S3: Students Shop for Seniors

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S3: Students Shop for Seniors

Description:

This project provides an opportunity and encourages high school students to help meet some of the needs of today's senior citizens by performing weekly grocery shopping for elderly shut-ins.

Education Levels:

10, 11, 12

Subject:

Economics, Civics, Writing (composition)

Resource Type:

Project

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

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Keywords:

Service-learning, Project-based learning, Elderly, Senior citizens, Groceries

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Contributor:

Janie Warsinskey

Is Part Of:

http://www.servicelearning.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Student cars, or access to public transportation

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Communication Skills, Language Arts, English, Economics, Civics

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

West Virginia Social Studies Content Standards K-12 (2004)

Eleventh Grade Social Studies Content Standards Eleventh Grade: Twentieth / Twenty-First Centuries Studies The focus of this course is to identify and study the interaction of geographic, political, economic and historical factors.

Standard 1: Citizenship (SS.S.1) Students will:

describe, demonstrate and employ the civic dispositions of good citizenship (Civic Dispositions);
develop a respect for symbols, ideas and concepts of the United States and describe the roles of significant individuals (Respect For People, Events, and Symbols);
develop and employ the civic skills necessary for effective citizenship by using criteria to make judgments, arrive at and defend positions and evaluate the validity of the positions or data (Evaluation Skills);
demonstrate and employ the participatory skills of interacting, monitoring and influencing that are essential for informed, effective and responsible citizenship, including participation in civic life to shape public policy (Participatory Skills); and
explain and practice the responsibilities, privileges and rights of United States citizens (Civic Life).

Citizenship Objectives

SS.11.1.3 analyze the changing nature of civic responsibility.

Broad Correlation

21st Century Social Studies Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools (2008)

United States Studies to 1900

Standard: 3 Economics

Students will

analyze the role of economic choices in scarcity, supply and demand, resource allocation, decision-making, voluntary exchange and trade-offs (Choices).
research, critique and evaluate the roles of private and public institutions in the economy (Institutions).
compare and contrast various economic systems and analyze their impact on individual citizens (Economic Systems).
illustrate how the factors of production impact the United States economic system (Factors of Production).
analyze the elements of competition and how they impact the economy (Competition).
examine and evaluate the interdependence of global economies (Global Economies).

Broad Correlation

21st Century Reading and English Language Arts Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools (2008)

Standard 3: Listening, Speaking, Media Literacy

Students will apply listening, speaking and media literacy skills and strategies to communicate with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

listen in order to analyze and critique information received in spoken texts (e.g., of a guest speaker, informational video, televised interview or radio news program).

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Speaking and Listening Standards

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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