Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will understand the difference between a theme, a moral, and a topic, and to be able to identify the theme of a piece of literature.
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Unit: Superheroes as Philanthropists
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will identify themes in Spider-Man, the reasons that people choose to give to their communities, and why Spider-Man chooses to do so.
Unit: Around the World
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Grades:
6
7
8
Using the themes and content of geography, learners examine and demonstrate knowledge of cultural elements and traditions of selected nations of the world and how they impact philanthropy and stewardship in world regions.
Unit: Advisory—A Call to Action
Grades:
6
7
8
Groups will collaborate to identify significant events and organizations in American history that involve philanthropy and share their findings with other student groups within the school.
Unit: Global Education: Why Learn? (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students identify the reasons for gender inequality in schools and explore what policies and measures are in place for achieving universal primary education for kids all over the world. Students take action to either raise funds and/or to increase awareness of the importance of education for...
Unit: Cinderella Project
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Grades:
K
1
2
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.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students brainstorm universal obstacles to completing tasks and/or meeting goals....
Unit: Us vs. Them
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Grades:
6
7
8
Learners will describe problems of refugee populations around the world and human rights issues related to refugees. They will explain how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child act to protect human rights. Understanding that...
Unit: Communities in Crisis (9-12)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is to connect philanthropic acts of individuals 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 community building....
Unit: Cinderella Stories (The)
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Grades:
K
1
2
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the characteristics of fairy tales as a genre to the students. The students explore positive and negative character traits and universal themes in the story of Cinderella. The service plan is introduced in this lesson and carried out over the next weeks...