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**Creating Your Civic Identity**
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org

**What's Due for Lesson 3**

 * < **Video Version:** ||< **On Nicenet.org:**
 * Respond to at least 3 other students' posts to "Citizenship" ||< **In your blog:**
 * None ||< **In your wiki:**
 * Create a "Service Learning" page ||< **Vocabulary:**
 * Service Learning
 * Volunteer
 * Personally responsible citizen
 * Participatory citizen
 * Social reformer ||< **Other:**
 * None ||

**Step 1**:
Log into[| Nicenet] and go to the "Citizenship" conferencing topic. Respond to at least 3 other students' posts to "Citizenship". Be sure to follow the guidelines outlined in the rubric for appropriate and meaningful post.

**Step 2**:
Create a "Service Learning" page in your course wiki. Copy and past the following questions into your "Service Learning" page:

1. Define the following vocabulary (you may also want to copy and past these into your vocabulary page).
 * Service Learning
 * Volunteer
 * Personally responsible citizen
 * Participatory citizen
 * Social reformer

2. How is service learning different from volunteering?

3. What are two reasons //**you think**// today's students are not as involved in civic life as before?

4. What are the three levels of civic involvement? What level do you think will be the best for you future project in this class? Why?

5. What are 3 examples of service learning projects completed at other schools?

6. What elements make a meaningful and worthwhile service learning project?

7. After reading the article, what is your opinion about service learning? Explain.


 * Step 3**:

Read the article [|"The Democratic Aims of Service Learning"]. Skip the "Crucial Support" section. Return to your wiki and answer the questions from step 2.

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