Million $ Change Continued

By now, you should have had an opportunity to respond and complete some research concerning what change you would make if you had a million dollars.  This change could be in Little Rock; Arkansas; the United States;  and/or in the world (must be considered a service to the community). 

Now that you have read and made notes on your KWPSL for at least one source about your change (community service topic), you will utilize the Web Poster Assignment.  You will have to locate or create a picture that represents the problem concerning the community service/change topic.  The picture must be free to use for educational purposes.  You will then complete a paragraph that convinces the EAST Facilitator and other students that this topic should become a priority project for our school.

 

Pre-Poster Activities

Please review this list of things you should/should’ve completed prior to this assignment:

 

1.       Gave an oral or written response to the following prompt:  If I had a million dollars to make a change, I would . . . (it must be a community service).

2.       Visited www.eastinitiatve.org > Projects & Schools > Project Finder and located projects on this topic (ask the facilitator for another website if needed).

3.       Completed at least 2-3 sentences for each area of the KWPSL for at least once source.
 

 4.      Use the following sheet to organize your thoughts (use at least 1 main idea and supporting details): http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/worksheet_5.asp?topic=Persuasive

Other Resources

Here are some resources that may help you with your Web Poster:

Time For Kids (Persuasive Writing)

http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/a-plus-papers/persuasive-essay

 Highlights:

Grab the reader’s attention with a question. Summarize the different views on this topic. Then state your opinion.

Scholastic (Persuasive Writing)

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/minilessons.asp?topic=Persuasive

Highlights

Using the plans created in the last step, decide on a good beginning or "hook" that will grab the reader's attention. State your topic and give a little background information.

Make a list of specific points you want to be sure and include in your final product. These points will serve as the main ideas for each of your three paragraphs within the body of your paper. Highlight quotes and content that support the ideas you choose.

Decide on an effective ending . . . Ask yourself what thought you want to leave the reader with or a thought that summarizes the overall viewpoint.

Persuasive Words and Phrases
http://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/persuasivewordsphrases.pdf

Other Persuasive Writing
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/persuasivetechniquesl.cfm

Website for Finding a Picture/Photograph

http://www.pics4learning.com                                                  

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html  

http://________________________________            

* http://www.google.com > Images

* http://_____________________________________

*Students should only use the marked websites with the help of an adult.

 

Web Poster Check-list
___ Completed pre-poster activities

___ Completed at least 1 writing exercise (list a least 1 convincing statistic; cut and paste draft to Word)

___ Located a copyright free picture or I read and understand fair use (always list the website source)

___ Use power point (1 slide, portrait) to complete the web poster.

Example Web Poster: http://poster.4teachers.org/graphics/posterExample1.jpg (you will need a picture with caption, paragraph with attention getter, and links to sources used and other websites). Template Coming Soon!

 

Team Project

After completing your web poster, you will be asked to work with a team (usually students with the same topic) to plan a brochure, video, smart board activity, podcast/psa, etc. about this community service topic/change using the theme Million $ Change Campaign (slogan:  If I had a million dollars to make a change, I would . . .).    Check www.eastatking.blogspot.com for planning resources.

Teacher Resources

Persuasive Letter Lesson Plan
http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us/candd/curriculumareas/CommArts/documents/FINAL3WritingPersuasiveLetters.pdf

Teaching Persuasive Writing
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/persuasive_writing/