Learners will analyze literary characters in five European folktales, focusing particularly on strong female characters. They will analyze what small acts of kindness contribute to both the giver and receiver and determine a path of personal giving through random acts of kindness.
In this lesson, students identify that the universal theme of philanthropy in the Cinderella story remains the same even when the main character is a boy and the setting is in Ireland. The lesson focuses on vocabulary development.
Students will identify factions in society and recognize the problems/dangers/benefits of factional activities and/or fighting.
To raise student awareness and develop perspective of European culture in regard to philanthropy.
To investigate the effects of governmental philanthropy on a war-torn economy in post WWII Europe.
The students take action by determining ways to reduce their own use of plastic bags and by advocating for ways to reduce the use of plastic bags in their own households, the community, state and nation. To take further action, the students may propose ways to influence government officials to...