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Grades:
9
10
11
12
To enable students to identify the personal attributes of those individual volunteers who chose to be involved in the abolition movement and in the fight for women's suffrage.
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Unit: Concepts of Leadership
Unit: Rosa Parks (5th Grade)
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Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson explores the heroic actions of one American woman. Rosa Parks’s acts of philanthropy brought a community of people together for the common good and resulted in major social change in her community and in the nation. Students will identify the relationship of individual rights,...
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Through text, students will examine Lorenzo de Zavala's responsibilities in his early and later life.
Unit: Catch Her If You Can! (2nd Grade)
Grades:
K
1
2
Learners will illustrate how Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a motivator, both as an athlete and a philanthropist. She demonstrated acts of kindness for the common good through building youth centers across the nation.
Unit: Freedom, Fairness and Philanthropy
Grades:
K
1
2
Learners will illustrate how Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a motivator for all persons, both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
Unit: Why Do People Give?
Unit:
Grades:
3
4
5
Students learn about foundations and conduct research on one celebrity who acts as a philanthropist including the motivations for their giving.
Unit: Whose Job Is It?
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
To expose learners to first-hand accounts of the function of non-profits in various nations of the world, and share that information with the class.
Unit: Common Good in Colonial America
Grades:
3
4
5
Learners will find examples in literature of the simple act of doing something for the common good. They will research examples of philanthropists in colonial America.
Unit: Heroism In Literature
Unit:
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....
Unit: Social Justice: Here! There! Now! Then!
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learner will discover and explain how people in society have worked to promote the common good. They will research famous historical figures in the Civil Rights and Anti-Apartheid Movements, and illustrate how these people focused their efforts on making life better for all....