Disseminator: Mary Alice Rowley Forest Glen Middle School

6501 Turtle Run Blvd. Coral Springs, FL 33067

754-322-3400 mary.rowley@browardschools.com

For information concerning IMPACT II opportunities, such as interschool visits, staff development,

workshops and Adapter and Disseminator grants, please contact: Broward Education Foundation 600 SE Third Avenue, 1st floor

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 754-321-2032

IMPACT II is a program of the Broward Education Foundation

PURPOSE AND GOALS p. 1

OBJECTIVES p. 2 COURSE OUTLINE p. 3 - 4 LESSON PLANS p. 5 - 16 SAMPLE RECIPE p. 17 OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES p. 18 EVALUATION/STUDENT ASSESSMENT/ p. 19

MATERIALS/RESOURCES BIBLIOGRAPHY p. 20

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Students need motivation to increase their interest in school and improve their Language Arts skills. In addition, it is important that they learn how acts of kindness reap intrinsic rewards, which in turn builds character. Also, they must understand that there are times when they need to put aside the “It’s all about me” mentality and work towards achieving a goal that benefits others more than themselves. This project not only helps students with their research and letter writing skills, it allows them to learn the basic fundamentals of product development and fund-raising, creates excitement as they anticipate a response to their letter, and assists them in achieving a sense of accomplishment when they see their finished product. Most importantly, it allows them to see how their efforts support a worthwhile cause.

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1. Given an explanation by the teacher, students will understand the purpose, goals,

objectives, requirements, and timeline of the project. 2. By listening to a presentation of a member of the American Cancer Society/Relay for

Life team, students will understand information about the various types of cancer and how many people are affected, either directly or indirectly, by cancer.

3. Through teacher-led large group discussion and brainstorming, students will list famous people to whom they want to write and place those names in appropriate categories.

4. From the names listed, students will prioritize five famous or prominent people to whom they would like to write.

5. Students will each select one person as the recipient of their letter; no two students may write to the same person.

6. Students will use research techniques to locate a mailing address for the recipient of their letter.

7. Through teacher instruction of letter-writing techniques and following a rubric for grading purposes, students will compose their letter in which they explain the project and request a favorite recipe from their celebrity.

8. As recipes are received, students will type the recipe and e-mail it to the teacher for placement in the recipe book.

9. Interested students will submit artwork for the cover of the recipe book. 10. Once all recipes are received, the book is printed and copied, and then sold to raise funds

for the American Cancer Society. 11. Students will participate in the selling of the books with competition to see who sells the

most. 12. All proceeds are donated to the American Cancer Society.

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1. Explain the project to the class. 2. Invite a representative from the American Cancer Society or a member of a Relay for

Life team to present to the class information about the organization, the different types of cancer, how cancer affects the patient and their friends and family, current research for cures, and fund-raising efforts.

3. Students brainstorm categories of famous or prominent people, such as “actors”, “politicians”, or “athletes”. Charts for each category are posted around the classroom.

4. Students suggest famous names for each category. Discussion can occur if members of the class are unfamiliar with a particular person. Names are posted on the appropriate chart. Students should be encouraged to think of famous people who would be most likely to respond to their request, not just those who are the most popular.

5. From the names provided, students make a personal list of five people to whom they would like to write.

6. Students draw numbers to determine the order in which they will give the teacher their selection, or students’ names are drawn randomly to create the order of requests. (Note: No two students can have the same person as the recipient of their letter.) The teacher creates a master list of students and their letter recipients.

7. Using the Internet, books, CD covers, and magazines, students conduct research to find mailing addresses for each of their famous people. (After conducting sufficient research, if an address is impossible to find, the student will need to make another selection.)

8. Once addresses are secured, letter writing format and techniques are taught or reviewed in class. The teacher can determine if the students will follow the friendly or business letter format.

9. Students should be instructed to include an explanation of the project, why they selected that particular person, and a deadline for the recipe submission. Students are not allowed to make any personal requests, such as an autographed picture. (For lower level classes, the teacher can provide a sample of the basic letter with the required information.) Note: Several months should be allowed to receive the recipes.

10. The teachers reviews and grades the letters. If necessary, students make necessary revisions.

11. The format for addressing envelopes is taught or reviewed in class, and envelopes are addressed. (Students can be given a sample box on paper to practice proper placement of the address before being given the envelope.) Note: If one’s budget allows, adding a self-addressed, stamped envelope may encourage the recipient to respond to the request.

