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Lesson 2:Lesson 2:Building CommunityBuilding Community

Lesson GoalsLesson Goals

Know why it’s important to get Know why it’s important to get involvedinvolved

Understand how you can participate Understand how you can participate in your school and communityin your school and community

Know what activities are available Know what activities are available now and how you can start new onesnow and how you can start new ones

Develop citizenship goalsDevelop citizenship goals

What part of my What part of my portfolio relates to my portfolio relates to my

activities?activities?

My plans for high school and My plans for high school and beyondbeyondA record of my jobs, internships, A record of my jobs, internships, volunteer service, and activitiesvolunteer service, and activitiesHonors or awards I’ve receivedHonors or awards I’ve received

Why is it important to get involved?Why is it important to get involved?

DiscussionDiscussion

ActivitiesActivitiesWhat activities have What activities have you participated in you participated in at school and in the at school and in the community?community? What after-school What after-school

activities and clubs activities and clubs are available at are available at Truman?Truman?

What activities are What activities are available in your available in your community?community?

ActivitiesActivities

What activities do What activities do you wish were you wish were available at Truman available at Truman (or at the high (or at the high school you are school you are going to next year)?going to next year)?

How can you make How can you make these activities a these activities a reality?reality?

What activities do What activities do you wish were you wish were available in your available in your community?community?

How can you make How can you make these activities a these activities a reality? reality?

Now that you Now that you know what is know what is possible, how possible, how are YOU going are YOU going to get involved?to get involved?

Citizenship Citizenship GoalsGoals

Complete the Complete the “Citizenship “Citizenship Goal Goal Worksheet”Worksheet”

Indicate at least one Indicate at least one activity activity you would like you would like to jointo join