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Charting the Course

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Students list and describe the characteristics of a good citizen relative to democracy. They see that philanthropy is part of good citizenship and exemplify philanthropy through random acts of kindness. Each group will be responsible for a song or skit that will demonstrate their assigned trait.

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community service, volunteering, philanthropy

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community service, philanthropy, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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2 days
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