09.25 - Inputs/Resources and Activities

Today in class we finished the meetings that we began last class with groups finalizing their sheets for resources/inputs and activities. The agenda for these meetings is included below.

Agenda for Project Groups

Finish filling out the known resources/inputs

Identify what information you need from which people

Identify who you need to contact first to get started

Create a known activities poster for your project

Note any questions you have about your known activities


After everyone had time to complete the agenda with their group, we reviewed what groups had put for their resources/inputs and activities. In this discussion, we determined that it would be necessary for all groups to discuss their projects with the principal and assistant principal to do work outside the building and, in some cases, for additional help and guidance. Since all groups needed this contact, we decided it would be most appropriate for me to broach the subject with Mr. Healey and Mr. Gannon to find out how groups could best get in touch with them. Working with the class, I drafted the following email:

Hello,

I am teaching the junior/senior Civic Action seminar this semester. The students in the class have picked three projects to pursue and are outlining the steps and resources necessary to carry out their projects.

The projects that they have selected are:
1 - Organizing a coat/mitten drive to benefit children in the community who can’t afford them
2 - Renovating the ice rink by the field hockey field
3 - Helping senior citizens winterize their homes and getting to know them in the process

In preparing for these projects, the students would like to check with you on how to get started contacting various people and would like to keep you informed on what we are doing. What would be the best way for students to get in touch with you?

In class, the ideas we came up with were having you stop by to check in with groups during their planning time, having a group contact person get in touch with you by email, or having a project member meet with you during a free period. We are also open to whatever would work best for you.

Thank you,
Mr. Collins (and the Civic Action seminar)

At the end of class, we hung all of the resources/inputs and activities sheets in the room to help us keep track of our progress.


Homework:

Another aspect of the non-fiction elements in this course is to do some research around our projects. In your writer's journal, brainstorm some possible research topics or questions related to your project.