Introduction
Too often we hear news sharing what is bad and wrong with the world. We hear about the devastating effects of climate change, endangered species, and disease. Far less often, we are being informed of the good. However, global change is happening all around us!
A few local businesses will be visiting our school to talk to YOU about the challenges they had to overcome in order to open their business and their dedication to making their communities better. Please use this Webquest to help you prepare for their visits and learn more about some programs that started right here in Rhode Island!
Task
Your assignment is to create a newsletter for your business.
Your newsletter must:
- Be one-page long
- Explain what your business does
- Include information about your SDG
- Be interesting to look at
Process
- Students will go to the links provided and read the information other businesses provided on their websites.
- Students will take notes on Think Sheets as to what they will want to include in their own newsletters.
- Students will then open a GoogleDoc and begin to create their newsletters.
Links:
Evaluation
Rubric
| Beginning (2 points) | Developing (4 points) | Very Good (6 points) | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Information about the business is present, but does not mention the Sustainable Development Goal | Information about the business and the Sustainable Development Goal are present, but does not flow | All information is present and the connection between the business and the Sustainable Development Goal is clear | |
| Pictures | One picture is included, with credit given to the source | Two pictures are included, with credit given to the sources. | MORE THAN two pictures are included, with credit given to the sources. | |
| Grammar | Words are misspelled OR incorrect punctuation is used at least 4 times overall. | Words are misspelled OR incorrect grammar / punctuation is used no more than twice. | No spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors are present. | |
| Visual Appearance | Text and pictures are present and appropriately placed. | One or more "extra features" are included to make the newsletter more interesting without cluttering the page or distracting the reader. | Several extra features are included (font, centering, borders, etc.) without cluttering the page or distracting the reader. |
Conclusion
You may consider having newsletters available during your "pitch" (if you are presenting in person) OR at your main event so people can leave with more information about you, your business, and your mission.
*Do you have any questions about your newsletter?
*Would or Could you use your newsletter to reason that your business supports your Sustainable Development Goal?
Teacher Page
Students as global and social entrepreneurs
Guest speakers: Refugee Dream Center & Sproutel
- Locally-based start-ups with SDG connections
Students will write newsletters for their own companies based on the information they find on other businesses' webpages.