Coping with Grief Group Presentation

Book Club Group: ___________________________

Individual Members: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Class Period: ________________________________
Objective: Using your deep understanding of the theme universal realities: coping with tragedy, create a
presentation over a topic of tragedy people in your peer group could deal with today. You must focus on one
topic of tragedy and at least five positive ways you can help people who are coping with grief. Your group will
choose a project to complete with all members helping to plan the project, create the artifacts, and present
your final ending.
Project Options:
Video Clip: Students will complete a public service announcement providing details about the
tragedy you researched including who the tragedy affects, statistics, and ways to cope with grief.
All participants must contribute to the planning, videoing (acting, filming, editing), and
presentation. Video must be at least 3 minutes, and no more than 7 minutes.
Billboard: Students will create a tri-fold billboard providing information about the tragedy you
researched, including who the tragedy affects, statistics, and ways to cope with grief. All
participants must contribute to the planning, illustrating, summarizing, presentation, and write one
section of the billboard.
Poem/Song: Students will create a poem or song giving details about the tragedy you researched,
including who the tragedy affects, statistics, and ways to cope with grief. All participants must
contribute to the planning, writing, and presentation. Each member is responsible for at least 8
lines of the poem or song.