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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy Lesson PlanFame, Fortune, and Philanthropy Lesson Plan
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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy

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With your middle schoolers, develop concepts such as philanthropy, civic responsibility, community service, and common good. Discuss famous philanthropists and what we can each give of our time, talent and treasure to better our communities. Learners read a USA Today article and create charts to track the biggest givers of 2001. The concepts are valuable, so it would be worthwhile to update content (younger celebrities, newer data) to add relevance.

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community service, volunteering, philanthropy, civic duty, civics, celebrities

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civic responsibility, common good, community service, philanthropy, celebrities, make a difference, celebrity giving., social studies
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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2 days
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