WEEK 3

STUDENTS, LIKE YOU, ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Have you ever told yourself, "Nope, I can't do that.  I'm just a 'kid'?"  Check out these teens and how they used their passions, identified an issue and then put their energies behind it to change their communities...and even the world.

1. You've got Cancer?  No big deal! -Angela Zhang
2. A New Outlook on the Term:  Pajama Party!  -Nicole Kosoff
3. The Thirst Project!  -Seth Maxwell

Today's Task:

1.  Read all three articles and think about the following:

• A.  What do you think the student is passionate about?
• B.  What most impressed you about the student or his/her actions?
• C.  What social issue do you think each of these students was addressing?

2.  In the comment section below, INDIVIDUALLY respond to the questions for all three articles following the example below:

• Article #1:
• A.
• B.
• C.

3. Do you feel you have the same potential to fulfill your dreams as these teens? Why or why not?