12. Letters are mailed and the waiting begins! Prizes can be offered for the student in each class who receives a response first, or depending on one’s budget, any student who receives a response can receive a prize. (Note: If letters are returned as undeliverable, the teacher can determine if the student can select another recipient and complete the assignment again.)

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13. If too few recipes are submitted, students can bring in a family recipe from home to

include in the book. (Please see the section on copyrights.) 14. As recipes are received, students type them and e-mail them to the teacher to create one

master document for the recipe book. (If time does not permit this, designate one typist to compile all of the recipes into the cookbook.)

15. Students can submit original artwork for the cover of the cookbook. (This could be coordinated with your school’s art teacher and even made into a contest.)

16. After the deadline for submissions, the recipe book is completed, copied and bound, either using a binding machine, school printing class, or professional printing service.

17. Recipe books are then sold to friends and family or at school-related events. A competition can be held to see which student sells the most books.

18. Once the goal for book sales is reached, money is deposited and a check is presented to the American Cancer Society.

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INTRODUCTION

Objectives: Given an explanation by the teacher, students will understand the purpose, goals, objectives, requirements, and timeline of the project.

By listening to a presentation of a member of the American Cancer Society or Relay for Life team, students will understand information about the various types of cancer and how it affects many people, both directly and indirectly.

Activities:

• Explain to the class the purpose, the activities involved, the students’ requirements, and the timeline of the project.

• Invite a member of the American Cancer Society or the Relay for Lift team to present general information about cancer to the class.

• Allow students to share personal stories of their involvement, or that of a family member, with cancer.

Evaluation: Students are evaluated on their participation in the large-group discussion.

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BRAINSTORMING

Objectives: Through large-group discussion and brainstorming, students will list categories of

famous people and suggest names of celebrities for each group.

Students will prioritize a personal list to determine the five prominent people to whom they would like to write.

Activities:

• Elicit from the students categories of famous people, such as Musicians, Athletes, Religious Leaders, and so on.

• Create a chart for each category and post these around the classroom. • Distribute a Post-It® Note to each student and have them write a name of

someone famous. • Have each student place their Post-It® Note on the appropriate chart. (This can

also be accomplished through a large-group discussion, with students orally suggesting names for each category. Students may have to be prodded to think of famous people in each category and not limit all of their suggestions to just one or two.)

• Have students make a list of five famous people to whom they would like to write.

Evaluation: Students are evaluated on their participation in the discussion/brainstorming.

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RECIPES FOR A CURE

DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS:

1) Think of at least five prominent people to whom you would like to write. Write their names on your paper, listing them in your order of preference (#1=first choice, and so on.) 2) When it is your turn, have your choice approved by the teacher. No two students may write to the same person, so be prepared to accept your second or third choice in case your first choice is taken. 3) Use the Internet, books, newspapers, and other resources to locate a current mailing address for this person. Remember you may be able to reach your person through their record company, television network, movie production company, political party, or team’s front office. 4) Follow the format given in class and write a letter to your person asking him/her to send you one of their favorite recipes. Your letter must have at least two paragraphs. 5) Have your letter approved by the teacher BEFORE printing it. 6) The first person in each class to receive a recipe from their famous person will win a prize!

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RESEARCH AND LETTER WRITING

Objectives: Students will select one person from their priority list as the recipient of their letter.

Students will use research techniques to locate a mailing address for their recipient.

Through teacher instruction of letter-writing techniques and following a rubric for grading purposes, students will compose their letter in which they explain the project and request a favorite recipe from their celebrity.

Activities:

• Have students draw numbers to determine the order in which they will give the teacher the name of their recipient, or draw students’ names randomly to create the order of their requests. No two students may write to the same person.

• Using the Internet, books, CD covers, and/or magazines, students search for a mailing address for their recipient. (If an address is impossible to find, the student will need to select another recipient.)

• Explain and demonstrate the proper letter writing format, either for business or friendly letters, to be used for the letters.

• Students compose a rough draft of their letter, explaining the project and requesting a recipe.

• Letters are graded using a Rubric; final drafts are written; and letters are sent. Note: A letter from the teacher on school letterhead should be included with the student’s letter. Evaluation: Students are monitored during their time on the computer.

