This lesson will expose learners to philanthropy in three different genre of literature: a play, a fable, and a parable.
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Unit: Philanthropy in Literature
Students will recognize philanthropy in literature in a historical setting....
Unit: What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time
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...
Unit: Bridging the Gap
Students will understand the concept of philanthropy and be aware of its presence in the community. While written for a Christian Middle School, the lesson may be easily adapted for public school use.
Unit: Phil's Community Connections
Students will research some local community organizations to better understand the real application of the terms "philanthropy" and "hero."
Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
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.
Unit: Faces of the Community (The)
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.
...Unit: Getting to Know the Community
To introduce the four sectors of a civil society: government, market, nonprofit and household.
Unit: Communities in Crisis (6-8)
The purpose of this lesson is to illustrate philanthropic acts of individuals in response to crises during the Holocaust, specifically the Warsaw Ghetto. Learners will apply strategies of philanthropy to current issues of human rights abuses. Learners will identify philanthropic themes of...