Final Service Learning Paper

WST 4022:  Final Paper and Presentation on Service Learning Project

* Your Hours LOG signed by your community partner should be stapled to this paper. You should also include artifacts from your project (pictures, lesson plan, etc.), which will be part of your presentation.

This should be all one document (MLA style) and should include the following labeled sections:

·      Project Summary: (250 words maximum; please be concise; note that much for this section probably already exists in your proposal and log, which I hope you will draw from here.)

o   What exactly did you do?  How did the project evolve, what were the successes and limitations of your project and its goals, and what have you learned from that?

o   What was the significance of your project to the texts, themes, and goals of the course?

o   How was your understanding of the texts/issues considered in the course upheld, complicated, or negated by the process of completing the project?

·      Synthesis:  (Answer ONE of the following questions that most connects with your SL project.  This section should be approximately 500 words and should include effective textual support and/or documentation from at least two external resources besides our course texts.)

o   What can people do in their communities with/for girls? 

o   Discuss a single institutional framework that shapes girl's lives and impacts their understanding of their bodies.  Discuss how that institutional framework could be redefined from a feminist perspective.

o   What concept relating to girls and the body did you find most relevant to your work with your community partner? Why?

·      Reflection and connection: (approximately 250-500 words)

• Reflect on the group project and your role in it. What did working in a large group of service learning teach you about your own limitations and strengths? What was successful about this project and what you believe you would do in a group project in the future?

Post word count after every section. Do not exceed 1,300 words.

Presentation:

You and your group (if you worked in one) are responsible for putting together a mult-media presentation and/or poster for the class on your service learning project.

This project presentation should reflect the work of everyone; that means if someone isn’t speaking then they better be acknowledged as the multi-media whiz. It should include:

·      What did you do in your project?

o   Include excerpts from materials you generated, pictures, flyers, newspaper articles you were featured in, maybe a t-shirt you created.

·      What did you learn by doing this project? How can we enact girl's studies?

·      What were the group's successes and failures?

·      Works Cited

Each group will have roughly 10-5 minutes to present. Individuals have 5 minutes. 

Rubrics for the assignments are included as pictures here. Click on them to enlarge.

What does Twitter have to do with it?

As per our discussion in class, here is the Katherin Fenton story:

 The Washington Free Beacon
Huffington Post
Washington Post
Feministing

Service Learning Lesson Plans

 Group Lesson Plans for Service Learning (turn in one for each lesson)

1.     Title

2.     Measurable Objective/Goal of Lesson (remember how we must account for our progress and set goals)—go to http://www.coop.ucf.edu/categories/For%20Students/Co-op_and_Internships/Registered_Students/Tips_for_Success/195_152.aspx to learn more about learning objectives

3.     Audience

4.     Materials (what do you need to complete this activity—pens, paper, notebooks, craft supplies, etc.)

5.      Summary of lesson

6.     Procedure (what will you actually do, how long will it take, what are the directions; make sure to include a way to measure your objective)

7.     Your group must include a 1-3 page Rationale for each lesson plan that explains what you have chosen to do, why you have chosen it, and how it relates to the course texts/ideas we have learned about. Please include a works cited.

Otherwise, you have creative and intellectual license.

Outside research is not required but may be helpful. If you plan to amend and work from another program’s training material, please cite and include the originals with your copy.

Here is the rubric:

Service Learning Blogs

Elements of Weekly Activism Log for Service Learning

You may begin posting your weekly activism log entry this week. You will continue to have an opportunity to post each week throughout the course until you have met the requirements. See syllabus for exact dates/deadlines and the number of required posts. 

 Limit weekly entries to 500 words. You are required to post at least THREE Blog Entries before the hours log is due. Entries should be posted by Friday of the week of service. 

 Divide your weekly log into three sections:

1. Activism: What happened this week? What kind of contact did you have with your community partner and or your class team? What were your successes? What were your pitfalls? What do you think should be done next week to help you complete your project?

