Individual Activity Packet - Charles County Public Schools
Individual Activity Packet - Charles County Public Schools
Individual Activity Packet - Charles County Public Schools
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<strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>Student Service Learning<strong>Individual</strong> <strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Packet</strong>Student Name _________________________________________________Teacher Name _________________________________________________Date Given ____________________ Date Completed _________________<strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>Revised January 2011
STUDENT SERVICE LEARNINGIn an effort to enhance the quality of student’s service learning experience in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong><strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>, the school based service-learning coordinators have designed an implementationmodel to begin in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> effective August 2002. The revised program infusesthe three (3) elements of service learning throughout several disciplines and over several grades.Since the Maryland State Department of Education mandates specific elements to fulfill theservice-learning graduation requirement, it is necessary to offer an alternative means of compliance incase a student:a. transfers to CCPS after grade 9, orb. has neglected to complete his/her service-learningprojects that are infused in the curriculum of the6 th , 7 th , 8 th , and 9 th grade coursesThis document of secondary interdisciplinary service learning tasks (including Preparation,Action, and Reflection), is offered as a guide to independent projects for those students who need tocomplete their service-learning requirement for graduation from <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>.INSTRUCTIONSStudents needing to complete their service learning in order to graduate must complete thispackage including all preparation tasks and the reflection task. In addition, they must choose oneproject to complete with documentation of their preparation, action*, and reflection. In partnershipwith the <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> United Way, an annual directory of not-for-profit agencies that provideopportunities for service learning is available upon request.All service-learning completed for this <strong>Individual</strong> <strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Packet</strong> is to be done on ONE (1) topic orissue, NOT on multiple issues.All original independent projects must be approved by the school servicelearning coordinator prior to beginning.Please consult your service learning coordinator for any questions or comments.____________________*Action may be direct action (DA), indirect action (IA), or advocacy (AA).1
Community Interview #1Name of Person _____________________________________Age __________1. Occupation: ________________________________________________________2. How long have you been a resident of <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>? ____________________3. Describe the people living in your household in terms of gender and age.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. What services in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> do you use the most?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Which goods and services would you like to see in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> that are notcurrently available?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. What leisure and recreational activities do you enjoy in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2
7. List two or three advantages to living in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. What challenges do you feel <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> faces?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. If you had the power to change anything in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>, what would it be?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Additional Comments:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3
Community Interview #2Name of Person _____________________________________Age __________1. Occupation: ________________________________________________________2. How long have you been a resident of <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>? ____________________3. Describe the people living in your household in terms of gender and age.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. What services in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> do you use the most?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Which goods and services would you like to see in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> that are notcurrently available?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. What leisure and recreational activities do you enjoy in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4
7. List two or three advantages to living in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. What challenges do you feel <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> faces?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. If you had the power to change anything in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>, what would it be?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Additional Comments:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5
Community Interview #3Name of Person _____________________________________Age __________1. Occupation:________________________________________________________2. How long have you been a resident of <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>?____________________3. Describe the people living in your household in terms of gender and age.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. What services in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> do you use the most?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Which goods and services would you like to see in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> that arenot currently available?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. What leisure and recreational activities do you enjoy in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6
7. List two or three advantages to living in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. What challenges do you feel <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> faces?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. If you had the power to change anything in <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong>, what would itbe?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Additional Comments:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Proposal PlanWrite a brief statement about the social issue you will address in your StudentService Learning Project.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write a brief statement explaining exactly what you will do for your StudentService Learning Project.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List the steps you will take to complete your Student Service Learning Project._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Parent or Guardian Signature__________________________________________________Supervisor Signature__________________________________________________Student Service Learning Coordinator's Signature___________________Date______________________Date______________________DateYOU MUST HAVE ALL THREE SIGNATURES BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN WORK ONTHIS SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.8
