Global Citizen Project Term 1 2013

Introduction

Term One Essential Question:

What are the rights and responsibilities of citizenship?

Term One Project Question:

Once you are informed of a violation of basic human rights, how do you, as a global citizen, carry out your responsibility?

This project will put you in the position of being a global citizen in the real world. There is no role-playing here. Your job is take a serious, hard look at the world around you.

Each of you has chosen a country to follow. You have completed current event analyses for each of the items on the “menu” below. The “articles” were from newspapers, blogs, or an online database. The articles were written by someone outside or inside your country.

We will be in the Goldrick computer lab during F/G on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 11/5-7. Keep in mind that Thursday is a half-day, so the schedule has changed. For the term project, you will work in your regional groups, but your current events are individual assignments.

Current Event Topic Menu

16 September 2013

CE 1.1 Your country’s point of view/position on the current civil war in Syria.

 23 September 2013

CE 1.2 Your country’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Within this, you will need to briefly explain: What is the ICC?

30 September 2013

CE 1.3 Activists/Dissidents in your country. Who are they? What are they protesting? How are they treated by your country’s government?

7 October 2013

CE 1.4 What are Students’ Rights in your country? Does everyone have access to school?

15 October 2013 (14 October is a holiday.)

CE 1.5 What is the role of Writers, Musicians, & Artists in your country?

22 October 2013

CE 1.6 What are the restrictions and expectations around youth social Relationships?

4-8 November 2013

Steps:

Monday 4 November 2013

Homework: 

a. Review your past six current events: Syria, ICC, Activist, Students’ Rights, Artists, and Youth. Choose the current event you found the most interesting.

b. Revise your summary and analysis and bring to class tomorrow for group discussion.

Tuesday 5 November 2013 – meet in Goldrick Computer Lab:

In Class:

a. Share your current event with your regional group.

b. Choose your role for the week:

  1. Facilitator – make sure all members are on the blog and post one current event of the most interest to them, you are the group spokesperson and advocate
  2. Editor – you are responsible for proofreading final drafts
  3. Webmaster – your role is the structure and visual aspect of your blog
  4. Media – you will find and embed appropriate external links and create citations on the blog
  5. Connector – you are responsible for researching and connecting with similar blogs on the outside

c. Before the end of class, you should have completed the following:

1.Created your page and blog

2. Assigned roles

3. Selected the issue you want to focus on for your project. Choose one issue, among the current events compiled by your group, that you want to focus on. Your choice is based on what information you want to highlight as an important issue for your region. You will share this information with your classmates during Friday’s presentation day.

Homework: Research other blogs or journalists who also write about the issue you have selected. Select one site to bring to class tomorrow for your group discussion.

Wednesday, 6 November 2013 – meet in Goldrick Computer Lab

In Class:

1. Review the sites researched for homework. Collectively decide if you will connect to any of these blogs.

2. Complete your assigned task for your blog.

3. Review and edit one other class regional blog.

Homework:

Edit your blog, based on your peers’ comments today.

Thursday, 7 November 2013 (8:30-9:15)

In Class:

Review, edit, and polish your presentation and blog. Be ready for tomorrow!

Homework:

None

Friday, 8 November 2013

In Class:

10 minute presentation of your blog.

Homework: 

None – Enjoy the long weekend.