Fear of Participating in Socially Conscious Activities

 

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Bryan Tillery

St. Charles Borromeo School

btillery@stcharlesnyc.org

 

 

Introduction:  

Addressing social issues has become a sensitive topic in our society today. There are some who have fears and apprehensions with regards to speaking out against some of the injustices that many of us face today.

 

 

Task:

You will create a PowerPoint Presentation using the PPA, which will explore the fear of participation in socially conscious activities.

 

 

Process:

*Students will be divided into six groups of four. Each student will be responsible for identifying and using two of the listed steps indicated in the PPA.

*Students will then work on chrome books to work on the 6 steps of the PPA.

*Students are suggested, but not limited to accessing the resource websites listed below.

*Students will then discuss their findings.

*Students will then collaborate and create a six slide PowerPoint Presentation (including title page).

*Students will save PowerPoint presentations to their school folders.

*Students present their presentation slides with the class.

 

The 6 Steps of the Public Policy Analyst:

  1. Define the Problem
  2. Gather the Evidence
  3. Identify the Causes
  4. Evaluate an Existing Policy
  5. Develop Solutions
  6. Select the Best Solution  (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)

 

Resources:

·         https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/barbara-barker/athletes-no-longer-afraid-to-speak-out-on-social-issues-1.12050846

·         http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-nfl-players-silent-social-issues-fear-article-1.2753554

·         https://www.ashedryden.com/the-risk-in-speaking-up

·         my.vanderbilt.edu/vandyperforms/2016/10/socially-bothered-and-speaking-out-beyonces-formation-tour/

·         https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-as-citizen-schultz-goes-bold/

·         https://medium.com/@AurenDisson/should-ceos-speak-out-on-social-issues-44628d3a89cd

 

 

Evaluation:  You will be graded on the content of the PowerPoint Rubric below.

Grading Rubric for PowerPoint

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Points

Effectiveness

Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic.

Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements.

Project is missing more than two key elements.

Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies.

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.

Originality

Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.

Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.

Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 slides.

Presentation is a rehash of other people's ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.

Spelling and Grammar

Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.

Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.

Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.

Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.

Use of Graphics

All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.

A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.

All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.

Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.

Organization  

PowerPoint contains a minimum of 10 slides. All parts of the task are completed fully and support the theme/content of the presentation.

PowerPoint contains a minimum of 10 slides. All parts of the task are completed partially and support the theme/content of the presentation.

PowerPoint contains fewer than 10 slides, or some slides designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation.

PowerPoint contains fewer than 10 slides and is missing several parts of the task. Slides designed do not support the theme/content of the presentation.

Sources

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but one is not in the desired format.

All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but two or more are not in the desired format.

Some sources are not accurately documented.

 

 

Conclusion:

You should be able to follow the steps of the PPA to identify the social issue and create a potential solution.

 

 

Standards:

  1. Research should be evidenced based
  2. Information should be clearly stated, understandable, and consistent
  3. Gathering, Interpreting and Using Evidence
  4. Chronological Reasoning
  5. Comparison and Contextualization
  6. Geographic Reasoning
  7. Economics and Economic Systems
  8. Civic Participation

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