Performance Task - Take Action In LEP 3, you were able to design a project proposal for your civic engagement activity in addition to getting your proposal approved by your teacher and school administrator. For LEP 4, you are going to actually conduct your activity. You will follow the steps of your proposal until completion. Finally, you will write a short summary reflection on your participation activity. Good luck and have fun making a positive impact on your community! Keep the following in mind while completing your work for this LEP: You will need to collect one of the following examples of evidence of your participation: if you make something, turn in the flyer, brochure, letter, blog, etc.to your teacher. If you attend something, provide a photo, videos, or any document you received. Remember each proposal step in order to develop a detailed summary reflection of the activity later. If you get stuck along the way or hit any roadblocks, check in with your teacher to get ideas of how to overcome them. Background In a democratic society, it is extremely important to have the PEOPLE participate actively, otherwise it can become a dictatorship, with just a few people holding and exercising all of the power. Taking part in any way in our democratic process helps create a dialogue, a forum for expression, and allows important changes to occur. Although active citizenship is a very important reason for why we have created this assignment, it also provides practice with important life skills. In order to carry out this civic engagement activity, you will need to work with a variety of people or inform, educate, and/or communicate with others. Although you may be very passionate about your subject, you will also need to be able to effectively communicate your opinions and thoughts on the issue. The research you have completed in LEP 2 will help you make an effective presentation or argument to others. Regardless of how many people you are working with or for, you will need to understand the perspective of others. You will need to listen actively to what other people are saying. Sometimes this can be difficult and frustrating, but just allow yourself to listen, observe, and learn. Part of active listening is being able to take in what other people have said in order to find a common ground or solution. Our politicians seem to have forgotten how to do this, but is essential to the survival of our democracy. Sometimes if we compromise, it may feel like we lost or did not make a difference, but we need to remember that all change happens over time. Thoughts, opinions, and beliefs often evolve slowly. Even if you do not see immediate change from your action, you can still learn from the experience of what worked and what you would change in the future. Through this experience you may see that more needs to be done on the issue and you may find that your opinions and thoughts evolve as well. lifelong Civics LEP 4 LAL-Civics (2021) 29Performance Task - Take Action DIRECTIONS: Complete your summary reflection in the spaces below. Attach (make a copy if necessary) evidence of civic engagement activity on the back of this page: . If you made something, turn in the flyer, brochure, letter, blog, etc. to your teacher. . If you attend something, provide a photo, videos, or any document you received. What evidence did you turn in that proves your civic engagement? Briefly explain or describe what the evidence is: Reflecting on and summarizing your civic engagement activity: . In the circle below create a word cluster, a picture, or a quote that you feel encapsulates your experience. . In 3-4 sentences, explain how the word cluster, picture, or quote is a reflection of your overall experience. . Refer to the challenges you thought you might face in LEP 3 and discuss if this challenge arose and how you ad- dressed it. lifelong Civics LEP 4 LAL-Civics (2021)