PBL+-+HS+-+Step+2b


 * Assignment**: Homelessness and poverty are a problem in Clarksville as it was in The Jungle. Devise a plan to mobilize community resources to help people meet their basic needs when they work full-time but cannot afford to live and type up the plan in a word processing program, such as Open Office or Microsoft Word. Then, create and distribute an advertisement to get people involved. Your advertisement can take the form of a brochure or a video commercial. You can use Scribus or Microsoft Word on a Mac and Microsoft Publisher on a PC if you want to make a brochure. Part of your grade will be determined by how much you are able to help the community.


 * Step 1 - Research:** Use the [|scholarly databases] that your school pays for, the [|Housing and Urban Development website], and other search engines to research current problems.


 * Step 2 - Brainstorm and Plan:** How can you use this information to make a plan to solve a problem? Figure out how to solve one of the problems that you found and write your proposal.


 * Step 3- Outline:** Use CMAP Tools to create a storyboard for your presentation.


 * Step 4 - Images**: If you need images, try to find images that do are free. Try [|Pics4Learning]. If that does not have what you need, you can pursue other options, like [|Google Images]. Just be sure to always have citations for your pictures.


 * Step 5 - Create your Advertisement** - The advertisement should take the form of a brochure or a video commercial. The only other limits on the advertisement are those that are placed on it by your creativity. Your advertisement should be motivating, eye-catching, and have persuasive information. Try to to overload on text because people have short attention spans for advertisements.

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 * Finished Product: Brochure


 * Rubric**
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 * Realistic nature of plan - 20 points || The plan has no dependence on real organizations and does little effort to justify how it plans to raise funds or accomplish what it intends. || The plan blends the realistic with the fanciful. It includes realistic elements, but has unrealistic expectations. || The plan includes real organizations and ideas that are feasible. This is a plan that could realistically be accomplished with motivated people involved. ||
 * Persuasiveness of proposal - 30 points || Few ideas are well-developed. It would be near impossible for someone to follow this plan. || At least 3 ideas are fully developed and explained. It would be possible for someone else to follow this plan. || All of the ideas listed in the advertisement (at least 4) are fully developed and explained. It would be easy for someone else to follow and understand this plan. ||
 * Persuasiveness of advertisement - 30 points || The advertisement is almost completely text driven with few persuasive ideas. || There are several good reasons, but they are too text intensive. || The advertisement has several persuasive or motivational facts, but does not waste space by including too much text. ||
 * Do people actually get involved? - 20 points || The advertisement is almost completely ignored because it is not persuasive or interesting. || There is a response from a few people, but there is largely no response from the students or general populus. || People, students or citizens, respond to the advertisement by actively trying to get involved. ||