WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY

March 6th, 2012, America SCORES Bay Area

Soccer and the Community Crest

What is Service Learning?

Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. (www.servicelearning.org)

Evidence-based tool for improving student achievement

A four step process

4 Steps of Service Learning Process1. Preparation and Decision Making2. Research and Planning3. Action

Direct Service, Indirect Service, Advocacy and Research

4. Demonstration and Reflection*see pages 14-15 of WFTC Curriculum

Examples…

Past Bay Area Projects…

Puppet show that addressed issues around illegal immigrants

Play about what to do if you find a gun (produced after a schoolmate shot himself)

Video interviewing ex-gang members  Book of poems A through Z to help teach  younger

kids how to read Interviewed Oakland Mayoral Candidate and

researched Oakland History “Five alive song" about the poor quality of fruits and

vegetables found in the Bayview (performed live at City Hall)

Service Learning is more than just…

The Park or School Clean Up

The Nursing Home Visit

The Red Cross Disaster Relief Donation

The Canned Food Drive

Program Requirements

All teams must meet for at least 2 hours each week.

All classes must take place at a regularly scheduled time and classroom.

Prepare for class! Incorporate journaling and poetry All students participate in community

service for at least 2 hours (not including prep and reflection)

Week Of

Unit Required Lesson

Possible Supplementary

Lessons / Activities

Game Day

Game Day Service Share

Notes

2/27 Prep. AndDecisionMaking

Ground Rules (24)

Community Circles (28) or My Community and Me (41)

No Game Day

No Game Day Consider a big, team Agent of Good Crest to share on 3/10. Create team rules.

3/5 Prep. AndDecisionMaking

Community Maps (37)

The City Poem (35) from 411 Tour Guide (not the whole 411 lesson)

3/10 Team Agent of Good Crest, poem optional

Begin chart of community issues or create big, class community map

3/12 Prep. AndDecisionMaking

ABC Hike (47) if still unsure of issue

May move on to issue selection if ready or research possible issues.

3/17    

Furlough Day 3/16

3/19 Prep. AndDecisionMaking

Issue Selection (56)

Survey (101), Research (65), Guest Speaker (69),

3/24 Poetry Share: ABC Poem, City Poem or other poem about community or issue.

All teams should have a good idea of their issue by end of this week.

4/2 Research and Planning

Create a Project Action Plan and/or Research (65)

Guest Speaker (69), Survey (101),

4/7  No Game Day – Happy Easter!

Furlough Day 4/6Create poster-size project management charts and calendars.

4/9 Research/Writing in Action

Writing in Action (modeled after 80 or 83), Research (65)

Guest Speaker, Survey (69), Petition (92), Poster (109), Letters for a Cause (86)

4/14 Good luck to the poets performing in New York on 4/16!

 

4/16 WritingInAction 

Writing in Action (modeled after p. 80 or 83)

Guest Speaker, Survey, Petition, Poster, Letters for a Cause

4/21 Share your topic in form of poem, letter, article, story, art or performance.

 

4/23 Writing In Action

Writing in Action

Guest Speaker, Survey, Petition, Poster, Letters for a Cause

4/28   No school 4/23

4/30 WritingInAction

Project Stories (126)

Complete display board 5/5    

5/7 Demo.AndReflection

Reflection Celebration (135)

Finishing touches on display board

5/12 SHOUT! Share project board with SCORES community

 

Class structure

Literary Moment

Journaling / Discussion

Lesson Model, Brainstorm, Individual and/or group

work

Share / Wrap-up

“Literary” Moment: 2,000,000 Bottles

www.chrisjordan.com

Demonstration and Display: Due May 5th

Creative title and school/student names Mission Statement Project summary/overview

What actions did you take and how did it go? Original Student Writing: poem, articles, letters, etc Sample Literary Moment: News article, poem, art,

etc. Photos Results: Testimony, feedback and evaluation

information Glue thoroughly and cover with contact paper!

Possible Resources

Dosomething.org www.servicelearning.org www.ysa.org Lejyouth.org Peacecorps.gov (speaker match program, sample

projects) Johmuirlive.com Cityguides sf Sfgov.org Re-cology spca.org Carecensf.org AMERICA SCORES BAY AREA STAFF!

Last Picks…

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