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Essential Question
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onas, the protagonist in The Giver, lives in what seems Upon turning 12, Jonas is chosen to receive special You have noticed something in your community that you believe needs to be changed. Now is your chance to be an agent for change just as Jonas was in The Giver. How will you make a difference in your community? How will you “give back” to your community? How will you persuade your community that change is desirable and possible? How will you present and gather support for your ideas?
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Task and Product
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Conduct research on a community issue you feel strongly about. You will need to find out background on the problem in general, how it impacts your community and how it could be solved. Design an action plan to correct the problem. You will present your action plan at a town meeting and will need to explain how it will work. Write a persuasive essay outlining a problem faced by your community, its impact on residents' lives, and a possible solution. |
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The most difficult part of a research assignment is knowing where to begin! You may feel overwhelmed by the assignment, the vast amounts of information, all the reading you will need to do, and the decisions you must make in order to do well on this assignment. Check out the the Information Literacy Process Model for a step-by-step guide. |
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Assessments
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The following scoring tools may be used or adapted by your teacher to evaluate your research process and your final product and presentation.
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Questions
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Essential Question:
Subsidiary Questions: What are issues facing my community? What is the impact of the issue on members of the community? What are possible solutions to the problem? Brainstorm other questions that YOU have about the topic to think about during your research. | ||
Gather and Sort
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Gather information about your community issue from a variety of sources. Sort your research findings using a webbing program like Inspiration or choose one of the graphic organizers you will want to use a web or an ISP (Information, Source, Page) that will meet the needs of your search and note-taking style. Be sure to avoid plagiarism and cite your sources. |
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Organize
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Conclusion
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Town Meeting: Now is the time to present your ideas. Tips on Public Speaking may help ou feel less nervous. Reflection: Complete a PQP chart (Praise, Question, Polish). This chart will be used to give feedback to your classmates. As you listen to others at the town meeting, think about how effective the essays were in persuading you that an issue was important. What techniques did students use to enhance their argument?
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