Action Project Requirements

1. This course is required for graduation.  The action project must be completed in order for the student to receive a grade for this course.  The student who fails to complete their action project in the time allotted by the teacher will have to take the entire course over before they can graduate from Gross.

2. Students may work alone or in a pair.  Be sure to choose your partner wisely because they could hurt your grade if they do not do their share of work.  You can only partner up with someone in your period.

3. Each student must spend at least 10 hours of time actually responding positively to their chosen issue.   In other words the student has to attempt to counter the injustice somehow, try to make the injustice a little bit better, try to help solve the problem, try to right the wrong, try to help those in need.  THIS IS NOT COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS LIKE SOME PEOPLE DID FOR CONFIRMATION.  It is more quality than quantity.

4. The student can volunteer (one cannot be paid for action project hours) at an agency, with an organization or be creative and make up their own project.

5. The project must be completed outside of school time (it is homework.)  You cannot skip school to do your action project.

6. Each project must have an adult "supervisor" who is not a relative.  The "supervisor" signs your time sheet, evaluates your work and writes a letter on their agency stationary stating you have satisfactorily completed 10 hours of work for them. This requirement is usually not a problem if you volunteer at an agency.

7. The project needs to be "people to people." That is, the students must work with actual victims of the injustice or work with people who work with victims of the injustice.  This will eliminate some issues and projects.  If your project doesn't meet this important criterion you will either fail or be downgraded severely.  Stocking shelves, doing yard work, stuffing envelopes alone in a room or other busywork completed alone does not meet this important requirement.

8. Only 2 or 3 people can work on the same issue per class section.  First come, first served.

9. The action must be completed in the current semester.  It cannot be something you have already completed.  

10. Your teacher must approve the action.  A student cannot go out and do something without the teacher knowing about it.  A student cannot change topics or place where one volunteers without prior approval.  Failure to inform the teacher properly could lead to failure.

11. If you have a partner, both parties must turn in all phases of the project unless otherwise indicated.  Sometimes partners are graded separately, sometimes together.

12. You must volunteer at least 5 separate times.  You must volunteer at least 60 minutes each time.  If you do not volunteer at least 5 times, or go for at least 60 minutes each time, you will automatically receive a “D” for your hours.

13. You must do your hours and turn in all project assignments (Issue, Time Sheet, Synopsis, Action Plan, Stationary, Evaluation, Journal and Additional Proof.)