Mr. Christopher Aceto, Collaborative Alternative High School (North Haven, CT)
Week of 11-23-98

Grade: 100 points

Due: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998

Directions: With this project, you will be employing and applying all of your knowledge of foreign policy and its child, "conflict resolution," to make a change or difference in your world. Expect to peer-edit and/or rewrite your work several times if necessary. Points will be deducted for not properly following the project outlines below.

Goal: Persuade President Clinton to change or keep his policy on an issue with China.

USE: letter format (see Microsoft Word wizards)

Product: 1 page typed, 10 point font, double spaced, .7" margins; CC: Aceto

• state the policy issue and problem
• history of issue
• possible solutions or what you did as China (what you learned from being the other side)
• recommended solution and policy (with consequences and benefits)

 

GOAL: Develop and provide guidance to students on how to deal with problems and conflicts (pass on what you have learned and you will live forever).

PRODUCT: 1 page typed, 10 point font, double spaced, .7" margins

USE: memo format (see Microsoft Word wizards)

student-student (fights, rumor-mill or gossip, threats, etc.)

student-girl/boyfriend (arguments, suspected infidelity, living w/ someone)

student-parent/guardian (dealing w/ rules, money, getting a job, friends)

student-boss (work times, pay, unfair rules, late to work, harassment)

 

FORMAT: - you may even label your work on the page as follows (see BOLD word)

TITLE: HOW TO SOLVE _____________________ IN YOUR LIFE

problem area ("options for focus" above)

importance of problem solving (peacefully)

similar problem in my life, how I solved it or could have solved it

problem with another ICONS country in simulation, how it was solved

procedure (steps) on how someone else could solve it (problem solving steps, emotions, point of view, strategies for making it better, maybe even a slogan)