizations exist that are associated with this topic? Are there other PSA’s on this topic? Find interesting statistics about your topic to include in your PSA.
3. Make sure you find interesting information you can use to support your topic and influence your audience.
Task #3
Choose one of the topics above and create an assessment (quiz) for another classmate to take. You must include multiple choice, short answer, and an essay question in your assessment. There needs to be a total of 15 questions total. Include an answer key.
Task #4
Current Events: Extra, Extra, Tell Us All About It! Find a current event (article, video clip, etc.) on one of the topics above and complete the organizer.
SMART GOALS
Reflect on the goals you made for yourself this block.
Did you succeed in achieving these goals?
What helped/hurt you to achieve your goals?
What could you have done better or differently?
Are your goals still the same?
Do you have new goals?
Current Events Final Project
Directions: Choose 3 of the 4 following tasks to complete. For each of the 3 tasks chosen, choose a different topic from below. Refer to my website to view examples, if needed. Each task needs to be printed and stapled together in a packet. Be sure to complete the backside of this paper, which includes the topic you choose for each task, and the connections you made to the issue.
Topics:
Bullying
Poverty
World Hunger
Obesity/Fast Food Epidemic/School Lunches
Human Population
US/Global Economy
Dating Violence
Task #1
Choose a TedTalk on one of the topics above. Complete the following graphic organizer which is labeled “Task #1” with another student in class. You each must fill out the organizer.
Task #2
Create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to address the public about one of the topics above. Your PSA can be a flyer, newspaper article, webpage, television commercial, social network advertisement, or radio announcement.
1. Determine your audience.
2. Research: What do you want the public to know about your topic? What organizations exist that are associated with this topic? Are there other PSA’s on this topic? Find interesting statistics about your topic to include in your PSA.
3. Make sure you find interesting information you can use to support your topic and influence your audience.
Task #3
Choose one of the topics above and create an assessment (quiz) for another classmate to take. You must include multiple choice, short answer, and an essay question in your assessment. There needs to be a total of 15 questions total. Include an answer key.
Task #4
Current Events: Extra, Extra, Tell Us All About It! Find a current event (article, video clip, etc.) on one of the topics above and complete the organizer.