Starter:  Map Your World Project  (Kids taking action!)

• Listen for the Why, Mission, and Vision....

Today's Goals

• Break through on your Take Action Project
• Have epiphanies about your Sense of Place writing
• Full speed ahead!  Project GO

Take Action Project Proposal due Friday: CLICK HERE TO REVIEW PROJECT GUIDELINES

TAKE ACTION PROJECT TUNE

In groups of 3, follow the steps to “tune” each other’s’ Take Action project ideas.  Spend around 20 or so minutes on each, give or take.  Be authentic, specific, helpful, and kind.  #goldenrule #ospreysrule

Separate if you are working collaboratively!  
1 timekeeper
1 task master

Step 1:  Presenter shares project and focusing question  (3-5 minutes)

PRESENTER:  Go through all three facets of your project (the “why,” the vision, the mission).  Share the perspective you are trying to convey with your project. Share struggles and a focusing question for the group.

TUNERS:  Listen and think of questions you may have about the project

Step 2.  Clarifying Questions (2-3 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask clarifying questions to better understand the project idea and where the presenter wants to take it, that is, to gain clarity. These questions are to get information about the concrete details of the project.  They are matter of fact, and should not delve into deeper issues.

Examples:

• What materials will you need?
• Where will you display your sculpture?
• Will you need a city permit for that?

 PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions.  Verbally process the details.  Take notes as needed.

Step 3.  Probing Questions (5-7 minutes)

TUNERS:  Ask probing questions that help the presenter process the potentials and possibilities of his or her project ideas. The purpose of probing questions is NOT to give suggestions, but to help the presenter think more deeply about their project and what they are trying to do with it.  Probing questions should be big open-ended questions (think: seminar questions). Write these questions on post-its and hand them to the presenter as you ask them.  Every group member must contribute at least one probing question.  More are encouraged.

Examples:

• What emotional tone are you trying to create with your art?  How do you hope your audience will respond to your piece?
• How can you use community resources and contacts to help you achieve your goals?
• IF NECESSARY:  Why?  (because….)  Why?  (because…)  Why?  Etc.

PRESENTERS:  Answer the questions OR don’t.  Verbally process the details OR just think about them.  Take notes as needed.

Step 4.  Participant Discussion (5-7 minutes)

ALL:  Have an open discussion about the project and share ideas. Address the focusing question and help the presenter get unstuck or figure out his or her direction.  Be thoughtful and intellectual Ospreys.  Presenter should take notes as need.

Step 5.  Rotate and repeat

WORK TIME

• Revise Sense of Place
• Take Action Project Proposal
• Conferences with Jessica
• Honors: read Their Eyes

2nd period:  Guest Speaker
Welcome, Steve Struna!



3rd period:  Work Time

• Sense of Place Revisions
• Posters
• Conferences with me?

Honors:  brief meeting @ lunch for clarifying questions

This Week's Goal:

• Finalize your Take Action project proposal and take action!

Why?

• So that you can develop the strategic planning and leadership skills necessary to make impactful change both now and in the future!

Why?

• Because, those who feel they have ownership over their lives, do work that they are passionate about, and can create their own reality, report being happier and feeling more successful in life. 

Work Time 
1. By the end of class on Monday, get a draft of your Take Action proposal done that answers all components (#s 1-5 ) on Rachel's workshop document: RACHEL'S WORKSHOP WORKSHEET. 

• Take Action Project Resources
• Check out this list of project ideas and organizations in our area

Wednesday, we will have a "project tune" to refine your ideas for your Take Action project.  Final Proposal due Friday!

3. Begin working on the "how" (your approach and strategies)

4. Bring your project to life! Take Action! Don't forget to document it! (see Step 3 on pages 3-4 of Take Action Guidelines doc)

5. Honors: Read Their Eyes Were Watching God  and work on seminar prep

6. Native American Studies Poster Project

• I will continue to have personal conferences with everyone.
• Poster is now optional.  They will be displayed on the walls of the school  You will get 50 points if your poster meets these criteria.
• Everyone will put the project on your DP.
• Brief project description
• Written analysis (either annotated or essay form)
• Image(s) 
• 2-3 paragraph reflection that addresses the following:

Native American Studies Reflection:  Explain your personal process with this assignment.  How did learning about these topics impact you personally.  What enduring understandings about the essential questions did you come away from the project with?  

