Action Project Components and Due Dates

Students will design an action project to be carried out alone or in a pair.  Students will chose a social justice issue and take it through the pastoral circle culminating in actually going out into the world and responding to the issue, volunteering for ten hours.  Students will then be graded on a 10 minute class presentation detailing the results of their project.  The presentation will use Microsoft PowerPoint. 

1. ISSUE: 50 points.  Chose a "justice issue." Handout provided. Due Jan. 14

2. ACTION PLAN: 150 points. Due Jan. 25
Set up and submit your action project volunteer hours for approval.  The student will plan when the volunteering will occur. Handout provided.  Each person turns in their own personal action plan.

3. SYNOPSIS:  300 points. Due Jan. 28
Explore your issue by running it through the four steps of the pastoral circle.  Handout provided.  

4. ACTION HOURS: 5 hours due March 4 (having volunteered at least 2 times), 
5 hours due April 13 (at least the 3 remaining times).
Volunteering ten hours related to your issue to take place in the current semester.  Each person completes 10 hours individually.  Partners do not necessarily have to volunteer at the exact same time.  Everyone has to volunteer at least 5 times, at least 1 hour each time or you get a “D” for this component.

6. JOURNAL: points vary. 5 hours due March 4, 5 hours due April 13
Keeping track of what one does during the volunteer work.  An average of 150 words per hour for a total of 1500 words.  Be sure to follow the journal directions handout.

7. PROOF: points vary. due April 13
	Proving one completed the volunteer hours.  

A)Time sheet : 5 hours due March 4, 5 hours due April 13

B)Supervisor's Evaluation due April 13

C)Additional proof (photos, video, published material, etc) due April 13

D)Letter on official stationary (due April 13) at the end of your hours from the agency stating you have completed 10 hours of volunteer work.  The stationary must say "ten hours have been completed."  

8. PRESENTATION: points vary.  Due at the end of the semester.
Present your project to the class using PowerPoint.