Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Unit Purpose:
Students analyze and argue for their feelings about the importance of promises and building trust. They define trustworthy by comparing a trustworthy person to an object using the writers' devise of metaphor or simile. Students read about two very different Texas pioneers and identify how they earned the trust of others. Learners reflect on their own experience with trustworthy behavior or respond to a quote about trust.
Focus Question: What role does trustworthiness play in relationships and life success? How can developing trustworthiness equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good?
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- determine how strongely he or she supports different statements about promises.
- come to group consensus in support of a statement.
- brainstorm the traits of a trustworthy person.
- draw and label a metaphor for a trustworthy person.
- work cooperatively in small groups.
- act as a respectful audience for the creative work of their peers.
- identify and write words and phrases that define trustworthiness.
- write a definition of trustworthiness.
- read an essay about a Texas pioneer.
- identify the traits of trustworthiness in a historical person.
- compare and contrast definitions of trustworthy.
- reflect in writing about trustworthiness as it relates to reputation, loyalty, and courage to do the right thing.
Service Experience:
This character education mini-lesson is not intended to be a service learning lesson or to meet the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. The character education units will be most effective when taught in conjunction with a student-designed service project that provides a real world setting in which students can develop and practice good character and leadership skills. For ideas and suggestions for organizing service events go to The League.
Notes for Teaching:
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed By:
Betsy Flikkema
Associate Director
Learning to Give
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