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11th Grade/ English 6
Nisha Ramirez
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Introduction |
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What counts as school
violence? Watch the videos below: #SafeToLearn:
ending violence in and through schools We will generate ways to prevent the many
forms of school violence through writing and speaking. Sexual, Physical, Psychosocial, and Verbal
Violence. |
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TASKS |
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● Task #1 You will complete a Google Slides
presentation analyzing school violence at FDA using the PPA method. ● Task #2 You will create and distribute a
local survey on school violence. ● Task #3 You will create a Public Service
Announcement (PSA) |
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PROCESS/RESOURCES |
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TASK #1 - PPA Slides (In Groups) Day
1 ● Create a Google Slides Presentation ● Name the presentation: “PPA Slides/First and
Last Name(s)” ● 1st
Slide: Cover
Page Create a cover page with your
name(s), class period, and the social issue we are covering- school violence. ● 2nd
Slide: Define the Problem ● After watching the introduction video,
complete and post the “Defining the Social Problem” worksheet. **Make sure to include undesirable social
conditions that result from school violence. Day
2 ● 3rd
Slide: Gather the Evidence Now it is time for you to prove that your
problem exists! ● Use CDC worksheet and CDC website for information. ● Complete and post the “Gathering Evidence” worksheet. Cite 3-5 pieces of
evidence. Statistics, graphs,
interviews, etc… are acceptable evidence. ● Complete the FDA survey on school violence
as part of your evidence. ● Found your own evidence? Great! You must
evaluate each source you cite with the C.R.A.A.P
worksheet. The
source must pass the C.R.A.A.P to be included in the slides. |
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Day
3 ● 4th
Slide: Identifying Problems Time to ask the big question, why? Let’s figure out why
cyberbullying happens. We must know the causes and factors in order to have
effective prevention. ● Use CDC Risks and Protective Factors for information. ● Complete and post findings for the Identifying Problems worksheet. |
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4 ● 5th
Slide: Evaluate an Existing Policy ● Read New York State Safe Schools Against
Violence in Education (SAVE) initiative. ● Read New York State’s Office of Mental Health prevention plan. ● Complete and post findings for the Evaluating Public Policies worksheet. |
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5 ● 6th
Slide: Develop Solutions So now that you are an expert in school
violence and have evaluated two policies, what are some solutions or
preventions that can be put in place to make school safer? ● Use Making the Grade: Preventing School
Violence for
examples. ● Complete and post findings for the Developing Public Policy Solutions worksheet. |
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6 ● 7th
Slide: Select the Best Public Policy Solution (Feasibility
vs. Effectiveness) ● Use NY State’s SAFE Act
for information. ●
Complete
and post findings for the Selecting the Best Public Policy
Solution worksheet. |
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Day
7 Task #2 Public Service Announcement (Pairs or groups of 4) Step
1: What is a Public Service Announcement (PSA)? ● Watch this Sandy Hook PSA for gun violence. ● Complete this NearPod on Rhetorical Techniques: Ethos, Pathos,
Logos. ● Answer these questions on paper or in a
Google Document. 1. What is the main message of the PSA? 2.
Does the message persuade you? Why or why not? 3. How did the producers use words and
pictures to get across their message? 4. How did the actors use rhetorical
techniques (ethos, pathos, logos) to persuade you? 5. If you were going to film a PSA about
this topic, list two changes you would make in it. |
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Day
8 Step
2: Plan your own PSA Now that you have all the information and
solutions from your PPA to help prevent school violence, let’s make it a PSA! ● Choose to do a Google Slides presentation, 1
minute video, or a poster board. ● Choose and complete the best storyboard for
your PSA draft here. Remember 1.
How could you discuss the reasons in the video? 2.How do you convince people to listen to
your message using rhetorical techniques? 3. What are your facts? How will you share
these facts dramatically? |
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9 Step 3: Create PSA Let’s bring your PSA to life! ● Create your Google slides presentation,
video, or poster. Step 4: Publish ● Add your PSA to our padlet page. |
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EVALUATION |
TASK #1 PPA GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION
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Criteria |
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Score |
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Sequencing of Information |
Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is
easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next slide. |
Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One
slide or item of information seems out of place. |
Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional
slide or item of information seems out of place. |
There is no clear plan for the organization of information |
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Use of Graphics and Hyperlinks |
All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support
the theme/content of the presentation. All hyperlinks work. |
Most graphics are not attractive but all support the
theme/content of the presentation. Most hyperlinks work. |
A few graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to
support the theme/content of the presentation. A few hyperlinks do not work. |
Very few graphics are unattractive and detract from the
content of the presentation. There are no hyperlinks. |
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PPA Organization |
PowerPoint contains all 7 PPA slides. All parts of the task are completed fully
and support the theme/content of the presentation. |
PowerPoint contains all 7 PPA slides. All parts of the
task are completed partially and support the theme/content of the presentation.
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PowerPoint contains fewer than 7 PPA slides or some slides
designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation. |
PowerPoint contains fewer than 7 PPA slides, or some
slides designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation. The
presentation is missing several parts. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical
errors. |
Presentation has 3-4 misspellings and some grammatical
errors. |
Presentation has 5 misspellings and grammatical errors. |
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Final Score: ____/20 Comments: |
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Task #2 Public Service
Announcement (PSA)
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Criteria |
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Message
Effectiveness |
The combination of creativity, technical skill, and
rhetorical techniques are very effective in delivering a powerful message
about preventing school violence. |
The combination of creativity, technical skill, and
rhetorical techniques deliver a clear message about stopping school violence. |
The intent of the PSA is understood, but it has little
motivational value or use of rhetorical techniques. |
The message is not clear in the PSA. |
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Content |
The PSA is exceptionally rich in content and provides many
facts and solutions to stop school violence. |
The PSA conveys some facts and solutions on school
violence. |
The PSA conveys minimal facts and solutions on school
violence. |
The PSA conveys no evident facts and solutions on school
violence. |
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Originality/Creativity |
The PSA reflects an exceptional degree of student
creativity and use of original ideas. |
The PSA reflects student creativity and the use of some
original ideas. |
The PSA reflects some creativity, but it lacks
originality. |
The PSA reflects a lack of creativity and originality. |
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Final
Score: ___/12 Comments: |
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CONCLUSION |
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Well done, public policy analyst!
You have successfully defined and analyzed the social issue of school
violence. Your problem-solving skills helped you create solutions and a
public service announcement that will truly help stop school violence in our
school community. You all have made our school more safe!
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STANDARDS |
English Language Arts
Integration of Knowledge and
Ideas:
Delineate and evaluate the
argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is
valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements
and fallacious reasoning. Text Types and Purposes:
Write arguments to
support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid
reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. Presentation of Knowledge and
Ideas:
Make strategic use of digital
media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in
presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence
and to add interest. History/Social Studies Integration of Knowledge and
Ideas:
Integrate
quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with
qualitative analysis in print or digital text. |