1. How do the historical experiences and ideologies of America’s indigenous tribes impact their contemporary identity?

2. How can an examination of multiple sources and perspectives lead to a more enlightened understanding of history AND contemporary social, cultural and political realities?

3. Where do history and creative expression intersect to reveal the human experience?

Starter:  Here is what an environmental ethics poem/rap looks like:  Prince Ea's Earth Day Contribution: "Dear Future Generations: Sorry"

Discuss:

• What is his environmental ethic?
• How can you relate this video to the course content?
• How is this an example of taking action as we are defining it for this project?
• What is his "WHY"?

TO DO
1. Add your idea to the class brainstorm if you haven't done so already.

2. By the end of the hour, show me that you have a draft of your project proposal based on the handout Rachel gave you.  Final Proposal for this is due next Friday, May 1.


3. Sense of Place Draft due at midnight!
When you submit your draft to me, include in the body of the email...

• Identify what is strong about your writing at this point.  In which content areas is your strong?  RUBRIC
• Identify which relationship(s) to place and/or community attachment(s) you are trying to reflect in your essay.
• Identify which content areas of the rubric you think you need to work on most.
• A focusing question or an explanation of how you want me to focus my feedback.  

4.  Conference with me on NAS project.

5. If you are finished with your draft, work on your Take Action proposal.

6. Honors, read Their Eyes Were Watching God

Today's Goals

• Get critiqued!
• Get 'er done!

Draft  Due to me by midnight tomorrow!

Critique Protocol

1. On the top of your draft, write a focusing question for your peers to address as they critique.  (Think:  What do you want them to look for?  What are you struggling with most?)

2.  Look at the "content" section of the rubric.  On the the top of your drafts, please jot down which two content areas that you need to work on most.  (Sense of Place, Environmental Ethic, Descriptive language/Grand Style, and/or Cohesiveness/Integration)

3. Do a three way exchange.  Critiquers, give feedback to the draft in the margins (use the "review" and "track changes" functions for electronic documents.  Focus on giving feedback to the two content areas and try to answer the focusing question.

4.  When everyone is done, discuss your feedback and clarify any confusion.

5.  REVISE YOUR OWN DRAFT!!

Work Time

• Sense of Place draft due to me tomorrow
• Work on Response/Action Project

2nd period:  Rachel Landis in the Commons!


3rd period

Announcements

• Did anyone leave a rad easel at FLC for the LINK exhibit?  If so, go tell Zoe now!
• Honors, do you want to push back the meeting for the first part of the book?
• Tomorrow is Round 2 of peer critique.  Everyone must show evidence of having had a peer critique in order to get my feedback.

Agenda

• Take Action project guidelines
• Resources in this folder.
• Brainstorm Take Action Project! 
• TASK:  Brainstorm your project and your "why."  Finish Rachel's activity by Friday. Final, more detailed proposal due next Friday, May 1st.
• Last 20 minutes:  #EarthDay.  Let's go outside and give thanks. Selfies posed with Gaia in the background!  #earthday #intrinsicvalue #springissprung #conserve #transcendental #takeitinkids

Starter:  Ted Talk, "How Great Leaders Inspire Action"

• Food for thought:  What might be your "why" in terms of your Take Action project?
• Tomorrow:  Rachel Landis from FLC Environmental Center
• If you were absent yesterday, review the Take Action project guidelines.  
• Resources in this folder.

Brainstorm Take Action Project!

Peer Critique:  Today or Thursday

Critique Protocol

1. On the top of your draft, write a focusing question for your peers to address as they critique.  (Think:  What do you want them to look for?  What are you struggling with most?)

2.  Look at the "content" section of the rubric.  On the the top of your drafts, please jot down which two content areas that you need to work on most.  (Sense of Place, Environmental Ethic, Descriptive language/Grand Style, and/or Cohesiveness/Integration)

3. Do a three way exchange.  Critiquers, give feedback to the draft in the margins (use the "review" and "track changes" functions for electronic documents.  Focus on giving feedback to the two content areas and try to answer the focusing question.

4.  When everyone is done, discuss your feedback and clarify any confusion.

5.  REVISE YOUR OWN DRAFT!!

WORK TIME!

1.  Work on Draft

2.  Brainstorm and/or work on Take Action project.