1. WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY March 6 th, 2012, America SCORES Bay Area

2. Soccer and the Community Crest

3. What is Service Learning?  Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. (www.servicelearning.org)www.servicelearning.org  Evidence-based tool for improving student achievement  A four step process

4. 4 Steps of Service Learning Process 1. Preparation and Decision Making 2. Research and Planning 3. Action Direct Service, Indirect Service, Advocacy and Research 4. Demonstration and Reflection *see pages 14-15 of WFTC Curriculum  Examples…

5. Past Bay Area Projects…  Puppet show that addressed issues around illegal immigrants  Play about what to do if you find a gun (produced after a schoolmate shot himself)  Video interviewing ex-gang members  Book of poems A through Z to help teach younger kids how to read  Interviewed Oakland Mayoral Candidate and researched Oakland History  “Five alive song" about the poor quality of fruits and vegetables found in the Bayview (performed live at City Hall)

6. Service Learning is more than just…  The Park or School Clean Up  The Nursing Home Visit  The Red Cross Disaster Relief Donation  The Canned Food Drive

7. Program Requirements  All teams must meet for at least 2 hours each week.  All classes must take place at a regularly scheduled time and classroom.  Prepare for class!  Incorporate journaling and poetry  All students participate in community service for at least 2 hours (not including prep and reflection)

8. Week Of UnitRequired Lesson Possible Supplementary Lessons / Activities Game Day Game Day Service ShareNotes 2/27 Prep. And Decision Making Ground Rules (24) Community Circles (28) or My Community and Me (41) No Game Day Consider a big, team Agent of Good Crest to share on 3/10. Create team rules. 3/5 Prep. And Decision Making Community Maps (37) The City Poem (35) from 411 Tour Guide (not the whole 411 lesson) 3/10 Team Agent of Good Crest, poem optional Begin chart of community issues or create big, class community map 3/12 Prep. And Decision Making ABC Hike (47) if still unsure of issue May move on to issue selection if ready or research possible issues. 3/17 Furlough Day 3/16 3/19Prep. And Decision Making Issue Selection (56)Survey (101), Research (65), Guest Speaker (69), 3/24Poetry Share: ABC Poem, City Poem or other poem about community or issue. All teams should have a good idea of their issue by end of this week.

9. 4/2 Research and Planning Create a Project Action Plan and/or Research (65) Guest Speaker (69), Survey (101), 4/7 No Game Day – Happy Easter! Furlough Day 4/6 Create poster-size project management charts and calendars. 4/9 Research/ Writing in Action Writing in Action (modeled after 80 or 83), Research (65) Guest Speaker, Survey (69), Petition (92), Poster (109), Letters for a Cause (86) 4/14 Good luck to the poets performing in New York on 4/16! 4/16 Writing In Action Writing in Action (modeled after p. 80 or 83) Guest Speaker, Survey, Petition, Poster, Letters for a Cause 4/21 Share your topic in form of poem, letter, article, story, art or performance. 4/23 Writing In Action Writing in Action Guest Speaker, Survey, Petition, Poster, Letters for a Cause 4/28 No school 4/23 4/30 Writing In Action Project Stories (126) Complete display board5/5 5/7Demo. And Reflection Reflection Celebration (135) Finishing touches on display board 5/12SHOUT! Share project board with SCORES community

10. Class structure  Literary Moment  Journaling / Discussion  Lesson  Model, Brainstorm, Individual and/or group work  Share / Wrap-up

11. “Literary” Moment: 2,000,000 Bottles www.chrisjordan.com

12. Demonstration and Display: Due May 5th  Creative title and school/student names  Mission Statement  Project summary/overview  What actions did you take and how did it go?  Original Student Writing: poem, articles, letters, etc  Sample Literary Moment: News article, poem, art, etc.  Photos  Results: Testimony, feedback and evaluation information  Glue thoroughly and cover with contact paper!

13. Possible Resources  Dosomething.org  www.servicelearning.org  www.ysa.org  Lejyouth.org  Peacecorps.gov (speaker match program, sample projects)  Johmuirlive.com  Cityguides sf  Sfgov.org  Re-cology  spca.org  Carecensf.org  AMERICA SCORES BAY AREA STAFF!

14. Last Picks…  10 Percent Off at Sports Basement starting 3/10!  Summer Plans?  Volunteers  Mayor’s Award SHOUT! Event  Coach Contact Sheets and Payroll Info  Coach Resources  Website: http://www.americascores.org/affiliates/bay- area/resource-center/coach-resourceshttp://www.americascores.org/affiliates/bay- area/resource-center/coach-resources  Password: scorescoach  Weekly Bulletin  “You’ll never walk alone…”