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Standards of Learning
English
Oral Language 9.2, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1
Research 9.8, 10.11
History and Social Sciences
Virginia and U.S. Government GOVT.17, GOVT.18
Correlations
to VA
SOL and Student
Expectations
Leadership Student Expectations
HS.10: Appraisal of community needs
HS.11: Responsibilities of citizenship
HS.12: Stewardship
HS.13: Leadership through service
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Instructional Activity or Strategy
Vignettes for Social Change
Given scenarios about community needs, students will discover and analyze
methods that leaders might use to solve local problems.
Steps To Complete the Activity
The teacher will first prepare a vignette about a possible community
problem—social, political, economic, or environmental in nature.
Have students
- Get into groups of three or four.
- Select a vignette of particular interest.
- Clearly define the community problem.
- Brainstorm possible plans of action that leaders might use to solve
the problem.
- Evaluate all plans in terms of resources needed to carry out the
plan and potential benefits of the plan.
- Present the most attractive option to the large group.
Resources
Local newspapers, local officials, the Internet
Teacher’s Notes
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