Unit+1+Project+Research


 * Objectives**:
 * Choose a topic for the unit project
 * Research and find one source to be used in the project

Come up with a list of school rules you are interested in. Be ready to share out.
 * Do Now:**

1. Once you have chosen a school rule from the list we have compiled, use the internet and some of the websites below to research your rule.
 * Lesson:**


 * Websites to research:**

SoundOut: Promoting Student voice in Schools
 * lists examples of youth-led school change projects

Youth on Board
 * describes efforts by Boston-area youth to enact changes in school district policy, organize youth activists, create resource groups, host community forums, become involved in school planning efforts

United Students (Inner City Struggle)
 * describes the work of a LA community-based organization engaged in several campaigns for civil action, including making changes to school policy and conditions

Philadelphia Student Union
 * describes a Philadelphia based group that engages in projects and campaigns led through student-led school chapters.

Youth Leadership for Action (Constitutional Rights Foundation) This site describes sample projects of youth-led teams based in high schools.
 * describes sample projects of youth-led teams based in high schools to plan and enact positive change in school communities

2. **Link** any article that you have found on the internet or the above websites which relates to your school rule to your wiki. Annotate your link - **explain** what it's about and how it relates to your rule.

Come up with three reasons for why your rule must be changed.
 * Homework**: