Y14 SESSION 3


Icebreaker:Check-out the Brain Teaser #1 (in your Workbook)

TODAY'S MISSION

Community is a word we hear a lot, but what does it mean to you? We all belong to a community; most of us belong to a few communities. There are multiple definitions of what community means.

In this session, you will choose a definition that speaks to your understanding of community and begin to explore how you are interested in supporting your chosen community with your skills.

MAKING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

GOALS

Today,you will:

  • Understand the relationship between you and your community
  • Identify current challenges in your community
  • Analyze connections between civics and workforce
Complete the Portfolio Steps below to learn more!


Portofolio Workbook Steps: Each step should take 1 hour.

PORTFOLIO STEP 1

First, use your Workbook to discover different definitions for the word community and create your own.

Using your definition of community, answer the following questions:

  • What communities am I part of?
  • How do I describe communities that I belong to?
  • What is my role in the community?
Complete this step using one of the following formats:
  • Complete the worksheet in your participant Workbook
  • Create a TikTok describing your chosen definition of community and answering the three questions
  • Write a brief rap or poem answering the three questions in your Workbook

PORTFOLIO STEP 2


Next, create a K.W.L chart (what you know, what you Wonder or want to learn, and what you have Learned) for one of your communities. It can be your neighborhood, your school community, your friends, afterschool community - you decide!

While you’re doing this, consider:

  • What do you know about the needs, challenges, or opportunities of that community?
  • What do you want to know?
  • What have you learned? (Leave this blank for now)

PORTFOLIO STEP 3

To support yourself and your community, this summer you will develop new skills to solve problems and create opportunities. Let’s find out what they are! In your Workbook, complete the Skills and Attributes Checklist based on what employers are looking for. Now, take a moment to reflect on things you wrote about in your KWL What you know and want to know about the needs, challenges and opportunities of your chosen community? How might the skills and attributes you checked support your work this summer? When you're ready to move to Session 4, click below!