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!