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Expository ProjectDue date: _______________________

Task: You will create a visual representation that answers the following unit questions:

In order to take care of ourselves, do we need to take care of others? In order to take care of and help others, do we simply take care of ourselves?

Your project will have 10 items (5 for each question) that are taken from 5 different sources.

Steps for Success:1. Brainstorm

What are 5 ways that helping myself will help the community?1. Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR an article you chose2. Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea3. Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth4. Example from your personal life5. Example of your choice

What are 5 ways that helping the community will help myself? 1. Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR an article you chose2. Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea3. Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth4. Example from your personal life5. Example of your choice

2. Create a Visual You may create a binder, book, prezi, or powerpoint. If you have another idea, please ask me first.

3. Add the Information Write one paragraph for each example (10 paragraphs total) In each paragraph, include the following:

o What is your example? Why did you choose this example? o Include a quote for your example. How does it answer the question?

Include pictures that help connect your example to the above questions.

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Directions: While you watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, take notes on the following questions.

1. What was the father’s occupation or job?

2. Why is the family struggling?

3. What happened to the family’s house?

4. How has the father helped the community?

5. How are the people of Extreme Makeover helping the family?

6. How is the community of the city of Armada helping the family?

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

What are 3 ways that helping the community will help myself?When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

What are 3 ways that helping myself will help the community?When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

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Article of your choice

Directions: While you read the selected article, take notes on the following questions.

1. Why did you decide to read this article?

2. What seemed to be the author’s purpose in creating this text? Why do you think they wrote it?

3. What can you say about the theme? What is the author’s overall message to the audience? Cite a line from the article as evidence.

4. Compare and contrast this text with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Be specific–what are the similarities and differences?

5. Open: Give your final thoughts.

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Article of your choice

What are 2 ways that helping the community will help myself?When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

What are 2 ways that helping myself will help the community?When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

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Malala’s Mission

Directions: While you read “Malala’s Mission,” take notes on the following “W” questions.

1. Who is this article about?

2. What did this person do?

3. What is her mission?

4. When was this article written?

5. When did another significant event take place? (Give another date and state what happened)

6. Where is she from? (Be specific!)

7. Where does she live now?

8. Why did she have to leave her home?

9. Why is Upfront Magazine interviewing her?

Directions: Summarize the answers to the following questions.

1. Why is girls’ education an important issue to focus on?

2. What does Malala miss the most about Pakistan?

3. What is Malala’s life like in England?

4. What would Malala say to the members of the Taliban who tried to kill her?

5. What advice does Malala have for other teens?

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Malala’s Mission

How does helping the community help myself?When did Malala help the community? How did it improve her as a person? Quote

How does helping myself help the community?When did Malala help herself? How did that help the community? Quote

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I Am Malala

Directions: Read your chapter from I Am Malala. Then answer the questions from your specific chapter.

Chapter 6 (p80-84, 89)

1) Why was Malala so taken with the plight of the Rubbish Children?

2) What did Malala ask her father to do?

3) As a result, what happened to her father’s profits? Why?

4) What’s a ghost school and why do you think Malala’s father was so annoyed with them?

Chapter 8 (p102-107)

1) What happened on October 8th, 2005 in Malala’s homeland?

2) Give 5 specific problems that occurred after the event.

Chapter 23 (p275-278, passage on 282, 288-289)

1) How did Malala react when she woke up in England’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

2) Why was Malala so concerned with money once she was in QEH?

3) What did Malala say was her only regret about being shot?

4) How did the community and the rest of the world react when they heard about Malala?

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I Am Malala

How does helping the community help myself?When did a person help the community? How did it improve that person? Quote

How does helping myself help the community?When did someone help themselves? How did that help the community? Quote

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Three Cups of Tea

Chapter 3

1. Select the sentences that support the inference that the family was not wealthy. Select all that apply.

Everything from the blackened pots and pans to the oil lanterns looked plain and well used. But not the quilt Greg had slept under. It was made of maroon silk and decorated with tiny mirrors. All the blankets in the room were thin, worn, wool, patched with scraps. Greg realized that his hosts had covered him up with the most valuable thing they owned.

2. Which of the following sentences best supports the conclusion that Greg is grateful to the people of Korphe?

a. He would walk around the village for a few hours each day, with children holding his hands, and then return to Haji Ali’s to sleep or simply lie down…

b. Greg knew he owed the people of Korphe more than he could. But he was determined to try.

c. But it turned out the best thing he had to offer the people of Korphe was his knowledge.d. He put his hands on Haji Ali’s shoulders. “I will build a school.” He said. “I promise.”

3. Read the sentence from the text:

“Greg didn’t know at the time how little sugar the Balti had and how precious they considered it. If he had, he would have said no to the second cup of sweet tea.”

The word “precious” has multiple meanings. What does the word “precious” most likely suggest about the Balti people’s sugar?

a. They always have some but they don’t use it very much. b. They value it very highly because it is rare c. It is loved so they try to keep all of it. d. It is important to their diet.

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1. PART A: Which of these inferences about Greg is best supported by the text? a. He knew more about Pakistan than many other people. b. He saw more of the troubles that the Balti people faced so he was more sympathetic than

other people. c. He did not have very much money so he was unsure how to spend what he earned.d. He hated technology.

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2. PART B: Which sentence best supports your answer to the previous question: a. “My village in Pakistan had no school, so the importance of what Greg was trying to do was

very dear to me.” b. “It was hard to explain to adults why I wanted to help students in Pakistan… But the kids

got it right away. When they saw the pictures, they couldn’t believe it…”c. He sat Greg down in front of a computer and gave him lessons in how to use it. d. Greg was living as cheaply as possible, saving all his money for the school and the trip he

hoped to make back to Korphe.

3. What is the author’s most likely reason for including this chapter in the novel? a. To show how desperately Greg wanted to build the school b. To show how many people actually helped him on his mission.c. To show the extent Greg had to go to in order to pay for his school. d. To show how little Americans knew about Korphe.

Chapter 10

1. How does the author develop the character George McCown? 1. By describing his appearance2. Through his contribution to Greg’s cause 3. Through the character’s 1st person dialogue. 4. By detailing Greg’s thoughts about the man.

2. What does the following passage suggest about the relationship between Greg and Hussein?

Hussein had offered to donate a field that his wife, Hawa, owned. The school could be built there. It had a clear view of the mountain called Korphe K1, which Greg thought would encourage students to aim high. Greg agreed, if Hussein would promise to become the school’s first teacher. They settled the deal over sweet tea and handshakes, and talked until long after dark.

1. They only speak about business. 2. They disagree where the school should be placed. 3. They have a hard time communicating with each other. 4. They enjoy each other’s company.

3. Which evidence from the text best supports the statement below?

Greg admired the lifestyle of the Balti people in Korphe. 1. After a long, satisfying day of working on the bridge, Greg loved washing down a bowl of

rice and lentil stew with strong tea, basking in the sun with Haji Ali’s family, and chatting across the rooftops to the other families…

2. Greg felt sure that, although there were many things the Balti did not have, they did have an uncomplicated happiness that was becoming very rare in the world.

3. At night, unmarried men like Greg and Twaha often slept on the rooftops, under the stars. 4. “And I wanted these people to feel like it wasn’t just me, that there were a bunch of other

Americans back home concerned about helping them.”

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Three Cups of Tea (Key)

Chapter 3

1. Select the sentences that support the inference that the family was not wealthy. Select all that apply.

Everything from the blackened pots and pans to the oil lanterns looked plain and well used. But not the quilt Greg had slept under. It was made of maroon silk and decorated with tiny mirrors. All the blankets in the room were thin, worn, wool, patched with scraps. Greg realized that his hosts had covered him up with the most valuable thing they owned.

2. Which of the following sentences best supports the conclusion that Greg is grateful to the people of Korphe?

a. He would walk around the village for a few hours each day, with children holding his hands, and then return to Haji Ali’s to sleep or simply lie down…

b. Greg knew he owed the people of Korphe more than he could. But he was determined to try.

c. But it turned out the best thing he had to offer the people of Korphe was his knowledge.d. He put his hands on Haji Ali’s shoulders. “I will build a school.” He said. “I promise”.

3. Read the sentence from the text:

“Greg didn’t know at the time how little sugar the Balti had and how precious they considered it. If he had, he would have said no to the second cup of sweet tea.”

The word “precious” has multiple meanings. What does the word “precious” most likely suggest about the Balti people’s sugar?

a. They always have some but they don’t use it very much. b. They value it very highly because it is rare c. It is loved so they try to keep all of it. d. It is important to their diet.

Chapter 5

4. PART A: Which of these inferences about Greg is best supported by the text? a. He knew more about Pakistan than many other people. b. He saw more of the troubles that the Balti people faced so he was more sympathetic than

other people. c. He did not have very much money so he was unsure how to spend what he earned.d. He hated technology.

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5. PART B: Which sentence best supports your answer to the previous question: a. “My village in Pakistan had no school, so the importance of what Greg was trying to do was

very dear to me.” b. “It was hard to explain to adults why I wanted to help students in Pakistan… But the

kids got it right away. When they saw the pictures, they couldn’t believe it…”c. He sat Greg down in front of a computer and gave him lessons in how to use it. d. Greg was living as cheaply as possible, saving all his money for the school and the trip he

hoped to make back to Korphe.

6. What is the author’s most likely reason for including this chapter in the novel? a. To show how desperately Greg wanted to build the school b. To show how many people actually helped him on his mission.c. To show the extent Greg had to go to in order to pay for his school. d. To show how little Americans knew about Korphe.

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4. How does the author develop the character George McCown? 1. By describing his appearance2. Through his contribution to Greg’s cause 3. Through the character’s 1st person dialogue. 4. By detailing Greg’s thoughts about the man.

5. What does the following passage suggest about the relationship between Greg and Hussein?

Hussein had offered to donate a field that his wife, Hawa, owned. The school could be built there. It had a clear view of the mountain called Korphe K1, which Greg thought would encourage students to aim high. Greg agreed, if Hussein would promise to become the school’s first teacher. They settled the deal over sweet tea and handshakes, and talked until long after dark.

1. They only speak about business. 2. They disagree where the school should be placed. 3. They have a hard time communicating with each other. 4. They enjoy each other’s company.

6. Which evidence from the text best supports the statement below?

Greg admired the lifestyle of the Balti people in Korphe. 1. After a long, satisfying day of working on the bridge, Greg loved washing down a bowl of

rice and lentil stew with strong tea, basking in the sun with Haji Ali’s family, and chatting across the rooftops to the other families…

2. Greg felt sure that, although there were many things the Balti did not have, they did have an uncomplicated happiness that was becoming very rare in the world.

3. At night, unmarried men like Greg and Twaha often slept on the rooftops, under the stars. 4. “And I wanted these people to feel like it wasn’t just me, that there were a bunch of other

Americans back home concerned about helping them.”

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Malala Yousafzai and Greg Mortenson

After reading about Malala Yousafzai and Greg Mortenson, compare and contrast the two individuals. How are they alike? How are they different?

How do the texts emphasize the importance of education? Complete the chart below describing how

each text view education.

Malala Yousafzai Greg Mortenson

Does Malala conform to typical “girl” stereotypes? Why or why not? Provide evidence.

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Do you think Malala and Greg Mortenson are courageous for their strong beliefs in education? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence, including at least one quote from either text.

Don’t forget to use proper in-text citation structure!

Step 1: Brainstorm

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Use the table below to gather your quotes. Don’t forget page numbers when necessary!

What are 5 ways that helping the community will help myself?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

OR

Article you chose

When did a person help the community?

How did it improve that person? Quote(not required for EM:HE)

Malala (interview, Mission, or chapters)

Or

Three Cups of Tea

When did a person help the community?

How did it improve that person? Quote(required)

Bud, Not Buddy

Or

Nothing But the Truth

When did a person help the community?

How did it improve that person? Quote(required)

Example from your own life

When did a person help the community?

How did it improve that person? Quote(if necessary)

Example ofyour choice

Ex: tv show, book,movie poem,meme

When did a person help the community?

How did it improve that person? Quote(if necessary)

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What are 5 ways that helping myself will help the community?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

OR

Article you chose

When did someone help themselves?

How did that help the community?

Quote(not required for EM:HE)

Malala (interview, Mission, or chapters)

Or

Three Cups of Tea

When did someone help themselves?

How did that help the community?

