The purpose of this lesson is to practice philanthropic acts at home.

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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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.

Students will apply the concept of jurisdiction to classroom rules, identify court-recognized student rights and create a list of behaviors in a classroom that might violate student rights.

Learners will recognize the value of nonprofit organizations and identify how nonprofits meet citizen needs when government can't.

Students will describe how Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat was a continuation of long-standing acts of protest against forced segregation in public spaces in the South. They will explain how her action, which ushered change in public transportation, was heroic.

Students will develop a set of rules that could be used in the classroom.

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.

For the American system of government to work, the majority has the power to rule and the responsibility not to trample the rights of the minority. The minority must have the right to become the majority and have its voice heard. People often blame the government without thinking that other...

The purpose of the lesson is to show students how the poetic conventions of rhythm, rhyme, refrain, alliteration and onomatopoeia create the sounds of poetry. Students will use poetry to learn about a humanitarian who began a nonprofit organization with world-wide consequences.