Food for Thought: Hunger around the World

Unit of 4 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
9
10
11
12
Subjects: 
Arts Education
Language Arts
Media / Technology
Science
Health and PE
Social Studies
Philanthropy
Issue Area: 
Hunger (poverty)
Focus Question 

How might individuals and society address the issues of poverty, homelessness and hunger, and their underlying causes? 

Unit Overview 

Learners describe proper nutrition and compare their own eating habits with what is recommended by experts. They define hunger and malnutrition and identify local organizations from the four sectors of society (business, government, nonprofit, and family) that provide food for the hungry. 

Service Experience 
Learners make a list of "Ten Tips for Healthy Eating" and share the information with others. Learners take a field trip to a food pantry and help to organize a volunteer or donation campaign. Learners make a personal commitment to take action for their own nutrition, a local effort, or a global effort.
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Lesson 3 of 4
Grades: 
9
10
11
12

Depictions of hunger in excerpts from Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist provide concrete images of hunger as learners determine its causes and decide whether to support a change in U.S. public policy related to the issue.

Unit: 
Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Lesson 4 of 4
Grades: 
9
10
11
12

Learners distinguish between the many different approaches to addressing hunger by looking at governmental versus nonprofit programs. They will describe the importance of philanthropic actions in solving the problems of hunger in the world.