My Week

So this week went fairly well for me. I finished up the timeline for last week stating what I needed to do for this week. I also finished my agenda for the Lions Club meeting which also went well. They are extremely interested in creating a Leo's Program, even if the school isn't willing to get involved. I had to do some more research on how to write a better proposal than what I came up with last time. I started writing it, basically just stating my objective and what I think will benifit of the progran. Remember I just started! I also completed my timeline for next week explaining how busy I will be with getting the Leos finalized, to continuing my new proposal and my end of the week blog post.

Common Core standards:

• Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
• Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
• Come to discussion prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.

I can tie in all of these standards with my project because through the Leo's program I have to do research and basically give the Lions Club what they want to know. I have to find out exactly and maybe even give them slightly more than what they need. In the meeting I was prepared with an agenda and a print out from lionsclubs.org on the Leo's program so that I was prepared to answer their questions. I can also state that I use a concluding statement, like what I am writing now, to show that I am tying in the standards to what I am actually doing each week.

Civic Standards:

• 12.2.2  Explain how economic rights are secured and their importance to the individual and to society (e.g., the right to acquire, use, transfer, and dispose of property; right to chose one's work; right to join or not join labor unions; copyright and patent).
• 12.2.3  Discuss the individual's legal obligations to obey the law, serve as a juror, and pay taxes.

I can tie in these standards because at the meeting we discussed how when they rent out the hall they legally discuss payment and security measures. I also had to ask them about what they were under as far as taxes. For example they are a 501c4 nonprofit organization and are not charitable. That was all discussed as far as needing the information for a grant.