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Introduction

The goal of the Team Project is to produce a series of Learning Tree storyboards to be collected in a scrapbook and presented to the class at the end of the module.

In class and as homework, you will be working on the project throughout the whole Poverty & Basic Human Needs Module.

With all your Learning Tree Storyboards put together, you and your classmates will be creating a "Building Global Justice Forest" that may be displayed in the classroom (taken from pages of your Learning Tree Storyboard Scrapbooks).

The Learning Tree Storyboard

The typical storyboard is a tool used to develop a story and how to tell that story. Your Learning Tree Storyboards will look like trees with many storyboard panels inside the tree outline.

Each section of the Learning Tree Storyboard should answer different questions about the country you are researching on poverty and basic human needs.

You will develop storyboard panels for each of these sections:

BRANCHES/TRUNK - What is the problem? What are signs of the problem?

ROOTS - Causes of the problem. Why are people in their actual situation?

CLOUDS - Solutions to the problem (ideals).

GROUND - What is the global situation for the research theme?

CANADIAN BEAVER - What is Canada's role in the research country?

Project Roles

Everyone on a team will have a different role to play. You might be the:

• Project Coordinator: keeps team on track, makes sure project checklist is completed, coordinates team meetings to discuss progress and problems

• Technical Coordinator: coordinates the audio-visual elements and acts as the resource person for computer application software (if applicable).

• Research Coordinator: finds information for different aspects of research project - Branches/Trunk; Roots; Clouds.

• Materials Coordinator/Archivist: keeps all of the Tools/Worksheets being used to develop the Learning Tree Storyboards and coordinates the materials to be transferred in the Scrapbook.

General Resources for Students

Where you will find the information you need? You will find out about a number of resources through the learning activities. However, here are some general resources that will be especially useful for your Team Projects.