Sarah+Byrnes+projects

Project 1 Child Abuse Use the following questions to help guide you to research child abuse laws in Florida and how to report an incident: Use the following websites to research child abuse within the state of Illinois. > > > >
 * 1) Could Virgil Byrnes get away with child abuse today?
 * 2) What alarms, if any, would go off when he brought 3 years old Sarah Byrnes to the hospital and told the lie about the pot of spaghetti?
 * 3) How can professionals tell if a child has been abused?
 * 4) What is the process to protect a child from an abusive parent?
 * 5) Once Mrs. Lemry found out about Sarah Byrnes' abuse what, if any, responsiblities did she have as a teacher?
 * [|__http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/child/index.shtml__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/faq/faq_faq_can.shtml__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://statelaws.findlaw.com/illinois-law/illinois-child-abuse-laws.html__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/define.cfm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">After completing your research, create a Child Abuse Awareness pamphlet including the following information: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Define child abuse and child neglect. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. State the laws in Florida pertaining to child neglect and abuse. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. List agencies and people in our community to contact and report suspected abuse. Include addresses and phone numbers.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project 2: Morality Issues

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">After the abortion discussion in Contemporary American Thought class, Mark Brittain attempts to kill himself. Does the educational value of the class outweigh its risks-why or why not? Using the internet, research morality issues facing teenagers today. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Select one issue to write a persuasive speech for or against your topic. Possible issues may be: suicide, abortion, or premarital sex <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What makes us moral? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1685055_1685076_1686619,00.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How do individuals deal with moral dilemnas? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2006/04/28__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #330066; font-family: Arial; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project 3: Bullying Issues <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">At the beginning of the book, Moby feels like he has abandoned Sarah by losing weight. He was bullied for being fat. Sarah was bullied because her face is scarred. Think about what bullying issues face middle school students. Select one issue and develop and action plan for change. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ISSUES: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Weight <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Facial features <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Height <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Intelligence <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Being different (gender issues) or dressing differently <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Cyber Bullying <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Your topic choice <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">RESOURCES: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.stopbullying.gov/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/bullies/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/#/home__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Work Plan Template

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Highlight the Problem <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Begin with a one-sentence description of the problem that you are addressing. [bullying in cyberspace causes harm to teenagers.]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Action Plan Description <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe your plan of action in 2-3 sentences. What do you want to happen to address the problem?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Research & Rationale <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Summarize the research you conducted on the above problem and how it led you to the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">action plan you chose. How did you choose this action plan? Did you consider other actions? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why did you settle on this action?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Goals <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Outline the goals of your of Action Plan. Examples could include a number of people <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">involved, amount of money raised for a cause, a piece of legislation that you want to be <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">passed, etc. Be as specific as possible and think about how you will be able to tell if you have <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">accomplished each goal.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Timeline <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Map out a timeline for your Knowledge to Action Plan.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. Who’s who? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify the stakeholders (anyone who will be affected or affect an activity) that are <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">involved in your Knowledge to Action Plan. This can include people who will be served, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">members of your team, volunteers, partner organizations, etc.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What resources do you need to implement your plan? Describe what is necessary to take <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">your plan into action. This may include a few different kinds of support, including financial, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">human, material, etc.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Challenges <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are potential obstacles to your success? Outline any challenges that you may come <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">across as you put your plan into action.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. Evidence of Success/Evaluation <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Describe how you will know that your project has been successful. How will you know that <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">you are making an impact on the problem you seek to address? How will you collect the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">information needed to tell whether you have been successful?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. Publicity <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How do you plan to share your project and its impact with the broader community and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">draw attention to your work?