Grades:
9
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11
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Students will define stereotype, discrimination and prejudice. They will brainstorm a social action plan to heal racism.
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Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
Unit: What Does It Take?
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students will recognize they can make a difference toward the betterment of a civil society.
Unit: Philanthropy and Children Who Are Homeless
Grades:
6
7
8
The purpose of the lesson is to create an awareness of local agencies that provide services for needy people, teens, and families in the community. Students will also learn the motivations for giving and see how help is provided to the community through the four sectors of the economy. Students...
Unit: Exploring Philanthropic Motivations (8th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students learn about and discuss the motivations for giving. They apply these motivations to their own lives and to the goal of addressing poverty, hunger, and homelessness.
Unit: Lights! Camera! Take Action!
Grades:
9
10
11
12
In this lesson, students learn about the four sectors of the economy and learn that the civil society sector often steps in when business and government do not or cannot meet a felt need. Students observe the second half of the documentary The Gift of All and write about the issues in...
Unit: Building Blocks of a Community (6th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students analyze and define the concept of community. The students identify benefits and sacrifices involved in actions for the common good in their role as citizens.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through four folktales from different parts of the world and wisdom traditions, learners will look at situations where characters were placed in difficult situations and had to make decisions which would extricate them from their problems. Learners will use decision-making to determine advice...
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
Grades:
6
7
8
Students watch the documentary The Gift of All: a Community of Givers and identify the motivations and attributes of the generous people interviewed. Students read, summarize, and report on short biographies of philanthropists. Student writing includes metaphors and journal reflections...
Unit: Heroism In Literature
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Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through reading the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, students will continue to investigate how present-day definitions of heroism have been influenced by cultural heritage and identify philanthropy themes intrinsic in their reading....