Name:_____________________________ClassPeriod:_________Date:__________________

Assignment:
SelfGuidedInquiry

Class:
Drama
Unit:
ZootSuit

DueDate:
March34,2016

Overview:
Socialinjusticecanbeaverypersonalissue.Whileweallcareaboutthesufferingthat
minoritygroupsface,therearesomeissuesthatwearepassionate,evenangryabout.Theseissues
includeracismtowardBlacksorLatinosunequaltreatmentofwomenintheirfamiliesand/orinthe
workplacereligiouspersecutionofMuslimsandotherreligiousgroupsbullyingblindobediencein
governmentorthemediapolicebrutalityandsoon.Ifyoucouldstandonabusystreetcornerwitha
giantsigntellingpeopleaboutsomethingintheworldthatneededtostop,whatwouldyoursignsay?

Directions:
Yourtaskistoidentifywhichissueisthemostimportanttoyou.Createaquestionthatis
goingto
guideyourinquiry
duringthisCivilRightsunit.Yourinquiryprocesswillbe7stepsending
inaperformancethatasksyouraudiencetohelpyouchangeorstopthesocialinjusticethatyousee.

Step1:

Createaquestion
involvingcontemporarysocial,cultural,orglobalissues
Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutwhythisishappening?

Step2:

Revisequestion
withteacherfeedbacktobespecificandattainable
Whatcanwelearn
now
thatcanhelpstoptheproblem?

Step3:
Createalistofpossiblesolutions
usingyourELAandoutsidearticles

Step4:
Synthesizetheresearchto
createacalltoaction
Whatdoyouwantpeopletodotomakethisproblemstop?

Step5:

Createa30second1minPSA
thatreflectstheGuidedInquiryCycleandtellspeople:
Whattheproblemis,Whereweseeit,Whatweneedtodo,Asksthemtojoinyou

Step6:

Performthepiece
infrontofanaudienceduringyourclassperiodon
March3or4

Step7:

Assesstheimpactontheaudience
inadiscussionandreflection

PerformanceRubric

NP

Stage
Presence

Flawlessuseof
volume,posture,eye
contact,speedand
pace

Strongattempttouse
volume,posture,eye
contact,speedand
pace

Noattemptismade
touseappropriate
volume
or
posture
or
eyecontact
or
speed
andpace

Noattemptismade
touseappropriate
volume,posture,
eyecontact,
and/or
speedandpace

GuidingInquiryRubric

NP

Problem

Thequestionisa
current
community,
national,orworld
wideissue

Thequestionisa
recent
community,
national,orworld
wideissuethatis
currentonasmall
scale

Thequestionis
not
acurrentorrecent
community,national,
orworldwideissue

Thequestionisnot
clear,relevant,or
relatedtosocial
injusticerecently
or
currently
experienced

Observations Thequestionis
basedona
highlevelof
understandingof
specificsituations

Thequestionis
basedona
highlevelof
awarenessof
specificsituations

Thequestionis
basedona
vague
levelofawareness
ofvaguesituations

Thequestionisa
guess
and/or
based
ona
misinterpretationof
information

Impact

Theinjusticeis
experiencedbylarge
groupsofpeople
or
hasaconsiderable
impactontheirlives

Theinjusticeisnot
experiencedby
manypeople
or
the
impactithason
theirlivesisminor

Theinjusticeis
personal
and/or
is
arguablynotan
injustice

Theinjusticeis
experiencedbylarge
groupsofpeople
and
hasa
considerableimpact
ontheirlives

CalltoAction(CtA)Rubric

NP

Solutions

CtAisclear,effective,
and
somethingmost
peoplecandoright
now

CtAisclear,
potentially
effective,
and
somethingsome
peoplecandoright
now

CtAneedstobe
explained,
or
potentiallynot
effective,
or
somethingpeople
cannotdorightnow

CtAisconfusing,
and/or
not
effective,
and/or
noonecandoright
now

Solution
Analysis

CtAisthestrongest,
mostlogicalchoice
fromthelistof
solutions
and
clearly
showshowtheaction
willsolvetheproblem

CtAisthestrongest
or
themostlogical
choicefromthelistof
solutions
and
clearly
showshowtheaction
willsolvetheproblem

CtAisnotthe
strongestand/ormost
logicalchoicefrom
thelistofsolutions
or
givesavagueideaof
howtheactionwill
solvetheproblem

CtAisnotstrong
and
logical
and/or
doesnotexplain
howtheactionwill
solvetheproblem

Solutions

Themessageisclear
abouttheproblem,
thesolution,andhow
theycanhelp

Oneaspectofthe
messageisnotclear

Twoaspectsofthe
messagearenot
clear

Themessageis
notclearor
irrelevant

Aesthetic
Impact

Themessage
includesstories,
imagery,andthat
drawthelistenerin

Themessageincludes
twoofthethree
elementstodrawthe
listenerin

Themessage
includesoneofthe
threeelementsto
drawthelistenerin

Themessagedoes
notinclude
aestheticsasa
methodofdrawing
thelistenerin