Quote(required)

Bud, Not Buddy

Or

Nothing But the Truth

When did someone help themselves?

How did that help the community?

Quote(required)

Example from your own life

When did someone help themselves?

How did that help the community?

Quote(if necessary)

Example ofyour choice

Ex: tv show, book,movie poem,meme

When did someone help themselves?

How did that help the community?

Quote(if necessary)

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Step 2: Rough Draft

Paragraph 1: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you choseo Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did this help the community?o How did this THEN help the individual?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 2: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did this help the community?o How did this THEN help the individual?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 3: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did this help the community?o How did this THEN help the individual?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 4: Example from your own life

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did this help the community?o How did this THEN help the individual?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

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Paragraph 5: Example of your choice o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did this help the community?o How did this THEN help the individual?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

Paragraph 6: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you choseo Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did someone help themselves?o How did this THEN help the community?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 7: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did someone help themselves?o How did this THEN help the community?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 8: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did someone help themselves?o How did this THEN help the community?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 9: Example from your own life

o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did someone help themselves?o How did this THEN help the community?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 10: Example of your choice

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o Topic Sentenceo Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)o Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article) Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

o What does this quote mean?o How did someone help themselves?o How did this THEN help the community?

o Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

Step 3: Peer Review

Paragraph 1: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you chose1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did this help the community?6. How did this THEN help the individual?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 2: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did this help the community?6. How did this THEN help the individual?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 3: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did this help the community?6. How did this THEN help the individual?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 4: Example from your own life

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did this help the community?

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6. How did this THEN help the individual?7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

Paragraph 5: Example of your choice 1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did this help the community?6. How did this THEN help the individual?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

Paragraph 6: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you chose1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did someone help themselves?6. How did this THEN help the community?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 7: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Tea

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did someone help themselves?6. How did this THEN help the community?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 8: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Truth

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did someone help themselves?6. How did this THEN help the community?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)Paragraph 9: Example from your own life

1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did someone help themselves?6. How did this THEN help the community?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

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Paragraph 10: Example of your choice 1. Topic Sentence2. Introduce your example (provide background information) (no quote yet!)3. Cite a quote for your example (include page number if you used the article Explain your quote (3 sentences minimum)

4. What does this quote mean?5. How did someone help themselves?6. How did this THEN help the community?

7. Concluding sentence (Call to action: What can I do / What should I have learned from you?)

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Step 4: Create a VisualWhat type of visual will you create? (Circle one)

Prezi/Ppt Binder/Booklet 3-D Model/Box Poster Other: ___________

Page 1: Cover Pageo Title of your project o Your name o Date the project is due

Page 2: Title o Title: “Five ways that Helping the Community Will Help the Individual”o Picture

Page 3: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you choseo Paragraph 1o Picture

Page 4: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Teao Paragraph 2o Picture

Page 5: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Trutho Paragraph 3o Picture

Page 6: Example from your own life o Paragraph 4o Picture

Page 7: Example of your choice o Paragraph 5o Picture

Page 8: Titleo Title: “Five ways that Helping Myself Will Help the Community”o Picture

Page 9: Example from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition OR article you choseo Paragraph 6o Picture

Page 10: Example from Malala OR Three Cups of Teao Paragraph 7o Picture

Page 11: Example from Bud, Not Buddy OR Nothing But the Trutho Paragraph 8o Picture

Page 12: Example from your own lifeo Paragraph 9o Picture

Page 13: Example of your choice o Paragraph 10o Picture

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Example:

Paragraph Outline:Topic Sentence My own life demonstrates how helping myself can help the community. Introduce your example When I was in school, I worked very hard for my grades and gave 100% in

everything I did.How did this help you? Getting good grades helped myself because I was able to get scholarships for

college.How did this help the community?

Getting good grades also helped the community. Since I worked so hard in school, I am now able to teach my students what they need to be successful.

Include a picture [Picture]

Example: My own life demonstrates how helping myself can help the community. When I was in school, I worked very hard for my grades and gave 100% in everything I did. Getting good grades helped myself because I was able to get scholarships for college. Getting good grades also helped the community. Since I worked so hard in school, I am now able to teach my students what they need to be successful.

Checklists:

Transition words: For example (varieties), Concl (varieties) – each one at least once

Interesting topic/concl