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**MAKE A DIFFERENCE ASSIGNMENT**
 * SARGENT PARK SCHOOL**

= **Activity 1: Pay it Forward** - Thinking Locally =


 * **Students watched the movie //Pay it Forward//**
 * The main message in the movie is that just one person can make a difference.


 * **After viewing the movie, students brainstormed possible acts of kindness.**




 * Some possible examples include:
 * Volunteer at a soup kitchen, hospital, care home
 * Clean up your community/school yard/park
 * Donate Food/Clothing/Toys/Books/Christmas gifts
 * Collect new and used toys and donate them to a hospital
 * Make and deliver treat bags for children in hospitals (include pens, notepads, stickers, puzzles, candy, etc)
 * Send care packages for soldiers / write letters to soldiers
 * Write ‘Thank you’ notes to people who have helped you
 * Leave cards or notes in mailboxes, on windshields, or hanging from doorknobs


 * **Students had two weeks to perform a random act of kindness…just because.**
 * **They captured their act of kindness on video or in a photograph**
 * **Students shared their experience with their classmates**


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**Koats for Kids** media type="custom" key="5200457" = **Activity 2: Two Minutes to Make a Difference Movie Project** - Thinking Globally =


 * **Front Loading - Gallery Walk**
 * **This project is primarily inquiry based**


 * **Students took part in a series of 13 different activities to become better informed on a variety of topics.**
 * **Some of these topics include: Human Rights, Environmental Concerns, Animal Issues, and learning about Canadians and kids who have made a difference.**
 * **Stations involve critical thinking, exploring topics, reflecting, and asking questions.**
 * **Sample stations:**
 * **GOAL - At the end of the gallery walk, students will find out what topics they are interested in so they can start to make a Two Minute video to Make a Difference!**
 * **[|Reflection and assessment].**

**Each group will need to have**: 1. Topic by @@@@ date 2. “Thick” questions about their topic by @@@@ date 3. Research done by @@@@ date 4. Story board for video done by @@@@ date 5. Video done by @@@@ date
 * Once students have completed the Gallery Walk and have decided on a topic of interest, they will begin working through stages to create their two minute video.**

**The curricular outcomes for this project include:**

 * 1) **Language Arts and the Writing Process**
 * 2) **Math - Stats/percents**
 * 3) **Social Studies - Comparing the differences between the western world and the 3rd world**
 * 4) **Science - Sustainable Development**
 * 5) **Media Literacy**

[|Review Public Service Announcements and determine what qualities make an effective video] = = =Sargent Park Video Awards=

=2009 Make a Difference Winner=

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