Introduce the folksinger Woody Guthrie and his legendary song This Land Is Your Land. His songs were written for everyone to get involved in their community. Learners understand that it is the responsibility of everyone to help take care of each other and the Earth.
Youth will use metaphor, simile and personification to create imagery in their writing and recognize philanthropy in poetry. The learners will also become familiar with the poet laureates, Billy Collins and his writing.
Students prepare a one-minute speech about themselves using an object as a device to share a story and help others remember their name and something about them.
Students learn how poverty and hunger are related.
Discussion of the book The Three Questions guides youth to be aware of people and needs around them and the importance of service as a response to the needs of others.
Author: Urban EdVenture Faculty at Westminster
Young people recognize that nature is an important part of their world that needs their responsible care.
The young people reflect upon themselves as community members and use descriptive language to give themselves meaningful names.
We learn about the ancient Aztec culture in Mexico.
The purpose of this lesson is for the learners to reflect on how philanthropy, enlightened self-interest, and caring are related and to determine why and how they will "care" in the future.