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Advisory Lesson:

Community Service

The Power of Service

You CAN Change The World

• 2018
• Greta Thunberg
• 15 years old
• Protesting climate

change in front of Swedish Parliament ALONE

You CAN Change the World

• 2019
• Millions of people

around the world join Greta in protest

• Greta inspires other

students to take action as well

You CAN Change the World

• Greta invited to speak to

the UN General Assembly

• Warns the government

representatives: “We are watching you.”

• Nominated for Nobel Prize

Other Student Activists

• Autumn Peltier (Canada First Nations)

– Sacred Waters

• Mari Copeny (Flint, MI) – Water Crisis
• Helena Gualinga (Educadorian

Amazon) – Deforestation

• Bruno Rodriguez (Argentina) – Climate

Change and Pollution

You CAN Change the World

• You don’t have to do something “big”

– just do something you care about

• Think about things you’ve learned in

class here at Tanglewood

• Think about current events
• Think about things that matter

Project Overview

• Starts NOW
• Ends January 31 with presentations
• Groups permitted, but all students will

present INDIVIDUALLY

• Required of ALL 8th graders
• 6th and 7th graders in your Advisory

can help you with your project

Project Overview

• All 8th graders will receive a journal
• Paste schedule inside front cover
• All notes, ideas, thoughts, research,
• etc. goes into the journal
• DO NOT LOSE THE JOURNAL – It

is part of your grade

Project Overview

• There will be two pages on the school

website to help you:

• General info
• List of resources
• These pages go “live” on Monday,

October 7, 2019

Project Overview

• Explore all of the online forms

starting Monday.

• Don’t wait until the last minute to

complete the forms.

• Ask for help!

Project Overview

• Need help?
• Talk to your Advisory teacher
• Talk to Mr. Gribbins
• Talk to Ms. Hoffman
• Talk to your parents

Project Overview

• All paperwork will be submitted online

via our website: www.HoustonISD.org/Tanglewood

• Go to Academics > International

Baccalaureate Programme > Community Project Resources

Important Due Dates

• 10/3 – Three Ideas for Project
• What are you passionate about?
• What are you interested in?
• What can you do that plays to

your strengths?

Important Due Dates

• 11/1 – Project Plan and Academic

Honesty Form

• This is your roadmap to

completing your project

• This requires the most detail

Important Due Dates

• 10/22 – Journal Check
• 12/6 – Journal Check

Important Due Dates

• 1/10 – Project Evaluation and

Reflection Form

• Project must be done by now
• This is a reflection of your work,

your success, your failure

Important Due Dates

• Project Evaluation and Reflection
• It is okay if your project isn’t

successful (if it fails)

• Think about why it didn’t work
• Talk about what you would do

differently next time

Important Due Dates

• 1/31 – Present your project to your

Advisory

• Turn in your Journal evidence

Steps of the Project

All of these steps follow the four assessment criteria

• Investigating (Criterion A)
• Planning (Criterion B)
• Taking Action (Criterion C)
• Reflecting (Criterion D)

Investigation

• Identify the type of action you want

to take (raise awareness, participate actively, research, inform others, create/innovate, change behaviors, advocate, etc.

Investigation

• Define the goal you are pursuing
• This is a need
• Based on personal interests
• For example, organizing a blood

drive, or creating a children’s book with and for autistic students

Investigation

• Define the community you will be

servicing

• Campus, city, apartment building,

state, country, etc.

• People, environments/habitats,

animals, groups, etc.

Investigate

• Identify prior learning – What do you

already know about these topics?

• Identify subject-specific knowledge

relevant to the project – What have you learned in other classes that can help you?

Investigate

• Research the goal
• Research the community
• Brainstorm ideas
• Take lots of notes
• Experiment with options

Planning

• Develop a proposal for action to

serve the need in the community

• This is a special form that will

provided to you

Planning

• Make plans
• Set deadlines
• Book calendar dates for action
• Record everything you are doing

in your process journal

• Demonstrate self-management

skills

Taking Action

• Demonstrate service as action as

a result of the project

• This is the whole point of the

community project

• Make something
• Do something

Taking Action

• Demonstrate good thinking skills
• Demonstrate good communication

skills

• Demonstrate good social skills

Reflecting

• Evaluate the quality of your service

as action as compared to your proposal

• What worked and what didn’t?

Why? What happened along the way to change your project?

Reflecting

• Reflect on how completing the project

has changed you as a human being

• Reflect on what you have learned

while working on the project

• Reflect on your understanding of

service learning

• Reflect on ATL skills

The Community Project

• This is one of your defining moments

as a Tanglewood Gator

• It showcases everything you have

learned here so far

• It allows you to show your creativity
• It empowers you to make a difference

You CAN Change the World!

Thank You!