Social Justice in Israel mini-course class assignment

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Hi Families!

Here is the information I gave the students in my Israel mini-course regarding their projects.  Feel free to contact me with any questions!

It has been a pleasure working with this new group of students, in addition to my other classes!

Samantha

Social Justice and Israel Mini-Course

Samantha’s Class

Final Project Guidelines

1.     With your group, choose an “issue” that is facing Israel today, from the list you created.  It should be a social justice issue.  Some examples are:

a.     Poverty

b.     Racism

c.      Anti-Semitism

d.     Israel and Palestinian issues

e.     Lone soldiers (Israeli army soldiers from other countries who have no family in Israel)

f.      Israel’s security

g.     Education

h.     Choose your own

2.     Research your subject on the Good People Fund website (and other websites approved by Samantha).  I will provide laptops for each group to use.

3.     Create a list of project ideas that your group can complete by the end of the mini-session.  Think about the things your group is good at (art, technology, video, music), and think about your audience (the rest of the 6^th and 7^th grade Gesher l’Noar students, TBS Temple community.)

a.     Tell Samantha what your project will be.  Here are some examples:

                                               i.     Posters

                                              ii.     Powerpoint presentations

                                            iii.     Recording music, a song or a rap

                                            iv.     Skit

                                              v.     Making a video

                                            vi.     Cartoon/comic strip

                                           vii.     Create your own project

4.     Design and make the project.  Check in with Samantha for help with planning, materials you might need (computer, recorder, posterboard, markers, etc.)

Project due date is in class Tuesday, January 29!

Important Note!

I would like to share your projects with Lauren, and the rest of the 6^th/7^th grade Gesher l’Noar students, and the TBS Temple community!  Please take your time with them and make them great!  Your work is important and it would be GREAT to be able to share all of the groups’ projects with the rest of our TBS community!  I will also be emailing this sheet to Lauren and your families, so they know what we are working on.

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