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Roll Out the Red Carpet In this task, students will research successful people with ties to the community and present their findings through a museum exhibition. This task includes: |
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Step Out of Apathy! In this task, students will explore the concept of apathy and create a marketing product that will help the community become actively involved in a human rights issue. This task includes: |
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Stock the Stacks In this task, students will work with the library's media specialist in identifying which books need to be added to the library shelves based on the Accelerated Reader. This task includes: |
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Stop Picking On Me! In this task, students will research the impacts of bullying and create a presentation that will help prevent bullying at school. This task includes: |
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Students Against Violence In this task, students will create brochures as an advertising campaign against teen violence. This task includes: |
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Super Commercials! In this task, students will channel the Super Bowl in creating, directing, and acting in their own persuasive commercial. This task includes: |
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The Sizzle Project In this task, students will work in groups to come up with social improvement projects to be presented to local service organizations that will aid in carrying out these proposals. This task includes: |
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This Summer's Best Seller! In this task, students will market to professors a "classic" book to be read over the summer and then convince the students of its potential. This task includes: |
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Time Travelers In this task, students will explore historical ways of life and compare them to modern societal issues. This task includes: |
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To Read or Not to Read - Is There a Question? In this task, students will present an argument for or against reading a chosen novel. This task includes: |
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