The+Giving+Project


 * CSI High School, 2005-2006**
 * Storytelling Community Service Project Description**

//To be introduced on Monday, October 17th. Groups will be assigned on this day.// (*Important: Think about your advisees and try to put together groups in which students will be successful and can support one another. It is important for groups to have students with diverse skills.)


 * __Purpose:__** To engage students in a service project that connects them to younger children in the community and allows them to practice public speaking, develop a lesson/activity and work to improve literacy in local elementary schools.


 * __Process:__** Through advisories, students will work in groups of 2 to 4 assigned by the advisor.

//To be completed on Monday, October 24. On this day, each group member should bring book ideas and groups will select their final choice on this day.//
 * Step 1**: Select a children’s storybook with an international or multi-cultural theme. The book must be appropriate for the grade level with which the group will be working (advisor will be able to tell you this).

//To be completed in advisory on October 26, 28 and 31. Teachers will be available to spur group thinking, will avoid giving too much advice and let the groups learn from the process (even if it includes frustration).//
 * Step 2**: Students will design a lesson/activity/project to accompany the story (the activity can be of any type (coloring, games, art, writing, or drama) but must be connected to the story. The activity must also be appropriate for elementary school-aged children. Groups will start to develop the activity, put together materials, and assign tasks for different group members.

//To be completed in advisory on October 31 (while or after the activity work is going on).//
 * Step 3**: Students will decide the best way to present their story to the children. This should include reading the story and participation from every group member.

//To be completed in advisory on November 2, 4, 7, 9, and 14. Groups will perform their actual presentation (including story and activity) to their advisory, and then advisors will lead the group through a warm/cool feedback session (What did you like? What did they do well? How could they improve it?).//
 * Step 4**: The group will practice the “performance” by presenting it to the advisory (each group will have time to present and hear warm/cool feedback from their peers and advisor).

//To be completed on November 18. Students will travel on bus to schools, complete their performance and activity with different classes, and return to CSI.//
 * Step 5**: Groups will travel to local elementary schools (time and school to be determined) to present and complete their activities.

//This will take place after the performances, upon return to CSI. It will be part of a celebration (including pizza?) and advisory-based afternoon.//
 * Step 6**: Students complete a reflection (journal) to provide feedback on their own success, their group members’ success and the projects’ success. These will be reviewed by the advisor and will be the basis for conversation in the final advisory session.


 * __Assessment__**: There is no grade-based assessment of this project. Feedback will be given to the students at the rehearsal phase as well as at the conclusion of the project. Students will receive Community Service hours for their time spent on this project, and participation will go towards their completion of advisory credit.

__The Calendar of Events:__

Oct. 16 || 17 Intro to Storytelling Project || 18 || 19 || 20 || 21 || 22 || Select Book || Develop Activity || Develop Activity || Develop Activity || Practice Presentation || Practice Presentation || Practice Presentation || Practice Presentation || No School || Practice Presentation || Final prep work || Performance Day!!!!! ||
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