SAMPLE EPISTLE

John Smith
625 South Federal Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90004

Mr. Kabir’s Class
922 North Universal Avenue
Los Angeles, California 10202

Analyze

"The White Man's Burden"

by Rudyard Kipling

Analyze

The Brown Man's Burden

Presentation Procedure (September 10th/11th)

First: Upon entering the classroom please pick a place to put your INFORMATIONAL MODEL.

Second: Sit with your groups and when instructed turn in your COPY OF PART TWO AND THREE to the designated area.

• You will be given 5-10 minutes to organize yourself for the class presentation. Use this time to give each group member roles and responsibilities during the oral presentation.

• It is also important that each person in the class use this time to formulate questions they may want to ask during other group presentations.

PART ONE:

• Each group will present their model to the class. During this presentaion it is important that you INTRODUCE YOURSELF and IDENTIFY THE TOPIC. In addition, explain all aspects of symbolism and information on your model.
  
• Following your informational presentation the class will ask you questions about your topic and model. Your answer should be well constructed, informative, and factually accurate.

PART TWO:

• Each group will present their PERSONAL ACCOUNT to the class. This will be done via the LCD projector connected to the main computer. Each group should re-introduce the topic and/or region they are covering.
  
• For this presentation it is important that you are PASSIONATE and POWERFUL. The goal is to reveal a PERSONAL TOUCH. Try your best to bring your TOPIC AND CHARACTER TO LIFE!
• At the conclusion of each presentation the class will be given time to express comments or opinions about what they heard and saw during the presentations.

PART THREE:

• Each group will present their ADVOCACY GROUP. You will pass out copies of your brochure, flier, pamphlet etc. While this going on it is the responsibility of your group to introduce the PURPOSE and GOALS of your group.
  
• What is its origins?
• Why is this group necessary and where are you located?
• What is your action plan?
• Who or what is your group based upon?
• It is important that you REINFORCE YOUR TOPIC and RAISE AWARENESS!
• At the conclusion of your presentation I will ask questions about the advocacy group. Answers should be precise and concise.

GOOD LUCK AND LETS HAVE FUN! =)

Check This Out!

GO TO:
www.time.com/time/asia/features/slavery/

CLICK ON:
Anatomy of a Deal

Class Panel Discussion

1) What image or video from your research this past few weeks has stood out to you the most? Why?

2) What event or aspect of your life, past or present, comes to mind when researching your topic?

3) Who or what do you feel is most responsible for the tragic events we have studied?

4) What part of your life do you appreciate or cherish more now that you have learned more about the lives of others around the world who are less fortunate?

5) If you had the ability (financially or otherwise) to fix the dilemmas we have discussed and researched, what would you do?

6) How does our community or immediate society relate to the problems we've researched in this project?

7) What aspect of human nature do you feel facilitates the heinous actions of the people we have covered?

8) YOUR QUESTIONS

9) CLOSING REMARKS

10) QUOTE OF THE DAY

Slave Labor Project (Updated)

Web Resources:

http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/toc.htm
Anti-Slavery Society

http://ihscslnews.org/
Child Slave Labor

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/nike.htm
Nike and Overseas Labor

http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htm
Human Rights Watch and Child Labor

Project Details:

• Part One: Bring to Life (INFORMATIONAL)
  

1. Pick Groups
2. Choose a Type of Slave Labor or Product (remember skits)
3. Create a Physical Representation (must be able to stand on its own)
• The physical representation will contain all information and valuable facts about the topic you choose.
• For this aspect of the project it is important to be creative (use imagery and symbolism)
4. Research

• Part Two: Presentation (Personal)
• Website (Ex: MySpace or Blogspot)
• Powerpoint
• Newspaper (not recommended)
• Video (must be excellent)
• This part of the presentation is meant to allow you to express your opinions. The story of the presentation may be fiction or nonfiction.
  
• The goal is to illicit emotion, create a PERSONAL touch, and construct a first hand account.

• Part Three: Advocacy Group (Getting Your Message Out)
• Research an individual or group who has created an advocacy group or non-profit organization to deal with the topic you chose in regards to slave labor.
• This person or group will serve as the model or inspiration for the advocacy group you create.
• They should also be given the proper credit.
• Parts of the Advocacy Group:
1. Message
2. Motto
3. Pamphlet, Brochure, Magazine etc. (hint: Microsoft Publisher)
   
4. Action Plan

• Research Logs will be turned in AFTER the project is done. Thus, you should not worry about the research log to the extent that it takes away from the effort you put into the project. However, it is important that you jot down any relevent websites you went to during the course of your research. That way you can simply put it into your logs after the project is over.

PROJECT DUE:

Period 1 & 3: September 4th
Period 5 & 6: September 5th

Journal Logs: September 9th

Think About It...

Should we as individuals and a country bear some responsibility for the unethical practices of the those that exploit the poor to manufacture low-cost products for the American Market?

Slaves To Fashion Project

Web Resources

http://www.unicefusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=262152

UNICEF and Child Labor

http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/toc.htm
Anti-Slavery Society

http://ihscslnews.org/
Child Slave Labor

http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/nike.htm
Nike and Overseas Labor

http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htm
Human Rights Watch and Child Labor

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

You will read and research individuals who became leaders in the fight against child slavery and labor (recorded in research logs). You will then form an advocacy group and choose a product popular among teens. Students research how that product is designed and manufactured and then brought to market. You will produce a physical representation of the product (this must be able to stand on its own). On the product you will input all information about the product and its manufacturers. You will then write a story, (real, or this can be turned into a creative writing assignment, or a blend of both) of the young people who manufacture the product for multinational corporations.

Other elements to accompany the project can be a power point presentation or film clip to back your opinions and facts.

The advocacy group will be the second part of the project!

MORE INFORMATION TO COME!