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Philanthropy, Volunteering and Service: The Historical Connections

Unit of 3 lessons

9th-12th Grade

Subjects:

Health and PE, Language Arts, Library / Technology, Philanthropy, Science and Social Studies

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Lesson 1 :	ELA:	Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul; Constructing Meaning; Media Genres; Narrative Writing; Presentations; Research; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process
	PHIL:	9/11genOn; Altruism; Charity; Community Foundation; Endowment; Ennobled Self; Family Foundation; Foundations; Independent Foundation; Nonprofit Sector; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer
	SOC:	10 genOn; 12 genOn; 4 genOn; Common Good; September 11, 2001; Technology
Lesson 2 :	ELA:	Graphic Organizer; Journaling; Technology; Writing Process
	PHIL:	11 genOn; Homelessness; Hunger; Social Action
	SCI:	Health
	SOC:	10 genOn; 12 genOn; 4 genOn; Cause/Effect; Choices/Consequences; Disaster: Human-Made; Disaster: Natural; Economics; Emergency Response; Global Issues; Goods and Services; Inquiry; Maps; Resources; Supply/Demand; Trade; Wants/Needs
Lesson 3 :	PHIL:	Advocacy; Community; Needs Assessment; Problem Solving; Reflection; Service Plan; Volunteer
	SOC:	10 genOn; 12 genOn; 4 genOn; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Government; Great Society (The); Inquiry; Johnson, Lyndon; Nonprofit; Recession; September 11, 2001; Unemployment

Unit Overview:

This unit will develop understanding of philanthropy through definition and actions. Activities for students to get to know themselves and their classmates, utilizing concepts of philanthropy, will provide learners with meaningful opportunities for later service learning projects.

Unit Purpose:

This unit will develop understanding of philanthropy through definition and actions. Activities for students, utilizing concepts of philanthropy, will provide learners with meaningful opportunities for their service learning projects. Learners will explore the human need of hunger in the community and world. Learners will propose alternative solutions through historical cases and current programs within their community. Learners will develop an awareness of and sensitivity to hunger issues in their community and world, and demonstrate understanding and sensitivity through completion of a service-learning project.

Unit Objectives:

The learners will:

define philanthropy.
identify individual skills, talents and interest as applicable to voluntary action for the common good.
identify examples of chartable giving and philanthropy in modern times. Use events of September 11, 2001 to discuss the ways Americans and people all over the world practiced philanthropy.
define the sectors as private, public and independent/nonprofit. Discuss roles of each in philanthropy.
investigate the types of philanthropic institutions: charities and community foundations (public); and family, corporate and independent foundations (private).
describe gifts from public (community) and private (family, corporate and independent) foundations that help the community.
categorize human needs and wants.
define needs and wants in his/her own words.
analyze the personal effects of hunger.
relate issues of hunger to health and learning concerns.
discuss what the role of philanthropy is in helping alleviate hunger in the community and world.
locate services available to the hungry in his/her community.
demonstrate knowledge about the connection of hunger to organisms causing diseases.
successfully demonstrate content and concept knowledge related to the War on Poverty in the 1960s.
examine the role of philanthropy in providing a safety net beyond governmental social welfare programs.
conduct a needs assessment and evaluate the results prior to planning a service project.
plan and conduct a service-learning activity relating to poverty and hunger issues.
participate in multiple forms of reflective activities.

Service Experience:

Although lessons in this unit contain service project examples, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate.

Based on discoveries made in Lesson One: Hmmm — What is Philanthropy? and Lesson Two: Hunger Hurts in this unit, and findings in this lesson, learners will design and participate in a service-learning activity relating to issues to hunger, homelessness and poverty within their community or surrounding community and the world. Learners will identify an agency within their community or neighboring community, assess the need, and design an activity with essential elements for effective service learning.

Unit Assessment:

Instructor-designed test on content required from text on Great Society.
Evaluate Attachment One: Great Society Guided Practice Activity from Lesson Three: Philanthropy and the Great Society and Attachment One: Philanthropy "What is My Place?" from Lesson One: Hmmm — What is Philanthropy?
Reflection activities.
Teacher observations.
Class participation in discussions.
Journals.
Essays evaluated according to rubric provided.
Oral presentations of their individual essays.
Contributions to class discussions.

School/Home Connection:

To be placed in the school newspaper or bulletin: (Instructors please provide your name and class or other information as necessary.)

What can we do to help the hungry in our community? That is what the members of____________________________________ class asked themselves after studying about poverty in the 1960s and President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. They asked themselves about hunger today and discovered that they, too, could make a difference in our community. They learned about philanthropic organizations here and developed a service-learning project which will be conducted during the week of ________________ at_____________________________________. In future editions, class members will tell you what they learned from their service experiences.

Interactive Parent / Student Homework:

Attachment One, Lesson One: Hmmm — What is Philanthropy?
Attachment Two, Lesson Three: Philanthropy and the Great Society — What Can We Do Today?

Notes for Teaching:

Prior to the service-learning activity, it is suggested that the instructor make contact with possible sites for learner selection. Student voice in planning the activity or project is an important element and must be included. The instructor should also become familiarized with the Internet listings and the contents to effectively guide learners in their research activities.