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Level: Advanced (fourth or fifth year in high school) |
THEME: Can One Person Make a Difference?
Interpretive Task: Divide the class into groups
of five or six students. Assign each group the name of a person
or organization from the target culture that works to make the world
a better place to live. For example, French students might investigate
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders). Students then
research their person or organization on the Internet in order to
find out the following information:
- How was this group founded and when and by whom?
- What are the goals for this group?
- Give examples of the work/successes of the group.
- What are the current projects of this group?
Interpersonal Task:
PART ONE: After students have gathered information about their organization,
they will discuss with their group the information that they found
in order to determine which details are the most important to share
with others. When they have determined what information to share,
they will move into a jigsaw activity sharing their information
with others who researched different organizations.
PART TWO: Jigsaw activity: Form new groups of students so that
the new groups are composed of representatives from each of the
original research groups. In each new group, the students will share
the information they learned about their organization. Other students
in the group are encouraged to ask questions to gain more information
about each organization.
Presentational Task: Based on the information
presented in the group discussions (interpersonal task), students
are to write an essay stating which organization they would support
either financially or through personal involvement and why. They
may also choose to write why they would not support any of the organizations
financially or through personal involvement. The essay should include
background information on the organization and reasons why the organization
makes (or doesn’t make) a difference in the world. |
