Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students learn about the peace-focused philanthropic efforts toward resolution between nations of the world after World War II.
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Unit: Rebuilding the Peace—United States Post World War II
Unit: Faces of the Community (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
The students examine the motivations and work of the painters Van Gogh and Gauguin who were driven by a need to benefit society through art. The students learn how artwork portrays ethnicity and then draw their own portraits to create a display of the diverse faces of the community.
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Unit: Phil's Community Connections
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will research some local community organizations to better understand the real application of the terms "philanthropy" and "hero."
Unit: Cultural Pluralism in Young Adult Literature—Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson will dramatize an imaginary town meeting using an event that occurred in the book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. It will emphasize the need to respect the rights of every person in the community regardless of race, creed, gender, or socio-economic class.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
All cultures have rules regarding hospitality. In many folktales travelers and those without shelter and food place demands on others for assistance. They sometimes test the limits of hospitality. Learners will define hospitality and discuss its requirements.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Even the smallest things, when shared, can be examples of philanthropy. In the folktale, "A Drum," a poor boy gives away his meager possessions when the need arises and receives a great gift in the end. The question of one’s being naturally generous is discussed. In the Palestinian folktale, "Ma...
Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will expose learners to philanthropy in three different genre of literature: a play, a fable, and a parable.
Unit: Pilgrim's Progress
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students explore the definition of community as a group coming together for the common good. Students work cooperatively to form rules and compare their rules to the compact made by the Pilgrims before they left the boat.
Unit: Truth, Trash and Treasure
Grades:
6
7
8
Through an understanding of the terms, rights and responsibilities, learners will investigate how democracy in the United States makes civic virtue possible. How do people in a democratic state use their right to be responsible citizens by practicing the idea of civic virtue?...
Unit: What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time
Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson guides students to pursue an intergenerational friendship. Through literature, students also recognize the joy of sharing time, talent, and/or treasure—something kind and unexpected–with people about whom they care. Through literature students recognize the richness of developing...