Teenagers+in+North+Kingstown

a) My problem is that North Kingstown does not have a recreation center for teenagers. My target age group for the recreation center is about 10-16 years old. I chose this problem because it would give teenagers a save place to hang out and be active. a) So far, I have not taken physical actions to address this problem. However, I have done some research and planned who I will contact and convince to put a recreation center in North Kingstown. I have decided to contact State Representatives, Town Recreation Department, and Town Councils. b) Since I have not yet taken physical actions, I have not succeeded nor failed with my strategies. a)Some achievements of this project is that I have laid the ground work for anyone who wishes to continue on with this project. Some limitations of this project are the budget and costs of building a recreation center. Another limitation is the location of where the recreation center would be built. b) Next, I will begin contacting the people I have listed. a) From this project, I have learned what actions to take and how to use them wisely when facing an issue. b.) I have learned that I care about my community and the people in it enough to want to make my town a saver and better place. c.) I worked alone on this project. a) Each portfolio must include a minimum of one artifact from each of the following sub sections. You should include all artifacts that were actually created and you may also add ones which you did not use but could have used. i) __Public Education__ Internet, blogs, Pod casts ii) __Direct Action__ (3) Demonstrations and Protests iii) __Citizen Lobbying__ (3) Persuading Legislators iv) __The Media__ (1) Letters to the Editor b) For students working alone there must be one entry per category c) For group with 3 or less members there must be two entries per category d) For groups with 4-5 members there must be three entries per category **6) ****Format of the portfolio** a) Please compile the portfolio in a professional manner i) Title & Date ii) Credits: Contributors, Class Period, Date iii) __Introduction to the problem__ iv) __Strategies employed__ v) __Outcomes of the project__ vi) __Reflections on the Project__ vii) __Appendix: Ways of Acting__ b) All entries should be typed, double spaced, 1” margins, and Times New Roman c) All media productions (audio or video) should be saved on a CD/DVD and should have descriptions entered into the Appendix d) All contributors to your project should be credited
 * 1) ****Introduction to the problem**
 * 2) ****Strategies employed**
 * 3) Outcomes of the project**
 * 4) ****Reflections on the Project**
 * 5) ****Appendix: Ways of Acting**
 * e) **** All portfolios should be uploaded to: http://nkdemocracyproject.wikispaces.com **