EXPLAIN HOW EACH OF THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW WILL BE MET BY YOURSTUDENT SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT.*1. I will meet a recognized need in the community by...______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. I will reflect throughout service-learning experience by...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. I will develop student responsibility by...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. I will establish community partnerships by...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. I will plan ahead for service-learning by...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. I will prepare myself with knowledge and skills needed for service by...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. **The student will achieve curricular objectives through service-learningby...__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________*Statements based on the 7 Best Practices.**To be completed by the SSL Coordinator9
News Research #1Obtain a copy of a newspaper, magazine, or news website article on your socialissue. Read through the article and answer the questions below.Name of News Source ___________________________________Date of News Source ________________Title of Article ________________________________________Author_______________________________________________1. Summarize the article. In your summary, include the following information:What issue is being addressed? Whom does the issue affect? What is beingdone about the issue?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the issue or topic discussed in the article impact the community?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10
News Research #2Obtain a copy of a newspaper, magazine, or news website article on your socialissue. Read through the article and answer the questions below.Name of News Source ___________________________________Date of News Source ________________Title of Article ________________________________________Author ______________________________________________1. Summarize the article. In your summary, include the following information:What issue is being addressed? Whom does the issue affect? What is beingdone about the issue?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the issue or topic discussed in the article impact the community?11
News Research #3Obtain a copy of a newspaper, magazine, or news website article on your socialissue. Read through the article and answer the questions below.Name of News Source ___________________________________Date of News Source ________________Title of Article ________________________________________Author ______________________________________________1. Summarize the article. In your summary, include the following information:What issue is being addressed? Whom does the issue affect? What is beingdone about the issue?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the issue or topic discussed in the article impact the community?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________12
News Research #4Obtain a copy of a newspaper, magazine, or news website article on your socialissue. Read through the article and answer the questions below.Name of News Source ___________________________________Date of News Source ________________Title of Article ________________________________________Author ______________________________________________1. Summarize the article. In your summary, include the following information:What issue is being addressed? Whom does the issue affect? What is beingdone about the issue?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the issue or topic discussed in the article impact the community?13
News Research #5Obtain a copy of a newspaper, magazine, or news website article on your socialissue. Read through the article and answer the questions below.Name of News Source ___________________________________Date of News Source ________________Title of Article ________________________________________Author ______________________________________________1. Summarize the article. In your summary, include the following information:What issue is being addressed? Whom does the issue affect? What is beingdone about the issue?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. How does the issue or topic discussed in the article impact the community?14
Service Agency Search #1Using a newspaper, magazine, the Internet or television you must identify 2agencies that have impacted the community through service and answer thequestions as they relate to the agency and your social issue.Source: _________________________________________Date: ___________________________________________1. Identify the agency: _______________________________________________2. What does that agency do?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What impact does this agency’s actions have on the community (related toyour social issue)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________15
Service Agency Search #2Using a newspaper, magazine, the Internet or television you must identify 2agencies that have impacted the community through service and answer thequestions as they relate to the agency and your social issue.Source: _________________________________________Date: ___________________________________________1. Identify the agency: _______________________________________________2. What does that agency do?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What impact does this agency’s actions have on the community (related toyour social issue)?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________16
Service Star Search #1Using a newspaper, magazine, the Internet or television you must identify 2 peoplethat have impacted the community through service and answer the questions asthey relate to the people identified and your social issue.Source: _________________________________________Date: ___________________________________________1. Identify the Person: ________________________________________________2. What did that person do?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What impact did this person’s action have on the community (related to yoursocial issue)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________17
Service Star Search #2Using a newspaper, magazine, the Internet or television you must identify 2 peoplethat have impacted the community through service and answer the questions asthey relate to the people identified and your social issue.Source: _________________________________________Date: ___________________________________________1. Identify the Person: ________________________________________________2. What did that person do?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What impact did this person’s action have on the community (related to yoursocial issue)?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________18
Project LogFor your Student Service Learning you must keep a log of all activities andservices you complete as part of your project. Write that information in the chartbelow.Location/Agency of Service Learning: ______________________________________Name of Supervisor(s): ________________________________________________________________________________Date<strong>Activity</strong> or Service CompletedSupervisorSignature19
Date<strong>Activity</strong> or Service CompletedSupervisorSignature20
