R11's+2009+Inquiry+Task

="How will I make a positive change in the community I live in?" =


 * YOUR TASK IS TO IDENTIFY AN ISSUE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TAKE SOME ACTION.**


 * TASK OUTLINE**

1. Brainstorm [|issues] in the community and how these issues impact on the community. 2. From this brainstorm, identify one issue that your group is going to investigate. 3. Choose a group name that is related to your issue. Modify the navigator link. 4. Make a title of this issue on your home page. 5. Add some pictures to your home page which reflect this issue. 6. Develop questions that will help you find out more about your chosen issue. 7. Hypothesize solutions and answers to your questions 8. Develop an action plan. Your action plan must include the following information:

1. ISSUE 2. WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO? 3. HOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT? 4. WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHICH JOBS? 5. TIMELINE 6. A SPACE FOR DAILY REFLECTION 7. A SPACE FOR TEACHER FEEDBACK AND FEED-FORWARD 8. AN EVALUATION OF THE ACTION AND THE EFFECT 9. FINAL PEER REFLECTION 10.FINAL INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION

= Your peer and self reflections can be presented in any format. Please speak to your teacher about this. =

10. You MAY need to open a **RESOURCE FOLDER** on the student disk in your class folder.

HAVE FUN AND MAKE A WORTHWHILE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

**"How will I make a positive change in the community I live in?"**
=Your __FINAL__ individual Reflection should include. (Try using some web2 tools for this task) = =-What issue you chose to do and why you chose to do it. = =-What did you actually do in the community to make a positive change? = =-How do you know you made a difference and how DO you feel about the positive change you've made? = =-How could you make a positive difference in the community in future? (for the rest of your lives...) =