2. Reflection: How does the activism you’ve done this week relate how you are coming to understand the relationships between girls and their bodies? This should be the place where you connect what we are reading, watching, and learning to your service project. How do the two aspects-- hands on experience and textual knowledge-- impact one another and deepen your understanding? Use your course texts here and make sure to develop your analysis. 

3. Reciprocity: Remember that Service Learning is not a one way street.You are not simply giving something to the community partner. Think about what you personally are getting in return. How might this be defined from a feminist perspective?

While your Weekly Activism Log is a way for you to document and reflect on your activism and progress, it is most definitely not an outlet for aggression. The writing and reflection you do in your log should be constructive, and though you should include problems and setbacks (if there are any) please do so in a productive fashion—this is not an opportunity to rant, but rather an opportunity to reflect. Reflection is what transforms experience into learning. Finally, this log is a good resource for developing your final reflection paper due at the end of this course.


*Make Sure to include a works cited!

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"Are You As Attractive As Nature Intended You to Be?"

Links from Last Class

The Reviving Ophelia Lifetime trailer is here:





Here is Pipher actually talking about her book Reviving Ophelia.

Campus Engagement

UCF Campus Engagement Requirement

As part of your engagement breakdown in a Women’s Studies course, you are going to participate in the intellectual and cultural community here at UCF. To that end, twice during the semester you will attend Women’s Studies approved events on campus (guest speakers, discussions, panels, art shows, film screenings) and the first class session after the event you will turn in your “WST Event Verification Form.” Then, within a week of attending the event you will turn in a 400-500 word reflection paper via your blog on the event.

The 400-500 word reflection paper should be submitted in MLA format. This paper is a reflection of your thoughts about the event you attended. Your paper may include questions about the event, arguments on the issue raised by the speaker or film, or some relevant points not covered. You may disagree with the topic or speaker and criticize a point of view—just stick to specifics. Remember to write about what was said, not just how you feel about having to attend the event.

*This list may be updated throughout the semester as new events become scheduled. However, there is no guarantee that new events will be added. Therefore, plan in advance!CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LIST of events:

1.     M.C. Santana, September 15, 2012, Women’s Health Panel, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is proud to announce the 2012 Youth Organizing and Policy Institutes (YOPI’s). The Southeast YOPI will be held here at UCF! Join us for 3 days of skills and issue based trainings, and learn to organize and advocate for sexual health and reproductive rights. Learn More: www.facebook.com/YOPISoutheast/ Register: www.regonline.com/yopi

2.     Successful Women Seminar Series – Dr. M.C. Santana. September 18, 2012. 3:00 – 4:00pm, Location TBD."What else do you do? The life of a woman professor: "Discovering the Community around you"

3.     M.C. Santana, Happy Hour, College of Education, “What a Photo Is Really Saying: Pedagogical Insight into Visual Literacy” Wed. September 26, 2012, 4:30-5:30, Teaching Academy Room, No pre-registration is necessary.

4.     M. C. Santana, Office of Diversity Initiatives, The Purity Myth (documentary and discussion), The Purity Myth:The Virginity Movement’s War Against Women. In the video, The Purity Myth, Jessica Valenti, the “poster girl for third-wave feminism,” explores the myth that the worth of a woman depends on what she does – or does not do – sexually.  Through facilitated discussion, this workshop examines Valenti’s assertions and arguments. September 27, 3:00-4:30, Location TBD.

5.     Women’s Studies faculty (Preston-Sidler, Tweed and Santana) Panel on “Good Boys and True” UCF Theater, Friday, October 5, 2012, 6:45 PM

6.     Meredith Tweed, M. C. Santana, Hispanic American Student Association, Panel on “Race, Gender and Identity” October 3, 2012 10:30-11:30, Location, Dr. Cecilia Milanes classroom.

7.     Anupama Rao, India and the Caste Question, September 13, 2012, 3:00-4:30 Pegasus Ballroom.

8.     Alison Thompson, Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective, October 30, 2012, 3:00-5:00 UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom.

9.     Corban Addison, A Walk Across the Sun: Abolishing Modern Slavery, November 1, 2012, 3:00-4:30, Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom.