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Better Me…Better You…Better World

 

“Wake up, Sleepy Head.  It’s time to save your world.”

 

How do you change the world?  What talents and abilities do you have that would allow you to impact those around you?  Have you been aroused to make any changes in yourself?  The New Year always brings a time of reflection and rumination on how to change a life…

 

What can you do to change your life? The lives of your family members?  The life of a stranger?

 

The purpose of this assignment is to better the world around you by actively cultivating charity.  This isn’t a “one time” event.  This is something you will work on for the entire semester. You will turn in a reflective paper and a visual presentation of your project in late April that discusses what you did and how you did it and how it affected you and how it affected other people. If you want to work in a group, you may do that as well, but each person will have to write the essay.

 

Possible Projects – if you think of something else you can do, please confer with Mrs. Bostwick.
  • organize a toy drive
  • organize a school supplies drive
  • organize a clothes drive
  • paint pictures for the high school lobby and hallways
  • Redo the teacher’s lounge
  • Set up a Help-O-Meter to keep track of the number of hours youth volunteer in the community.
  • Organize a recognition program for the volunteers who lead community organizations.
  • Host an event (art, music) where the money collected goes to charity.
  • Design a campaign to promote tolerance and understanding of differences...
  • Set up a web page for a non-profit agency.
  • Make birthday cards for the elderly.
  • Stage a carnival to promote community spirit.
  • Practice and keep track of random acts of kindness.
  • Stage a marathon to raise money for a cause.
  • Raise money for charity
  • Research how to make a community “greener” and make a Green Plan for Bartlesville
  • Write a software code that will help the school in some way.
  • Design a web page for a teacher who doesn’t have one.
  • Make a pact with a friend to eat and live healthier.
  • Utilize Facebook to make your friends more aware of good causes in your community
  • Assume the responsibilities for some household chores for the semester.
  • Start a garden or outdoor learning environment for the high school.
  • Actively work to make the high school a cleaner place by picking up trash.
  • Work at your middle school to improve its appearance.
  • Set up and teach a class for senior citizens on how to use Facebook.
  • Create a board game about Bartlesville for the elementary schools.
  • Organize an essay contest about Bartlesville for the middle schools.
  • Organize an “Alumni Day” for BHS.
  • Make a video about Bartlesville High school

 

Finding Your Passion….Endless Possibilities

1.      Excite me! – What do you truly enjoy?  What is something you could talk about for hours?  This can help you hone your passion.  Brainstorm what truly  

2.      Delight me! What did you enjoy as a child?  Did you like to play with Legos?  Dolls? Color?  As a child, I was constantly teaching my stuffed animals, my brothers, my dolls.  When I made up games, I wanted to play “teacher”.  Now, as a teacher, I get to “play” every day!  I have truly found my passion.

3.      Incite me! You are good at something.  What is it?  Are you a good listener? Speaker? Are you a good cook? What is it that pushes you to action? 

4.      Unite me!  Copiously study the world around you.  Can you meld your passion to a need?  If you can, you’ve found your niche.  If you are good at something the world doesn’t need, it’s a useless passion.  Unite the two: your passion and a need.

 If you want to use the school for any purpose, you must complete this form and have written permission from Mrs. Brant.  She has the right to refuse any activity on school grounds or during school time.

 

Plan of Action - Due November 1 

 

Essay Component

At the culmination of this project, you will write a REFLECTIVE essay about how this experience affected YOU.  This is not an EXPOSITORY essay where you recount the events.  This is a paper where you delve into your intimate thoughts, frustrations, joys, and growth during this process.  How did you change because of this?  What did you realize?  Why did you choose this project?  What frustrations did you encounter? 

 

Length: 2 pages

Format:  MLA

Your essay will be due the first or second week of May - check the calendar .

 

Presentation Component – Rubric Provided

At the culmination of this project, you will make a presentation to the class where you give the details about your project.  This must include a visual component and a “take-home” item for your classmates.  Your presentations must be thorough and entertaining.    Please include a “Process Page” where you discuss exactly what you did and an “Assessments Page” where you assess the components of your project.  What could you have done differently to make it better?  Can this project continue?  What is the potential of this project?

 

Your projects begin late April/early May. 
 

IF YOUR PROJECT IS NOT COMPLETED BY THE TIME YOU PRESENT, THE HIGHEST GRADE YOU CAN EARN IS A 50%.