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Welcome to our page! We are a group of fourth graders getting more involved with issues that people all over the world face. We have been reading about social issues and now we want to take action by creating a social action project. Please help us encourage others to take action!

Social issues are troubles concerning humanity. This is a place where students can come to identify and discuss social issues in their life. Feel free to add issues that are not included and please tell your location. This will help us understand how different people in the world face very different issues.


 * What are some things that bother you at home? school? in your neighborhood?
 * Are these social issues?
 * Is it a problem that can affect the larger society?

Our goals:

• For students to think about and question issues in the world and to read to become more informed about them • For students to think about the issues within the text and then think globally about how they can learn and change from what they know about the issue. • For students to debate and work towards solutions for problems in their classroom, community and world • For students to take social action by planning authentic projects that make a difference in their lives and the lives of others - goals from a Unit of Study written by Rachel Lund and Erica Silverstein