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Philanthropy Framework
3rd-5th Grade
Subjects:

Language Arts, Library / Technology, Philanthropy, Science and Social Studies

Key Words/Concepts click to view
ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics
PHIL: Donate; Giving; Helping; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer
SCI: Technology
SOC: 10 genOn; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Core Democratic Values; Freedom; Timelines

Purpose:

Students will identify their civic responsibility to their community by creating their own Microsoft PowerPoint (or similar presentation software) slide show depicting their past, present and future actions.

Duration:

Three Forty-Five Minute Class Periods

Objectives:

The learner will:
  • distinguish between volunteerism and paid labor.

  • evaluate his/her past philanthropic acts, determine his/her current civic responsibility, and predict his/her future philanthropic actions.

  • construct a PowerPoint© (or similar presentation software) slide depicting his/her own philanthropic timeline.

Materials:

  • Digital camera (take a photo of each student)
  • Access to presentation software, such as PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezi
  • Computer lab
  • Venn Diagram worksheet (Attachment One) for each student.
  • Copy of Slide Template Worksheet (Attachment Two) for each student
  • Checklist for Slide Template (Attachment Three) for each student
  • Parental Photo Release for each student (Check with your administrator for any parental permission forms on file.)
Handout 1
Venn Diagram
Handout 2
Slide Template Worksheet
Handout 3
Checklist for a Presentation Slide

Instructional Procedure(s):

Anticipatory Set:
Read aloud an article from your local newspaper that honors or recognizes a volunteer from your community. Ask the students why this person is being recognized.

  • Write the word volunteer on the board. Ask students what volunteer means. Refer back to the article and ask students why this person is referred to as a volunteer. Does this person volunteer for any other organizations in the community? Review the meaning of civic virtue.

     
  • Distribute the Venn Diagram (Attachment One) to the students. Write the name of a person who has a paid position in the school above one circle in the diagram. Write the name of the volunteer in the article above the other circle. The students fill in the diagram to compare and contrast the two workers. It is important to recognize that volunteering requires a freedom of choice. Volunteers may choose to donate their services whereas a paid laborer is required to provide services on a regular basis. Students keep their Venn Diagram worksheet for future reference.

    Day Two:

  • Distribute Attachment Two: Slide Template Worksheet to all students. The teacher will generate a discussion focusing on volunteerism and the right to choose to volunteer. Ask students to brainstorm a list of places or organizations within the community where individuals could volunteer. Ask the students if they have ever volunteered in the past at any of these places. If not, ask students what type of volunteering they have experienced in the past.

     
  • Using one or two complete sentences, each student should write where or how they have volunteered in the box located underneath the Past part of the timeline.

     
  • Next, students decide where or how they might volunteer at the present time. Each student writes this down in the Present part of the timeline. Remind students to use one or two complete sentences. The Future part of the timeline should be completed once the students have decided where they would like to volunteer in future years (5-10 years in the future).

     
  • Next, ask students to draw a line through the word “Your” at the top of the slide. Students should write their own name, with an ’s above this to personalize his or her slide.

     
  • The last section to complete on this template is the bottom, right-hand section. Ask students, “How did you feel when you helped your community by volunteering?” It is also important to ask students why they feel this way. Did they make a change? Did they make someone’s day easier? Did they make someone happier? Students fill out this sentence at this time. Once the students have completed all directions for this template, the worksheets should all be collected by the teacher.

    Teacher Prep: Take a digital photo of each student and save for students to use in their presentation. The photos should be taken at close range, generating a photo of the student’s head and face. Create a blank slide template for students to work from.

    Day Three:

  • Inform the students that they will be creating a slide show of themselves for a class and community presentation. Remind the students that they should do their best work. Give each student a copy of the checklist for creating the slide.
  • Students may begin their projects using the template provided or create their own.

Assessment:

Teachers will evaluate the students understanding of the terms volunteer and paid labor by reviewing each student’s Venn diagram (Attachment One). The PowerPoint slides will be evaluated when the diskettes are turned in to the teacher and reviewed. The Checklist for Slide Template (Attachment Four) can be used as a rubric for evaluating each student’s slide.

Cross-Curriculum Extensions:

Show the finished slide show to other classes or parents.

Lesson Developed By:

Anne Zachery
Rush County Schools
Rushville Elementary School
Rushville, IN 46173

Handouts:

Handout 1Print Handout 1

Venn Diagram

Handout 2Print Handout 2

Slide Template Worksheet

Handout 3Print Handout 3

Checklist for a Presentation Slide

Checklist for Slide Template

Items to Complete:
Does your timeline have your name in the title? Does your name end with an ’s to make it possessive?
Is your picture large enough to cover the green box underneath?
Does your timeline progress from left to right with the words, Past, Present and Future?
Do your boxes for Past, Present and Future contain complete sentences?
Did you remember to copy and paste the philanthropy icons next to the words Past, Present and Future?
When you completed the bottom right-hand box about how you feel, did you remember to delete all of the underline marks?
Did you remember to make that sentence in the lower right hand corner a complete sentence?
Does your timeline look clean?
Did you check for misspellings?
Are all of your words typed in an Arial font?
Did you save all of your changes?
Is your slide template saved?
Did you hand in or send a copy of your slide to your teacher?

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