RAID Service Learning
"Rinse, Wash, Don't Repeat" in a service learning project where students research, advocate and provide assistance to an organization fighting a human rights violation. This unit is a collaborative project where students find a need and reach out to those fighting for a cause. Students will learn about Human Rights Violations throughout history and how/why they are still happening today.
Investigation (Research:) (Week 1)
Students will be researching a Human Rights Violations that are occurring today in our World. While completing their research, students will find a Human Rights Violation that they connect to and continue further research on the topic. Research will include:
Planning (Advocacy:) (Week 2)
Students will find a way to advocate the fight against the human rights violation of their choice. Students must look into groups that provide aid, awareness, or any type of assistance to the victims of this violation. The students will reach out and will find a way to get involved. Students will plan where they want to take their project. Some of these options can include, but are not limited to:
Implementation (Indirect:) (Week 3)
Students will create a kick-starter pitch. This is to create awareness and begin providing aid to their cause.
Implementation (Direct:) (Week 4)
Students will create their own way to get directly involved with their cause. They must plan ahead a way to get in touch with their organization and find out from their organization what they need help in
Reflection and Demonstration
Students will have an initial reflection after planning their project. Students will create a two paragraph reflection and present it in front of the class to demonstrate what they will be doing for their project. Every other group will give feedback.
Rubric
Investigation (Research:) (Week 1)
Students will be researching a Human Rights Violations that are occurring today in our World. While completing their research, students will find a Human Rights Violation that they connect to and continue further research on the topic. Research will include:
- What is the violation?
- What groups of people are being affected by this violation? Victims? Aggressors?
- Where it is happening, or where is it most common?
- Can you see a pattern of history repeating itself?
- Is there anything being done about it?
Planning (Advocacy:) (Week 2)
Students will find a way to advocate the fight against the human rights violation of their choice. Students must look into groups that provide aid, awareness, or any type of assistance to the victims of this violation. The students will reach out and will find a way to get involved. Students will plan where they want to take their project. Some of these options can include, but are not limited to:
- Making people in their community aware of the Human Rights Violation
- Providing aid to the victims (food, clothing, etc.)
- Assisting the organization with advocacy efforts
- Interview someone with the organization
Implementation (Indirect:) (Week 3)
Students will create a kick-starter pitch. This is to create awareness and begin providing aid to their cause.
Implementation (Direct:) (Week 4)
Students will create their own way to get directly involved with their cause. They must plan ahead a way to get in touch with their organization and find out from their organization what they need help in
Reflection and Demonstration
Students will have an initial reflection after planning their project. Students will create a two paragraph reflection and present it in front of the class to demonstrate what they will be doing for their project. Every other group will give feedback.
Rubric