T-shirts build school and community pride

Day 1: Have students brainstorm a list of important places in the community or at home they most identify with.
Homework: Students sign up for digital cameras to take pictures of these places.

Days 2-5: Students arrange the pictures on a digital computer program, incorporating the phrase "Team C Loves Amsterdam" (Amsterdam being the city name).
They then print out the finished product on an iron-on transfer.
Homework: Students iron on the transfer on a t-shirt.

Days 6-8: Students research the history of the places they chose. They may also identify the architectural style and how it looked in years past.

Days 9-10: Students write about why they chose specific places, and what they found out through their research. They may use a variety of writing genres including poetry, lyrics, memoir, personal essay, or expository.

Days 11-12: Students present this information to their classmates and the student body. Individuals from the community are invited to attend the presentations.

Days 13-?: Students' written work is sent to the local newspaper (The Recorder) to be published as perhaps a weekly series about the community.