ePortfolio Post #5: My Civic Action Plan Matrix

Instructions: Complete the 4 goal Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timebound

statements below. Then, check if What exactly How will I know I've What are the Is it meaningful
you’ve met the criteria for the goal to needs to be succeeded? resources needed to me?
be “SMART.” When it’s complete, accomplished? to achieve the Am I willing to
include this matrix in your ePortfolio goal? commit to
#5. Is the goal a achieving this
reasonable stretch goal?
for me?

At 1 week after completing this class, I need to do more I will know I have This is reasonable This is Before May
I will look into the world wild life fund research, and succeeded when I for me because all meaningful to me 12th
website further and get ideas for how make one change feel better about my I need is a because I am
I can help and what I can do in my to my daily routine knowledge on the computer for committed to
community to make a change. I will (like using less topic, and I have research which I saving our
make 1 change in my daily routine to plastic.) made one change to already have planet, and being
help our planet. my daily routine that access to. I also educated and
will help our planet. have the proper making small
resources to changes are the
reduce the plastic first steps to
I use everyday. success.

At 4 weeks after completing this I need to recruit my I will know I have This is reasonable This is Before June
class, I will start recruiting my friends friends and peers succeeded when I for me because I meaningful to me 2nd
and peers to help me spread to work with me, have friends and have friends who because I want
awareness and make a change in and make 2 peers who are would be willing to to spread
our community. I will make 2 changes to my willing to work with work with me. I awareness to
changes in my daily routine to help daily routine. me to make a also have the others, so by
our planet. (reducing plastic change, and I have resources to eat working with
and eating less reduced my use of less meat. more people we
meat.) plastic, and started will be able to
 eating less meat. spread more
awareness.

At 8 weeks after completing this I need to work with I will know I have This is reasonable This is Before June
class, I will work with my community my community to succeeded when my for me because meaningful to me 30th
to create a plan to make our town make a plan for community has a my community is because I want
more environmentally friendly. I will our town. I need to plan for how we can generally to be more
work with my peers to continue to continue to spread be more supportive and will connected to my
spread awareness on the issue and more awareness, environmentally want to get on community so by
we will start planning our own events and plan events to friendly as a town, I board. I will also working with
for the community, such as trash do this. I need to have events have the them to save our
clean ups or 5k walks to spread make three planned, and I have resources to be planet I am not
awareness. I will make 3 changes in changes to my made three changes able to plan only becoming
my daily routine to help our planet. daily routine to my daily routine. events and to closer to the
(reduce plastic, eat recycle more. community but
less meat, and also getting
recycle more) closer to my goal
of becoming
more
environmentally
friendly.

At 12 weeks after completing this I need to spread I will know I have This is reasonable This is Before July
class, I will work to spread awareness to my succeeded when I for me because I meaningful to me 28th
awareness further than my community, put on have spread have all the because I truly
community. I will put on the events the events that I awareness, resources I need do care about
we planned at 8 weeks. I will planned, continue successfully put on to be able to our planet and
continue to do more research to to research, and the events, and spread making a
figure out the next steps. I will make make four changes have made the four awareness, put on difference in my
4 changes into my daily routine to to my daily routine changes to my daily events, and to community. By
help our planet. (reduce plastic, eat routine. walk instead of completing all of
less meat, recycle drive when places these steps I
more, and walk are close. believe I will be
instead of drive to on the pathway
some places.) to success, and
will be able to
make my town
and myself more
environmentally
friendly.