STOP THE NOISE

Jen DePaul

JFK Middle School District

Have you ever wondered if students behave and conduct themselves in the hallways at other schools, as you do here at JFK ? Have you ever wondered why the noise levels in the hallways at JFK are so loud? Maybe you are part of the problem but, you don’t realize it….

As you read and listen to the song “The Noise” by Jessie Daniels try to figure out ways to deal with noise issues in our hallways. Other students often witness the screaming, yelling and pushing in the halls. Acts of inappropriate behavior towards others whether verbal or physical can often lead to undesirable consequences. It also can give a negative first impression of you the students at JFK to a person entering the building for the first time. How do you think people view you as a result of your behavior or your classmates behavior?

The Noise by Jessie Daniels

Here we go

One more time

Out the door to face the crowd

I can't think straight or concentrate

Surrounded by the sounds

Of a world that deafening

Above everything

I hear your voice

Coming through the static

It's so automatically loud and clear

It's you

And things that used to matter

Suddenly just scatter

When you break through

The Noise

I don't know why

I don't know how

It's so easy to forget

And fall back in

So I start listening

To something that was said

In a world that's deafening

Above everything

CHORUS

Through the Noise

Everything disappears

Task:

We need you~ “The Students of JFK” to step up and help us keep your hallways quiet! We~ “The Staff at JFK” are asking you the students to make posters. Your posters may be drawn, painted or computer graphically designed. Your posters need to illustrate the idea of a quiet hallway. The posters should include the following ideas: proper language and volume, appropriate physical interaction (no hugging), and maturity and respect.

Each class will pick 2-3 of the best posters from each class
Our best artists will have their photos taken and both their photos and posters will be displayed in our hallways around the school.
Our Faculty will be choosing one 7^th and one 8^th graders poster as our grand prize winner. These students will be given a grand prize and your posters will become H.U.S.H.’s LOGO

You now have the opportunity to have a direct hand in stopping all kinds of hall way misbehavior at JFK Middle School. Mrs. DePaul is asking you to join her in helping more students live their lives free of noise and inappropriate behavior that can lead to unfavorable consequences for you the student.

You will be asked to develop a Poster on proper hallway behavior and conduct and how to stop it in your school.

You will complete the Six Steps of the Public Policy Analyst Model (PPA) to decide on the best public policy solution that will help prevent improper hallway behavior/conduct.

Mrs. DePaul will review the PPA structure/Poster as a class to explain to everyone in the class what a PPA is using the following link.

http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppae/ppae2.html

A worksheet for each of the steps of the PPA is listed below on the following links. Each worksheet has a step in the process of finding a solution to the problem. Click on each link and complete the attached worksheet. You will use these worksheets as a guide and resource material for completing the Poster. Make sure that you use all six steps of the PPA in your presentations.

Description: bullying 3

Resources

· Utica School Policies-Code of Conduct

· Hallway Behavior

· Hallway Code of Conduct-Brimm High school- http://www.brimm.org

Evaluation

POSTER RUBRIC

	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Does Not Meet Expectations	Score
Points Earned	3	2	1 or 0
Colors and Patterns	Enhance readability	Support readability	Detract from readability
Layout	Creatively enhances information	Balanced, uncluttered, adequate white space	Not balanced, cluttered, insufficient white space
Graphics/Photos	All graphics are engaging, enhance text	Graphics enhance text	Graphics do not enhance text
Titles and Subtitles	All titles and subtitles are clear, enhance readability	Most titles and subtitles are clear, enhance readability	Few or no titles or subtitles to clarify text
Text Size and Color	All text is clear and readable; a few changes in size and color enhance understanding	Text is clear and readable; changes in size and color enhance understanding	Some text is clear and readable; frequent changes in size and color do not enhance understanding
Writing	Well written and organized, clear, easy to follow	Adequately written and organized, clear, reasonably easy to follow	Poorly written and organized, unclear, hard to follow
Quality of Information	Product description is clear, complete, concise	Product description is mostly clear, could be a little more concise	Product description is not clear, incomplete, not concise
Grammar and Spelling	No grammar or spelling errors	One grammar or spelling error	Many grammar and spelling errors

Conclusion:

Having completed this Web Quest, you are now an expert on how your behavior in the halls affects the lives of everyone in your school environment. You have developed a poster to deal with this particular problem, and you are ready to continue thinking critically on how you and others affect our school environment daily.

Social Studies Standards

Standard 1: History of the United States and New York

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government

Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation