Ms. Fink

High School for Teaching and the Professions

Introduction:

Meet Christina and Joe. This is their Monday morning conversation:

What did you do this weekend?

Nothing.

What are you doing this next weekend?

No plans. We could always hang out on the stoop.

Didn’t the cops already tell us we couldn’t do that?

Well, I don’t care what they say. It’s my stoop. And, what else are going to do anyway?

Many teenagers find that they have “nothing to do.” This may lead them to finding unhealthy and/or dangerous things to do.

Task:

Your task is to come up with a list of productive, healthy, and fun things to do in your spare time. Do some research on the internet of activities, and write a week-long plan of things to do over spring break.

Process:

Summarize your research on the following six PPA worksheets

a. Define the Problem worksheet #1

b. Gather evidence worksheet # 2

c. Identify causes worksheet #3

d. Evaluate existing policy worksheet #4

e. Develop Solution worksheet #5

f. Choose the best solution worksheet #6

Resources:

Things to do in Central Park

Things to do with Parks and Recreation

Summer Internships

Teen Bookstore

Museums

Evaluation

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Organization	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.	The information appears to be disorganized. 8)
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Internet Use	Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Conclusion:

Congratulations. Now you have a safe and productive plan to help you pass the time that you are not in school. Keep up the good work, and have fun on your New York City adventures.