8th Grade -
Online Project
Teens that Make a Difference
Hi grade 8 students!
You are going to be working on a project until the end of the year. You can work in pairs.
You will be doing a project on teens that make a difference in this world.
Age doesn’t matter when it comes to doing something, however small to make the world a better place. You will find out about different teens and what makes them so special. You will find out about different ways you can make a difference and you will create your own “Make the World a Better Place Starting at Home” program that might just make it out into the world. So let’s get started. You will do one slide a week and in the end you will have completed 10 Google Slides.
First of all let’s get familiar with some of these teens who did or are still doing things to make the world a better place .
Check out this list of 30 teens.
Who are your top 3 picks?
Write a short letter to one of your choices explaining why you think what they are doing speaks to you.
Google Form
What makes your generation unique?
Find out about yourself, you are generation Generation Z so watch this clip.
Do this quizlet for the vocabulary of this clip.
Jason McElwain is the author of the book THe Game of My Life.
He is mentioned in your book this year Just Thinking. Jason was born with autism, Watch this clip about how he was given the chance of a lifetime.
Read this short article which sums up his achievements.
Watch this clip ten years later.
How did Jason make a difference in the world?
Watch this clip of how Jason inspired others.
Now write Jason a letter about what you think of what he has done and how he inspired you.
What are the qualities you need to have in order to do anything in this world?
How do you build your character to be the kind of person that is going to make the world a better place?
Let’s take a closer look at these traits.
Let’s take an even closer look at positive thinking and how this can change your life.
Another one is courage. Watch this to get inspired.
Start small.
You don’t have to do big stuff to make a difference. Watch this clip that shows small acts of kindness.
Watch this clip about how Ruby Tizie got going on doing something about what she believed in, spreading kindness. Kindness is one of those qualities you can have and do something with right in your own home.
How can you spread kindness?
Write a list of 10 things you can do and see if you can do them for one day, two, maybe even a whole week.
And this is the subtitle that makes it comprehensible
What do you want to do? Listen to this guy talk about skateboarding. His journey is not the regular one but listen to what he did with his passion. Getting a sponsor is one way of making your passion real. Passion is doing what you feel strongly about.
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