CCAA Field Study Day: February 3 Grades 9-12

For FSD #2 we will be adjusting our usual FSD requirements to allow for either in-person or virtual experiences. These
options and changes to FSD only apply to grade 9-12 students. Grades 7-8 should confirm requirements with their
ELA teachers.

Each FSD option will contain 3 parts:

1. Finding and attending your selected FSD experience.

2. Recording details and reflecting on your experience.
3. Completing a creative project in response to your experience.

Step 1: Read through the options for FSD #2. This list is not exhaustive; if you want to select an experience that will
be meaningful for you, please discuss this with me prior to February 4.

Step 2: Provide the FSD experience information at the top of the FSD form.

Step 3: Complete the FSD experience.

Step 4: Complete the “take-aways” and reflection sections of your handout. See page 2.

Step 5: Complete a creative project that captures some element of your experience. See page 3.

FSD Experience Options – Choose One Option from a Different Category for Each FSD
The Future You
Take an In-Peron College Tour
Take an In-Person Trade School Tour
Meet with a Military Recruiter
Take a New Recreational Class (Martial
Arts, cooking, gardening, etc.)
Visit a Bank & Open an Account
Tour Support Services at a College
(Tutoring, IEP, EOP)
Take the ASVAB (Military)
Interview a Professional / Explore a
Career
Make an educational film for a topic that
prepares students for adult life
(“adulting” - budgeting, banking,
credit issues, renting, insurance, etc.)
Learn About Stress and Anxiety by
Viewing and Practicing Techniques
from 1 Hour of YouTube Videos for
Teens
Find and Watch 1 Hour (Total) of
YouTube Videos about Budgeting,
Finances, and Credit (Videos should be
intended for high school students or
adults.)
Art and Culture
Visit a Museum
Watch a Live Performance of a
Professional or College Play or Musical
(1 hour or more)
Watch 1 Hour of Videos with Cooking,
Dancing, Visual, or Performing Arts
Instruction
Take a New Cooking Class
Take a New Dance Class
Take a New Art Class
Take a New Music Class
Attend a Cultural /Street Fest
Make a Creative Short Film
Attend a Live Performance
Travel to a New Place
Host or Attend a Book Club / Literary
Circle Meeting (Read or provide and
discuss content you have selected for
your group.)
Service & Activism
Write a Formal Email (business style, 1
page) to Your Senator, Congress
Person, or Assembly Person,
advocating for a Particular Action.
BCC: Ms. Lovejoy on the email for
credit.
Google the “Media Bias 9.0” chart.
Watch or listen to 30 minutes of news
from two opposing media outlets.
Research the Political Platforms for the
Republicans, Democrats, or Other
Political Party
Volunteer for 3 Hours for a Non-Profit
Community Organization
Attend a Community March
Attend a Court Trial
Write a Summary of Cases Currently
Before the Supreme Court
Make a Short Documentary Film (5-10
minutes) Identifying and Advocating
for a Needed Societal Change
Mark Black History Month by watching
one of the following movies:
 42 - PG-13
 Hidden Figures - PG
 Harriet - PG-13
 13th - Documentary
 Just Mercy - PG-13
 Remember the Titans - PG
 Soul - PG

Other experiences will be considered prior to February 3. You must provide a rationale
for your experience and have approval from your teacher.
FSD Experience and Reflection: Feb 3 Name ________________________
Specific FSD Activity (from page 1) ________________________________________________________
Category (Circle One) Future You Arts & Culture Service & Activism
List the content, location, purpose, and other important information for the experience you have
selected. DO NOT INLCUDE DETAILS OF YOUR PARTICIPATION. If you have decided to access online
content, list the web address(es) or YouTube Video titles you will view.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Take-Aways: After you have engaged with your FSD experience, record your top 5 “take-aways” from the
experience. (These are the most important things you learned or experienced that will stay with you. These are
not little facts and details. What did you learn? What did you discover about yourself? What did you discover
about others?)

1. ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

Verification: Attach a photo of your participation in the activity, or, acquire a supervising adult’s signature to
verify your participation in the experience. (For select S&A - Attach notes, BCC: your teacher, or other, as listed.)

Adult Signature: _____________________________________ OR Photo Attached

Project: Complete your selected project for your Field Study Day experience. See “Final Project Options” in posted
document for ideas and guidelines.

The project I have selected is ____________________________________________________________________.

 Final Project Options

Poster: Summarizes background/research. Documents experience in pictures, images, and text. Includes
personal pictures, not only web photos. Must be completed on poster board larger than 11x17, in full
color. Consider font size, style, organization; all elements should work together for a polished
presentation of your experience and learning.
Slide Show: Summarizes background/research. Documents experience in pictures, images, and text.
Includes personal pictures, not only web photos. Consider font size, style, organization, animations; all
elements should work together for a polished presentation of your experience and learning. (Humorous
elements must be fitting to your subject and professional audience.)
Object of Inspiration: Displays your own artistic response to an art form you saw. (Drawing, ceramics,
sculpture, etc.) Typed documentation (no more than ½ page) gives your piece a title, explains how your
object is inspired by an object from your visit to the museum, and provides a picture and identifying
details of the art that inspired your piece.

Film/Video: A creative film of your performance or experience that is not a school performance – or – a
film that you create in narrative or documentary style – or – an educational film about issues related to
managing adult life. Must be at least _______ minutes in length, and no more than _______ minutes, as
determined by your teacher.
Brochure: Presents your research and related experience for a particular audience. (This is not a
brochure about what you did; the brochure should use your experience to create an informational or
persuasive brochure for a general audience. Must be completed on 8.5x11 paper, double-sided, in full
color, and folded appropriately (no flyers).
Other: Get approval BEFORE your project is due if you wish to submit a project not listed here.

Some of the listed experiences may be completed with a group. Examples: Create an
educational film, choreograph and film a group dance, travel, host a book club, etc.

Alternate experiences will be considered until the Advance Prep form is due, or through
Feb 3, depending on teacher instructions. You must provide a rationale for your
experience and have approval from your teacher.