The learner will:

• Through class discussion, students will review the terms: philanthropy, wampum, community, hero, and natural resources.
• Through class discussion and using an Academic Service-Learning project in which students were involved, list the Four-Step Plan (need, plan, action, result) to solve a problem in their community.
• Students will collect at least three (3) articles from magazines or local newspapers that show examples of philanthropy.
• Students will choose one newspaper article to complete the Four- Step Problem Solving Plan. See Philanthropy in My Community Worksheet (Attachment One).

Anticipatory Set: Write the name "Hiawatha" on the black board and ask students to tell what they know about this Native American.

• Review vocabulary terms:
  
  philanthropy: private action for the public good
  
  wampum: a belt or necklace made of pieces of shells
  
  natural resource: anything found in the environment that people use
  
  community: people who live together in the same area
  
  hero: a person who is noted for great courage, nobility, or achievements
  
  leader: A person that shows the way or directs others; guide
  
  role model: A person who is usually successful or inspiring in some social role and serves as a model for others
  
  
• Read about Hiawatha.
• Discuss the word "philanthropy" and ask how it might relate to Hiawatha.
• To help students see the characteristics of a legendary hero, create a graphic organizer showing four-step problem solving: need, plan (resources), action taken to solve the problem, and result.
• Complete the graphic organizer together as a class with information from a story about Hiawatha.
  Problem: Hiawatha was sad because of the wars between the Indian tribes. Steps taken to solve the problem:
  • Hiawatha goes into the forest alone to think about ways to solve the problem.
  • He discovers purple and white shells and uses grasses to weave the shells into belts (wampum).
  • Hiawatha travels to other villages to talk about peace. He gives wampum as a symbol of peace.
  • Tribes learn to live together peacefully.
• Ask a volunteer to talk about an issue he is concerned about and go through a four-step problem solving plan. Need, plan, action, result.

  Example:
  Need: A way to help solve pollution (auto emissions, land fills, water, smoking)
  Plan: List ways to reduce pollution,
  Action: Steps taken to solve the problem: recycle, car pooling, walking when possible, save on water
  Result: Less pollution and cleaner air to breathe.
  

  Point out to students that for all of these problems, the result is people helping people, often using natural resources to make a difference for others in their community.
• Ask students to name some persons in their community that they think were leaders and/or heroes. Students might name early leaders in their community.
• Students begin collecting newspaper and magazine articles that show examples of philanthropy in their communities.
• Students will complete Philanthropy in My Community-Hero Worksheet (Attachment One), using one of the newspaper articles brought in showing an example of philanthropy in their own community.

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