S.S.+Project


 * **GRASPS Task** || **Six Facets of Understanding** ||
 * ** Goal: **Students will be persuading others to make a change related to a self selected social issue.


 * Role: ** Students will be take the role of "the persuader" as they make a short commercial.

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 * Audience: ** The videos will be posted on youtube so they audience will be primarily other 4th grade classes, but anyone

**Situation:**  Students are in the producers of a commercial. They have been hired by a company to create a short infomercial to persuade others to make a change related to the social issue.


 * Product Performance **: The students will be given a student friendly rubric. This will evaluate the use of technology, persuasion, and knowledge of the social issue.


 * Extension: **The easiest level will be for students to draw photos or use photos from creative commons, but an extension will be for them to plan and take their own photos for the project. || Explain, Apply, Interpret, Perspective, Self-Knowledge, Empathize)


 * Explain: ** Students will explain a little bit about the social issue.

 **Interpret:**  Students will interpret the perception of others in a situation.
 * Apply: ** Students will apply their knowledge of the issue and how people make change to persuade others to make a difference.

 **Self-Knowledge:**  Students will use self-knowledge when informing others about the issue.
 * Perspective: ** Students will have to consider the perspective of others dealing with the issue and those that will be watching the video.


 * Empathize **: Students will empathize with the people dealing with the chosen issue so they can understand how much it influences them daily. ||