PART 1: Gather information relating to your issue.

Record the name of your chosen issue here: Flint Michigan water supply issue in the last 5 years

Where tostart looking for information about your issue as you work through this part of the Final Task:

- news articles www.cbc.ca/news www.bbc.com/news

- news clips from credible news broadcasters on YouTube

- interviews (in any format, audio, video, etc.) of people involved in the issue

- HDSB online Library Services databases https://www.hdsb.ca/library/pages/dbases.html

- NGO websites www.wango.org

- charity or outreach program websites

- The United Nations websitehttp://www.un.org/en/

-Do NOT use wikipedia

1. Find a map that outlines the area where your issue is taking place.

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1. Make a paragraph to describe the issue you have chosen to research. Include information on who is involved, the location, the time period, and the history and reasons as to why this issue has happened/is happening.
   1. What civic issue interests you? What issue needs to be tackled to make your communities or the world better?
   2. Who are the people and/or organizations involved in this issue? What views do they have on it?
   3. What other perspectives might there be on this issue that are not commonly heard?
   4. Which level(s) of government would be responsible for addressing this issue?
   5. Summarize the information in one paragraph.
   6. Record your sources. For each one, include:
      1. Title of article
      2. Title of website
      3. Author
      4. Date article or website was published/updated/accessed
      5. Website link
      6. Publisher

Paste the links you used to find this information after the paragraph.

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1. Research an individual who is involved in the issue.

Make a biographical profile of this person, includingname, age, country of origin, and detailsabout their role in the issue: Why are they involved? What actions are they taking? Is their role positive or negative?.

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1. Research a major event that happened during your issue (for example: a battle, a rally, an act of terrorism, a treaty being signed, a large amount of money being donated for relief efforts, the assassination of a political leader or individual, intervention from the UN,etc.).

Describe this point in time: What happened? Why was this an important event? Did it cause any positive or negative changes to the issue?

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PART 2: Evaluate and interpret the information you have found.

1. Use your knowledge of the issue to think of 3 different groups who are involved. Give information about how they are involved and affected by the issue.

Examples of types of groups that might be involved in your issue: various political parties, the government, rebel armies, adult civilians, child civilians, relief groups/NGOs/charities from the area or from other countries, religious groups, ethnic majorities or minorities, etc.

Name of group involved in the issue	How they are involved/affected (point form)

2. Choose one group you included in the chart in the previous question that you think hassuffered the most due to your issue. Make a brief justification with examples of why they have had the most negative experience or impact.

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3. Make a letter or email written by a teenager who is experiencing the issue that they have written to you. Think about how they might be feeling, what they are experiencing, and how they are coping. The letter can outline a specific event, or be about the issue in general.

The letter should contain pictures (and/or other visual media of your choice) with sources listed, to help describe their experience.

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4. Research an opportunity that exists that you, as a teenager living in Southern Ontario, could participate in that is working to resolve the issue (examples: travelling abroad with Red Cross, sending donations of money or household items, writing letters to the government to inspire change, joining an existing charity or NGO, etc.).

Make an email written from you to the teenager experiencing the issue in response to their letter. Tell them about the opportunity you found, what you will be doing that helps their situation, and what you hope the outcome will be. Paste the links you used to find information about the opportunity after the paragraph.

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