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Assignment 12: Tracking

Step 4 - Tracking

a) Observation Journal

As you do your Service Project, keep a simple "Observation Journal" of things you notice along the way. (An ObservationJournal can consist of folding a sheet of paper in half and writing your notes there and later typing them into the assignment template below.) Yourcompleted Observation Journal must have at least 7 entries (include the dates). Each entry can be in the form of a list of 5 observations that startwith the words, "Today, I noticed…" or it can be plain observations written in paragraph form.

Examples of plain observations might be: "Today I noticed Gita asked me if she could read her story to the other girls," or"Today I noticed that Mr. Olatunji came into the room at 7:35 p.m., sat in the back, and listened to our literacy group. Afterwards, he asked if he couldjoin us the next time we meet," or "Today I noticed the fourth group in our conflict mediation meeting sat in silence."

b) Sparks Journal

As your Service Project progresses, keep another journal called "Sparks." Your completed Sparks Journal should have atleast 8 entries. In this journal, write ideas sparked by conversations with your Field Advisor or mentor; ideas sparked by articles you've read on-lineor in the paper (give the title and source and say what idea it sparked for you.); ideas you thought of when engaging in your muse-related ritual, orwhile taking a walk, fishing, day dreaming, or dreaming at night.

c) Half-way through the Project do the following:

Send 3 entries from your Observation Journal. (You can fill in the journal entry information below and send it to your mentor.)

Send 4 entries from your Sparks Journal to your mentor. (You can fill in the journal entry information below and send it to yourmentor.)

Talk to your Field Advisor about how the project is going.

Be sure that your Field Advisor contacts your mentor to give your mentor an update on your progress.

Type the entries for your Observation Journal and the entries for your Sparks Journal here and be sure to include the date:

• Observation Journal
  • Entry #1:
  • Entry #2:
  • Entry #3:
• Sparks Journal
  • Entry #1:
  • Entry #2:
  • Entry #3:
  • Entry #4:
• Write the date you spoke to your Field Advisor:
• Write the date your Field Advisor will contact your mentor to give him/her an update on your project:

Assignment 13: tracking continued

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Assignment 13: Tracking Continued

As you move through the second half of your project, please be sure to type in the rest of your 7 Observation Journal entries and your 8 Sparks Journal entries below. (Remember to include the dates.)

Observation Journal

Entry #4:

Entry #5:

Entry #6:

Entry #7:

Sparks Journal

Entry #5:

Entry #6:

Entry #7:

Entry #8:

Assignment 14: presenting and reflecting

Step 5 - Presenting

Here's your gift back to your community. Present what you have learned - with heart, with mind, and with gratitude for the deeplearning this Service Project has provided you. (Be sure to personally invite and publically thank each person who helped you with the CommunityAssessment and Service Project.)

Step 6 - Reflecting

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Assignment 14: Presenting and Reflecting

Service Project Reflection (1-page)

• After reading what you have written in your Observation Journal and Sparks Journal , and after thinking about your presentation, write a 1-page Service Project Reflection. Thefollowing are some suggestions of questions to address; the final reflection, however, should read smoothly in paragraph form without listing the questions:
  • What thoughts/feelings/ideas would you like to share as you reflect upon the experience of doing this ServiceProject?
  • How was your Service Project and presentation received by your community?
  • What parts of the Service Project worked well?
  • What didn't work well?
  • What changes would you make?
  • What resources do you or others need to take this project to the next level of growth?
  • What ideas for your future does this project spark for you?
  • How might you envision this project effecting people living seven generations from now?
• Send your 1-page Service Project Reflection to your cohort and share their feedback.