The document provides instructions for organizing a school project in groups of 2 to 5 students. Students must choose one topic from a list, including culture, gender stereotypes, the environment, and more. They will then decide on a transforming action related to their topic. For their first draft, they must write the objectives, steps, documentation plans, and presentation format. A example is provided of a group choosing to save water for a month by tracking water usage and finding ways to reduce it. They will present their draft next week and final project later in November.

1. Instructions on how to
organize your
SCHOOL PROJECT

2.  1. Get together in groups of 2 to 5
students (not 1, not 6, not 7)

3.  2. Select ONE topic of your choice, among
all the topics studied in the English
classes:
 Culture
 Gender Stereotypes
 the Environment
 the World Cup
 the English language in the World
 Bullying
 Justice and Citizenship
 The importance of Reading

4.  3. Decide which
transforming action
you and your group
are going to put into
practice.

5. For the first sketch/draft
 4. Write down:
 a) the objective(s) for your chosen action;
 b) the steps you will take to implement it;
(First I will…, second I will…, etc.)
 c) how you are going to register those steps
(Are you going to film everything? Take
photos? Interview people?);
 d) how you intend to present your project
results (By means of a poster? On Power
Point? Telling your story by means of a song?
Making a video?). You must be creative!

6.  5. Present a sketch of your project next
week on the 31st of October.
 This sketch will be worth 25% of the total
project grade.

7.  6. Deadline for presenting project results
is the 21st of November.

8. EXAMPLE

9.  1. Group: Isadora, Raquel and Vanessa
 2. Topic of choice: The Environment
 3. Transforming action: saving water for a
month

10.  Write down:
 a) the objective(s) for your chosen action;
 The human body needs at least 2 liters of
water everyday. Our objective is to save
water for a month and check how many
extra days of life we could have with the
water we saved.

11.  b) the steps you will take to implement it;
(First I will…, second I will…, etc.)
 FIRST we will take a day to check how
much time we use showering, doing the
dishes, brushing our teeth, washing the
car, and how many times we flush the
toilet.

12.  SECOND we will calculate how much water we
spend in a day considering the following
information:
 Long showers (20 minutes and above) can waste
from 95 to 180 liters of clean water.
 A toilet flush uses about 20 liters of water, so try
not to press the flush for too long.
 A car wash with a garden hose uses up to 560
liters of water in 30 minutes.
 Source:
http://www.agenersa.rj.gov.br/agenersa_site/ind
ex.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1
12:dez-dicas-para-economizar-agua

13.  THIRD, we will take measures to diminish
the time on those activities. For example,
if I take a shower in 25 minutes, I will try
to do it in 15. If I wash the car with a
garden hose, I will try to do it with a
bucket.
 The time ranges will all be written down
on a notebook.

14.  FINALLY, in a month’s time, we will
calculate how much water we spent,
TOTAL, and compare it to the water waste
from the previous month. If we saved 50
liters of water, for example, that means
we gained 25 days of life!

15.  c) how you are going to register those
steps (Are you going to film everything?
Take photos? Interview people?);
 We will write records of the time spent for
each activity and take pictures of the
water bill. We will also check how many
liters of water are spent in each activity
and how much can be saved.

16.  d) how you intend to present your project
results (By means of a poster? On Power
Point? Telling your story by means of a
song? Making a video?). You must be
creative!
 We will present our project on a
PowerPoint.

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