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Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?

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Students explore what it means to have wealth in Mali and in the United States. In this economics lesson, students read "Music in the Fields." Student groups answer discussion questions.  Students reflect on the purpose music serves in the lives of people.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 day
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