What's in a Name?
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Strand PHIL.II Philanthropy and Civil Society
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Standard PCS 01. Self, citizenship, and society
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Benchmark E.4 Describe the characteristics of someone who helps others.
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The students will reflect upon themselves as community members.
Duration:
PrintOne Sixty-Minute Class Period
Objectives:
The learner will:
- associate a descriptive name for themselves with the services they perform.
- list several reasons why they chose a particular descriptive name.
- identify several helping activities students perform in the classroom and/or the community in general.
Materials:
- The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola (see Bibliographic References).
- Pencils and paper
Bibliography:
De Paola, Tomie. The Legend of the Bluebonnet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1983.
Instructions:
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- Have students recall the girl's name in The Legend of the Bluebonnet at the beginning of the story (She-Who-Is-Alone).
- How did that name describe how her community viewed her?
- Have the students recall the name the girl received at the end of the story (One-Who-Dearly-Loved-Her-People).
- Why did the people change her name?
- Ask the students to think about themselves. What do they do that is of value to the community?
- Tell the students to think of a name for themselves that would describe their contribution to the community or family. The name must start with "He-Who…" or "She-Who…" Give examples if necessary:He-Who-Picks-Up-Papers, She-Who-Helps-With-Math.
- Tell the students to write three sentences to explain why they chose their new name. Students should use examples of helping activities in explaining why.
Assessment:
Teacher observation of student participation.
Student has written three sentences that support their name choice. They have included at least one example of an activity which supports their answer