60 Minute Lesson Plan

Introduction to Advocacy Service-Learning (Attached)

Lesson Plan

60 Minutes

Objective:

Students will be able to...

• • Define advocacy through community education and how it relates to

  • service-learning

• Discuss the importance of ethical representation in advocacy

• Identify an issue they care about in their community

Materials:

Black board/white board for capturing thoughts about community

Pre-Learning Assignment (students should have completed the following prior to coming to class):

• • • 1. Review Social Change Wheel (attached) and Definitions of Service-Learning and Advocacy

      2. Read Is there an Ethics Code for Storytelling? (Jenab, 2016, Huffington Post)

      3. Answer Reflection Questions:

         • Based on the readings, how would you summarize advocacy?

         • How is advocacy related to service-learning? Is it service-learning?

         • What is the main idea of "Is there and Ethics Code for Storytelling?"

Agenda:

Review pre-learning assignment (~10 minutes):

Answer any questions. Ask students if anything surprised them about the assignment. Ask a few students to share their answers to the reflection questions. Establish a group understanding of advocacy service-learning, and how it relates to the course objectives.

Values/Discovering My Community (~25 minutes):

Start with a group discussion. Have students share what community means to them and capture key words on a flip chart or white board. Once you have a good list of words, ask students to write down the communities they are a part of on their own. Have them answer the following questions alone on a sheet of paper:

• 1. What communities do you belong to? Think about where you spend your time and with whom, what you value, and what you enjoy.

  2. What one or two issues do you see these communities struggling with? Can you see yourself getting involved and working with one of these communities?

  3. Based on the readings, how can you see an advocacy/community education project empowering this community?

"What, So What, Now What?" Activity (~ 25 minutes):

Ask students to work with a partner to answer the first two questions:

What? What did you take away from today's class? What issue do you feel most passionate about? What kind of advocacy project are you interested in pursuing?

So What? Why does that matter? To you? To the people you will work with for this project? To society as a whole? In the context of the class?

Now what? Who do you need to talk to and what resources do you need to ensure this project lifts people up and promotes positive social change?

Ask a few students to share in the last few minutes of class.

Homework:

Research three nonprofits online that address the issue you are most passionate about. Pick one you want to learn more about and fill out the Research a Community Partner (Student Handout)

You can use Google and https://servicelearning.boisestate.edu/agencies/community-partners/ to find information about local nonprofits.