Student- Led Advocacy (Empty Building Project)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THRUSDAY FRIDAY

INTRO What are problems? What is a *During math **During math Work on project
Start lesson with nonprofit? students will have students will have
answering as a Start with what picked a building to calculated the area
group students know. put their nonprofit and perimeter of
Make sure you hit in their buildings
on the fact that
non-profits can What is a mission Why is teamwork
often be statement? important? Discuss
advocates for Review mission what it means to
others. statements based work on a team
off of TFAs mission and why it is
and provide beneficial.
sentence
stems/verbs that
students can use for
creating their own
statement
LESSON Discuss what Explain to the class Students get in Students will begin Work on project
equates to our that they are going groups and write working on their
community and to work in their their mission jobs.
what problems groups to create a statement. They
students witness. nonprofit also receive their
Record this advocacy group to “job” assignments.
brainstorming help their Refer back to the
session on white community. model ppt to define
board. MODEL: Go the jobs of each
through ppt about student.
TFA and break
down the mission,
parts and what it
does.
WRAP Assign Allow students to Students must The group has a The group has a
groups/groups meet in their record their mission recap (each person recap (each person
UP decide which issue groups and choose statement and shares their shares their
they want to foucs a name for their submit it for progress) progress)
on nonprofit approval
 Student- Led Advocacy (Empty Building Project)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THRUSDAY FRIDAY
INTRO NO SCHOOL *During math **During math Final touches on PRESENT
students will start students will finish project/Practice
models of models of buildings Presentation
buildings
Work on project Teacher check in

(Each group will

check in with me to
go over their
progress)

Finish project
LESSON NO SCHOOL Work on project Finish project Final touches on PRESENT
project/Practice
Presentation
WRAP NO SCHOOL The group has a Finish project Final touches on PRESENT
recap (each project/Practice
UP person shares Presentation
their progress)