I-90 WHAT CAN WE DO?
"SERVICE LEARNING is a method of teaching, learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service, frequently youth service, throughout the community. More specifically, it integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, encourage lifelong civic engagement, and strengthen communities."
Are you introducing the idea of service learning to your classroom or school? This script involves 8 solo readers as they discuss the pros and cons of getting involved in a service learning project. Later in the script is a prose section where the readers include eight of their own ideas for service learning projects. These ideas are based on their own community needs.
For Intermediate Readers: You may include as many additional readers as you wish by asking them to join in on the repetitive ALL CHORUS.
You can lengthen the script by adding more than eight project ideas to the prose section. By the same token, you can shorten the script by including only four or fewer project ideas. The possibilities are endless...
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A sample from the script:
CHORUS
ALL: What can we do to make a change?
A change in our neighborhood?
A change in our school,
A change in our town,
A chance for a change for good?
READER 1: Nothing! Let’s go get pizza!
READER 2: I’m bored. Let’s watch TV!
READER 3: No way! Let's hang out at the mall!
READER 4: Or why not go shopping with me?
READER 5: But wait a minute!
There are so many things to improve,
READERS
5,6,7,8: To repair.
READER 6: If you really know your community,
READER 7: And you care,
READER 8: You can show your concern for people,
animals and our world,
READERS
5,6,7,8: If you dare!
CHORUS
ALL: What can we do to make a change?
A change in our neighborhood?
A change in our school,
A change in our town,
A chance for a change for good?
READER 1: Nothing. I'm too busy!
READER 2: I’m still bored, and I've got homework to do!
READER 3: I have e-mails to write,
READER 4: And exams to get through!
READER 5: True. But when you have a moment,
The first thing you can do is...
READER 6: Identify a problem.
READERS
5,6,7,8: Go out and scout it.
READER 7: Then make a plan.
(What needs to be done,
And how to go about it).
READER 8: Then take action!
READERS
5,6,7,8: Can't do without it!
CHORUS
ALL: What can we do to make a change?
A change in our neighborhood?
A change in our school,
A change in our town,
A chance for a change for good?
READER 1: But I don’t know of any problems.
READER 2: I might help, if I knew.
READER 3: What kind of things are we talking about?
READER 4: Could you name a few?
Continued...
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For examples of some meaningful service learning project ideas from a variety of communities: http://www.goodcharacter.com/SERVICE/primer-10.html
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