1. Essential Question:
How can I give back to my school and community over the course of the year?

2. “Two Kinds of People”
Read through the poem and write in the margins to clarify the author’s definition of the two types of people
Identify the author’s definitions of “lifter” and “leaner”
Write in the margins to clarify traits of a “lifter” and “leaner”

3. “Us and Them” Survey the Text
Based on the title, author and reading the 1st and last paragraphs, what do you think the article will be about?

4. “Us and Them”
Read through the article one time to identify characters that demonstrate characteristics of either lifters or leaners

5. “Us and Them”
Read through Highlight lifters with one highlighter color (yellow) and leaners with another (pink)

6. “Us and Them”
Reread the text more deeply and write in the margins why certain attributes demonstrate the character being either a lifter or a leaner
Then come up with a higher level question for a Socratic seminar on “Two Kinds of People” and “Us and Them”
Student leader?

7. During the Seminar:
Be prepared to participate; quality is diminished when participants don’t prepare or don’t speak at all
When appropriate, refer to the text
Ask for clarification when you’re confused
Take turns speaking instead of raising hands
Listen carefully and actively
Show respect for differing ideas, thoughts and values
Give evidence and examples to support your responses

8. Reflection: 1. What is your overall understanding of the topic?
2. What did we do well as a class?
3. What can we work on?

9. Four Essential Skills
Essential Skill 1 Essential Skill 2 Essential Skill 3 Essential Skill 4
Integrating Sources Into Texts
Analyzing an Academic Task
Purpose-Driven Reading
Focused Note-Taking
Go over each skill with students, expanding on each a little.

10. Four Essential Skills: 4 Corners
Essential Skill 1 Essential Skill 2 Essential Skill 3 Essential Skill 4
Integrating Sources Into Texts
Analyzing an Academic Task
Purpose-Driven Reading
Focused Note-Taking
Go over each skill with students, expanding on each a little.

11. Prompt Analysis: 45 minute timed-write
Self-Assess your timed-write & write comments to support your score

12. The Endless Ripple

13. Stand-Share-Sit Stand up in your table groups
Share the argument that you made in your timed-write with your group
Sit after you share, but listen carefully to other members of your group

14. Service Learning Definition
Service learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning.
Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning.

15. Agree Disagree
Service learning should be required for high school graduation

16. Components of Service Learning
Service learning must include preparation, action, and reflection.
Students work with their teachers and members of the community to identify key issues that impact the community.
Students select a type of action and plan their actual project.
Students take action by actually embarking on the task that they have designed through direct service, indirect service, and advocacy.
Finally, students reflect on their experience reviewing what they have learned.

17. Essential Question:
If service learning did become a graduation requirement, what topic/issue/cause would I focus on in order to ensure engagement, ownership, and positive change?

18. In Groups of 4:
Discuss problems in our community and school and write a list of possible areas of need
Be prepared to share with the class…

19. Suggestions for Service Learning Projects:
In groups of 4, look over Suggestions for Service Learning Projects
Each group member read through a page and analyze the quality, value and impact of the various projects described
Share your findings with your group

20.
Think of ways you can give back, which connect to your own deeper meaning

21. Think of a topic that you would like to explore as possible service learning projects
Share with your group

22. Groups of four:
Look at your poster which is one area of need in our community.
In your group, brainstorm possible ways to help this group of people, and write them down.
You will have two minutes at each station to add ideas.

23. Service Learning Carousel
Do a carousel walk looking at the class’ ideas
Put your name on the one you want to work on

24. Picking your topic
You may work on a project individually, or you may work in groups of four.
Once you have decided on a group and who you are working with, please complete the organization worksheet attached.

25. Once you have narrowed down your topic, you need to:
Come up with the following:
Topic
Essential Question
Possible Community Service Action or Culminating Project

26. Work on planning sheet.

27. Service Learning Project Proposal Form
Look at the form
identify a general category that the topic of their project falls under.

28. Developing the Essential Question
The first step in the research process is the creation of an Essential Question to help direct your research.
Good Essential Questions require you to do four or more of the following:
Develop a plan or course of action
Make a decision
Consult multiple sources, both primary and secondary
Synthesize information in order to develop an answer
Develop an answer that is controversial, arguable, or open to interpretation
Construct an answer that doesn’t exist yet

29. Look at your Service Learning Proposal and the notes on it
What do you need to research in order to know the need? And to provide a solution to the problem?
What are the next steps?