Allyson Buie, German Urioste, Jamie Roszel, and Donna Eason, 9th Grade English, Upper School ELA
For summer reading, 9th-grade students read the book, “I Am Malala“. Students groups followed this reading up with a project where they developed Marketing Campaigns for a unique Foundation to support a cause of their interest.
Background and Prompt:
“Malala Yousafzai created a fund, the Malala Fund, to help girls worldwide get an education. She believes that everyone has the right to education and she has fought for this issue in her own country, as well as across the world. Think of a social issue that you believe requires attention. (Your issue can be a local, statewide, national, or worldwide matter. It doesn’t have to affect everyone, but it should be prevalent enough that people will understand the problem.) Create a foundation that would bring a spotlight on your chosen issue. Market your foundation by either creating a poster board or a digital visual aid (Prezi or PowerPoint).”
“Your group should create a pitch that should articulate not just the social issue your foundation will address but how it will go about addressing it. Essentially, your task will be to pitch a solution for your social issue. The overarching questions you’ll want to tackle: Why is your social issue one that requires immediate attention? And why is your foundation’s solution an innovative and effective one that should be funded? Next, create a clearly articulated mission statement, an explanation of why your social issue is an urgent problem that needs our immediate attention, and a clear and specific breakdown of your proposed solution to the problem.”
Student Exemplars:
Sea Turtle Preservation Foundation
Student Interview:
Foundation for Providing Food to Children and Families that Receive Free and Reduced Lunches During the School Year
