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Nonprofits in our Community and World

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Students examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives. They identify and develop questions to ask representatives of local nonprofit organizations. Students must arrange for representatives to come into their classrooms for the interviews.

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nonprofit organizations, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Research
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