Keeping Our School Clean

What Can We Do???

PS. 28

New York, NY

Selines Padilla-3^rd Grade

Have you ever seen a fellow student throwing trash on the floor of their classroom, down the steps heading to the gym, auditorium and cafeteria or on the bathroom floor? Well, you’re not alone. There is a BIG problem in our school with students not disposing of their garbage properly. We should look for effective ways to “KEEP OUR SCHOOL CLEAN.”

As a class we will create posters to display around the school building to remind students that as members of the Public School 28 community we should keep our school clean. We will also have “Clean Watchers” to give out tickets for students who they catch doing the right thing

Step One: We will review and incorporate in our projects the six steps in The Public Policy Analyist:

v Step 1: Define the problem

o Worksheet1: "Defining the social problem"(MSWORD)

v · Step 2: Gather the Evidence

o Worksheet2: "Gathering evidence of the problem"(_MSWORD)

v · Step 3: Identify the Causes

o Worksheet3: "Identifying the cause of the problem"(MSWORD)

v · Step 4: Evaluate a Policy

o Worksheet4: "Evaluating Existing Public Policies"(MSWORD)

v · Step 5: Develop Solutions

o Worksheet5: "Developing public policy solutions"(MSWORD)

v · Step 6: Select the Best Solution

o Worksheet6: "Selecting the best public policy solution" (MSWORD)

v Step Two: After each group is familiar with the PPA, We will break up into six groups in the classroom; each group will be in charge of creating posters for each grade (K-5) in our building.

v Step Three: We will speak to the Principal so we can have a school assembly and have all the students in the school be aware of our initiative.

v Step Four: We will place posters strategically in the high traffic areas of our school building.

v Step Five: We will have an awards ceremony to highlight the individual students and/or classes that have made an improvement in our school community either through keeping their classroom, hallway, bathroom and/or lunch table clean.

· http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/planning.pdf

· http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf

· http://www.facilitiesnet.com/educationalfacilities/article/Study-Clean-Schools-Promote-Academic-Success--9072

· http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit367/lesson3.html

· http://www.educationspace360.com/index.php/how-students-can-help-to-keep-their-school-clean-and-tidy-486/

Poster Rubric

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Required Elements	The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.	All required elements are included on the poster.	All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.	Several required elements were missing.
Graphics - Relevance	All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. Some borrowed graphics have a source citation.	All graphics relate to the topic. One or two borrowed graphics have a source citation.	Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
Attractiveness	The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.	The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.	The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Grammar	There are no grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster.	There are 1-2 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster.	There are 3-4 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster.	There are more than 4 grammatical/mechanical mistakes on the poster.
PPA Steps	Poster includes all 6 of the PPA steps and a short explanation as to why your group thought the solution in step 6 is the best solution	Poster includes all 6 of the PPA steps but may be missing the required explanation or the poster is missing 1 of the PPA steps	Poster may be missing 2 of the PPA steps or missing 1 PPA step and the required explanation of step 6	Several PPA steps were missing from the poster.

Thank you for the effort you have made on this project. The policies that you will create together by doing the research on this WebQuest will be used in our school for the rest of the year. In addition to this, the process that you have worked through on this assignment is one that can be applied to other projects and explorations both in, and out of the classroom. We can really improve ourselves and the world around us by developing critical thinking skills that will guide us for the rest of our lives. Thank you once again and good luck in your explorations.

English Language Arts

Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will present, in oral and written language and from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.

Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction. Students will use oral and written language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.