Using a rubric, student letters are graded and revisions/corrections are made prior to mailing, or revisions are marked and students re-write their letters until they are acceptable.

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LETTER WRITING FORMAT

I. Types of Letters A. Business B. Friendly

II. Business Letters

A. Parts 1. Heading 2. Inside Address 3. Greeting 4. Body 5. Closing 6. Signature

B. Setup 1. Indented paragraphs 2. Block paragraphs 3. Enclosures

III. Friendly Letters A. Parts

1. Heading 2. Greeting 3. Body 4. Closing 5. Signature

B. Setup 1. Indented paragraphs 2. Enclosures

IV. Envelopes A. Size B. Return address C. Recipient’s address D. Postage

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STUDENT LETTER FORMAT

Forest Glen Middle School 6501 Turtle Run Blvd. Coral Springs, FL 33067 October _____, 2008 Dear Mr./Ms. ____________________: 1st Paragraph - compliment them on their television show, team, movies, and so on, or comment

on what you know about them. Example: I really enjoy your show, “Two and a Half Men”. I never miss it on Monday’s and my whole family watches it together. We can’t stop laughing and think you should win an Emmy. 2nd Paragraph - explain the project. Example: My Language Arts class is doing a project called “Recipes for a Cure”. We are writing to famous people to ask them to send us their favorite recipes. We will put the recipes into a book and sell the books to raise money for the American Cancer Society. (Include in this paragraph how cancer has personally affected you, if it has, or other comment on cancer in general.) Example: My grandmother had bone cancer and died when I was eight. I really miss her and wish there had been a cure so she would still be alive.

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There are so many types of cancer, and it would be great if scientists could find a cure for some of them. 3rd Paragraph – make the request; tell them the deadline; and thank them for helping you. Example: Will you please send me your favorite recipe by January 1, 2009, so I can put it in the book? Thank you for helping me with my class project. Sincerely, OR Yours truly, (skip 3 lines here) Your first and last name (Note to teacher: Letters can include a self-addressed stamped envelope if your budget allows.)

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SAMPLE STUDENT LETTER Forest Glen Middle School 6501 Turtle Run Blvd. Coral Springs, FL 33067 October 22, 2007 Dear Ms. Redgrave: You are a great actress. I understand that you are recovering from breast cancer. I can’t possibly imagine how dreadful and painful that was. I am thankful that you persevered and got through this terrible course. My Language Arts class is doing a project called “Recipes for a Cure”. We are writing to famous people to ask them to send us their favorite recipes. We will put the recipes into a book to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Cancer has taken part in my family. Both my grandparents on my mother’s side perished because of smoking cancer. My father used to smoke, but I pressured him to quit, and guess what? He did. When I think back to what smoking has done to my family, it’s heart sickening. There are a myriad of types of cancers, and it would be splendid if scientists could find a cure for them. Will you please send me your favorite recipe by December 1, 2007, so I can add it to the book? I am sending you a stamped envelope to make it easier for you. Thank you for helping me with my class project. Yours truly, Marie Feuille Marie Feuille Enclosure

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SAMPLE TEACHER LETTER

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ENVELOPES

(size 9 1/2” x 4”)

Sender’s Return Address Stamp (use school address)

Recipient’s Name Address City, State Zip

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CREATING THE COOKBOOK

Objectives: As recipes are received, students will type the recipe and e-mail it to the teacher for placement in the recipe book.

Interested students will submit artwork for the cover of the recipe book. Once all recipes are received, the book is printed and copied, and then sold. Activities:

• Present the students with their letters as they are received (award prizes for the first student to receive a recipe).

• Using classroom computers, have students type the recipe and e-mail it to the teacher. • Categorize the recipes (appetizers, entrees, desserts, and so on) and compile them into

one document (one student typist can be assigned this task).

Note: If letters are returned as undeliverable, the teacher can determine if the student can select another recipient and complete the assignment again. If very few recipes are received, instruct the students to bring in an original family recipe from home, and have parents sign a Parental Authorization Form.

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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Note to teachers: In case the issue of copyright infringement should arise, the Legal Department of the School Board of Broward County researched this topic and found the following: 1) If recipes are obtained from written sources, such as magazines, a written release from

those publications is required, and it is recommended that the cookbook list the name of the magazine as a contributor.

