Outline

Outline of Activities:
===I. Introduction of Problem: In collaborative groups, you will strive to convince your peers of the need for a recycling program in the local community. Your ultimate goal is to recruit members/participants for the program by creating any three of the following: a PowerPoint to be shown on the school wide announcements, a series of posters for the hallways, a bulletin board for the cafeteria, and/or writing a 30- second announcement to be read on the morning announcements. ===
 * ===== Activating Lesson: Students will complete the activity, Recycling Paper. This will introduce the idea that people (even 7th grade students) can benefit from recycling. =====

II. Possible Activities Students Will Complete:

 * =====Review and analyze persuasive resources to determine the most effective ideas for promoting the program =====
 * =====Online research =====
 * =====Possible slogans, jingles, or persuasive techniques =====
 * =====Suggested ideas for recycling programs established in other communities =====
 * =====Benefits of recycling =====
 * =====Data of current recycling rates and effects on the community =====
 * =====Completion of graphic organizers to display information obtained from research =====
 * =====Interview members of the local community to determine support by key stakeholders =====

III. Possible Project to Demonstrate the Collaborative Group’s Final Product:

 * =====PowerPoint to be shown on the school wide announcements =====
 * =====A series of posters for the hallways =====
 * =====A bulletin board for the cafeteria =====
 * =====An advertisement (30 seconds) to be read during morning announcements =====