PROJECT: HOUSE (Helping Out Underprivileged Students Everywhere )

If you think you have problems, try looking around the world. Take a look at the recent Hurricane Katrina victims and maybe your own life doesn’t seem so bad after all!  Many of the people who lived to tell about Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Wilma no longer have homes to live in. Habitat for Humanity will help build new houses for many of those people.

• On the Internet, research the Habitat For Humanity website.  You may go to http://www.habitat.org/local/ to search for information about the organization. Find out what types of services they provide and to whom they provide these services.

• Find pictures and facts to use in your presentation. You may go to www.cnn.com or www.msnbc.com or www.google.com (images) to find photos to use in your slide show. These are the only acceptable websites.

• You will need a minimum of 20 facts. These notes should be handwritten on a separate “Fact Sheet” paper I will give you. Make sure that your name, grade and class period are written in the upper left hand corner of the paper.
  
• In PowerPoint, you will create a multimedia presentation complete with music.  The idea is to produce a 3-4 minute long slide show that will inform your audience and inspire them to want to donate to the Habitat for Humanity local chapter or get involved with Habitat for Humanity in some helpful way.

• In Microsoft Word, write a 3 paragraph, formal business letter to a local business here in Howell. The letter should be typed in Verdana, Times New Roman or Ariel font only and should be no larger than a size 12 font. See the sample letter from Ms. Colburn. Make sure the business owner understands why you are involved in this project, and what it is you are asking them to do.

• In Microsoft Publisher, create a brochure or flyer to promote the local Habitat for Humanity, and specifically to ask people to donate to them or get involved by volunteering.

• In Microsoft Publisher or Word, create a flyer or invitation about the Day of Authentic Assessment, inviting people to attend. Tell them where it is being held, the time and the purpose of the day.

• In Microsoft Word, write a plan and then a script for a 15-30 second Public Service Announcement about the work of the local Habitat for Humanity.

• Using digital video camera, film the PSA.

• Using Microsoft Movie Maker, edit and produce final version of PSA.