2) If family recipes are used in the cookbook, a signed release, such as the Parental

Authorization Form, is needed from the parents, since Florida Law has a statute that requires a written release if the School Board uses the name of a person for commercial purposes:

Florida Statute 540.08, which states “No person shall publish, print, display or

otherwise publicly use for purposes of trade or for any commercial or advertising purpose the name, portrait, photograph, or other likeness of any natural person without the express written or oral consent…”

It is also recommended that the name of the family who contributed the recipe should be included in the publication. 3) Regarding recipes obtained from celebrities and/or recipes in general: “In general, the courts do not strongly endorse copyrights to any type of recipe. As one court explained: Recipes, however, are not copyrightable. The identification of ingredients

necessary for the preparation of food is a statement of facts. There is no expressive element deserving copyright protection in each listing. Thus, recipes are functional directions for achieving a result and are excluded from copyright protection under 17 U.S.C.§ 102 (b).

Lambing v. Godiva Chocolatier, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 1983 (6TH Cir. 1998)(citations omitted)see also Publications Int’l v. Meredith Corp., 88 F. 3d 473, 482 (7th Cir. 1996)(“the recipes contained in DISCOVER DANNON do not contain even a bare modicum of the creative expression, i.e. the originality, that is the ‘sine qua non of copyright’”).

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Recipes for a Cure Project Parental Authorization

Date ________________________ Dear ____________________: (name of teacher) I, ___________________________, hereby grant you permission to copy, sell, and distribute (name of parent) copies of our family recipe, ________________________________, my son/daughter, (title of recipe) _____________________________________, submitted for the cookbook for your (student’s name) project. I further understand that all copies of the recipe book will be sold to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team. Sincerely, __________________________________ signature of parent __________________________________ printed name

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SAMPLE RECIPE

Whoopi Goldberg’s Beef Ribs

18 beef ribs (not short ribs) Marinade 2 cups bottled barbecue sauce ½ cup Worcestershire sauce ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ cup Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground thyme 1 teaspoon natural smoke flavoring Preparation 1. Place ribs in large saucepot of water; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes. 2. While ribs are cooking, in large saucepan, combine all marinade ingredients plus 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper and ½ teaspoon salt; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Drain ribs and arrange in 1 layer in large roasting pan. Pour 2 cups marinade over ribs, brushing it on to cover both sides. Bake 40 to 60 minutes, until ribs are tender. Serve with remaining marinade on the side and lots of napkins. Serves 6.

Copies of Recipes for a Cure are available for $5.00. Please contact: Mary Alice Rowley

Forest Glen Middle School 754-322-3400

mary.rowley@browardschools.com

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OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Objective: Given novels containing cancer themes, students will read, discuss, and complete activities for each novel.

Given biographies/autobiographies about cancer victims or survivors, students will read, discuss, and complete activities for each one. Students will research various types of cancer and prepare a report to share with the class. Students will write personal narratives about their experiences with cancer victims and/or cancer survivors.

Activities: Have students read novels with cancer as the central theme or

biographies/autobiographies about cancer victims or survivors. Have students complete activities for each novel, such as a Story Map or Trifold.

Have students complete activities for each biography/autobiography, such as a timeline of the person’s life, or a report on the particular type of cancer from which the person suffered.

Evaluation: Assigned activities and/or reports are graded.

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Students are graded on: Participation in the brainstorming/discussion Appropriate selection of recipient for their letter Time on task while using classroom computers

Final letter Typed recipe if one is received Participation in selling of cookbooks

Copy paper Postage Stamps Envelopes Binding machine Large chart paper Binding combs Gift cards Computers Flash drives/computer disks LCD projector Novels with cancer themes Biographies of cancer victims/survivors

Guest speaker from the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team: Coral Springs Relay for Life

American Cancer Society Ms. Nancy Strong, Director 3363 W. Commercial Blvd. Suite 100 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Media Center/Public Library Internet Local Businesses (for gift cards) School Printing Class or Professional Printing Service (Staples, Kinko’s) Borders, Barnes & Noble Bookstores Oriental Trading

P.O. Box 2308 Omaha, NE 68103-2308 1-800-228-2269 www.orientaltrading.com

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www.seeing-stars.com/Search.shtml www.celebritiesfans.com

www.google.com www.utsystem.edu (then search “copyright license” for cancer victims)

www.borders.com www.barnesandnoble.com

various novels with cancer as the central theme biographies/autobiographies of cancer victims/survivors