Student Name: _______________________________ School: _________________________ Grade: _____<strong>Charles</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>Service-Learning ProgramReflection EssayA well-planned reflection and Student Service Learning Project should include the following:7 Best Practices for Student Service Learning:1. Meet a recognized need in the community 4. Develop student responsibility2. Achieve curricular objectives 5. Establish community partnerships3. Reflect throughout service-learning experience 6. Plan ahead for service-learning7. Equip students with knowledge and skills needed for service• Unless specified below, this reflection sheet also indicates this student has completed thePreparation and Action portions of the SSL project also.____Preparation Incomplete ____Action Incomplete ____BothImcompleteThe third and final phase of a service-learning project is a reflection about the experience. This reflection requires as mucheffort as the preparation and action phases of service-learning. Your reflection should be well thought out. It should consistof 5 paragraphs using the format below.1. Introductory Paragraph – This paragraph is a general description of the completed project. It includes the grade leveland class in which the project was completed. Also, it describes the main purpose of the project and who benefittedfrom it.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. First Body Paragraph – This paragraph describes the planning or preparation phase of the service-learning project. Itincludes a description of the planning involved in preparation for the action phase, any research that was needed, andwhat community partnerships may have been a part of the project.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________21
3. Second Body Paragraph – This paragraph focuses on the action phase of the project. It describes the work completed,the skills and knowledge gained from this work, and the community need(s) this action addressed. It should alsoinclude a statement on how this project assisted in learning about the course and how it addressed curricular objectives.(example: science, health, government).________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Third Body Paragraph – This paragraph explains the student’s impressions of the project. How well were thepreparation and action phases completed? If the project were completed again, what would be done the same ordifferently? What other related projects could be completed? How did the project impact the people and/or groupsinvolved?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Conclusion Paragraph – This paragraph is an evaluation of the significance of the project. Does this project givestudents an opportunity to learn and experience something new and valuable about service to the community? If so,explain why it is valuable. A statement about how this project influences how students view their role as a citizen oftheir community should also be included.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________22
Rubric for SSL Reflection EssayCATEGORY 4 STRONG 3 EFFECTIVE 2 DEVELOPINGContent (Ideas)-the meaning anddevelopment ofthe essayOrganization-theformat andinternal structureof the essayVoicerecognitionofreader; the waya writer bringsthe topic to lifeWord Choicethespecificvocabulary thewriter uses toconvey meaningSentenceFluency-the waythe words andphrases flowthrough the textcontains relevant,accurate details;shows a thoroughunderstanding of theproject and its impacton the communityaction steps areclearly stated andorganized;introduction andconclusion arecomplete; includes 5or more paragraphsreader's questionsare anticipated andanswered thoroughlyand completely;takes risks; reflectsstrong interest in andcommitment to thetopicuses vivid words andphrases to preciselydescribe the projectand its significancesentences are variedand enhancemeaningcontains mostlyrelevant andaccurate details;shows a generalunderstanding of theproject and its impacton the communityaction steps arebasic and are mostlyorganized;introduction andconclusion aregenerally complete;includes 5paragraphsreader's questionsare anticipated andanswered to someextent; some risktaking;reflects someinterest in andcommitment to thetopicuses some activeverbs and precisenouns to describe theproject and itssignificancesentences may begindifferently but aremechanicalcontains few details;shows a developingunderstanding of theproject and its impacton the communityaction steps aresomewhat organized;the introduction andconclusion areineffective; attemptsto include 5paragraphsreader is left with oneor two questions;minimal risk-taking;words conveymeaning withoutmaking acommitment to thetopic; language isfunctionaluses words thatcommunicate clearly,but the writing lacksvariety, punch or flairto describe theprojectsentences begin thesame way; phrasingaffects readability1 NEEDSIMPROVEMENTinformation is limitedor inaccurate; showsa minimalunderstanding of theproject and its impacton the communityaction steps aredisconnected,somewhat organized;the introduction andconclusion areineffective ormissing; less than 5paragraphsreader is left withseveral questions;words do not conveymeaning; language isfunctionaluses a limitedvocabulary that doesnot communicatestrongly or capturethe reader's interest;simple words usedincorrectlysentences do notmake sense; choppy,rambling, orincompleteConventions-themechanicalcorrectness ofthe piecePresentation-theoverallappearance ofthe workcontains no or veryfew errors incapitalization,punctuation, spelling,and grammar usage;the paper isexceptionally easy toreadthe writer haspresented the workclearly; overallappearance isappealingcontains errors incapitalization,punctuation, spelling,and grammar usagethat, but the paper isstill easy to readthe writer haspresented the workclearly; overallappearance isacceptablecontains severalerrors incapitalization,punctuation, spelling,and grammar usagethat confuse thereader and interferewith understandingthe work is complete;overall appearance isdistractingmakes many errorsin capitalization,punctuation, spelling,and grammar usagethat confuse thereader and greatlyimpedeunderstandingthe work isincomplete; overallappearance isunacceptable23
0-INCOMPLETE, MISSINGScoring GuidelinesTeacher’s using the 4 point rubric should first consider the ideas and understanding the student displays in the reflection. Itis important for the student to have incorporated all of the required components and have a minimum of 5 paragraphs.Secondly, the teacher should consider the student’s use of voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions (spelling,grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphs). An essay that is well-written and includes the necessary componentsas outlined on the preceding pages, should receive a passing score. An overall score of a 2, 3, or 4 is passing; while a 1 or 0shows a need for improvement.Teachers who wish to assign a numerical value to the essay may consider scores of 4 worth 20 points; 3 worth 15 points, 2worth 10 points, a 1 worth 5 points, and a 0 worth 0 points. The categories of Voice/Word Choice and SentenceFluency/Conventions may be combined to base the scoring on 5 categories: 1) Content, 2) Organization, 3) Voice/WordChoice, 4) Sentence Fluency/Conventions, and 5) Presentation. In this way, a total of 100 points could be achieved with aperfect score in all categories.Teachers who prefer to score the paper more holistically, may look at the categories and provide an overall score based onwhere the paper mostly falls. Likewise, he/she may give greater weight the categories of content and organization. Belowis an example:Content: 25 pointsOrganization: 25 pointsVoice: 10 pointsWord Choice: 10 pointsSentence Fluency 10 pointsConventions: 10 pointsPresentation 10 points24
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