Lessons

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=Use the links below to explore some of the key components of the World Citizenship/ Sustainability project. =

=What Makes a Global Citizen? = = =  Essential and Guiding Questions for Global Citizenship Study

=How Do People Live Around the World? = = =  Lesson Part 1: How do People Live Around the World (Hungry Planet)  Lesson Part 2: How do People Live Around the World (Hungry Planet/ Material World)

=Reading Three Cups of Tea = Week One: Introducing the book: Discussion and Reading Response Journal Questions Week Two: Discussion and Reading Response Journal Questions  Week Three: Discussion and Reading Response Journal Questions  Week Four: Discussion and Reading Response Journal Questions =What Are the Qualities of A Hero? = = = =Qualities of a Hero Essay = Mini-lesson: Writing an opening paragraph for Hero Essay Mini-lesson: Writing body paragraphs for Hero Essay <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mini-lesson: Writing the conclusion for Hero Essay =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What Do People Need to Thrive? = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __Lesson: Characteristics of a Good Life__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __Project: Recipe for a Good Life__

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why Are Some Countries Poor? = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __Lesson: World Poverty (The Five P's of Poverty)__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson: World Poverty (Applied to Haiti) = = =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why is Credit Important to Building Sustainable Communities? = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson: Learning About the Role of Credit in Communities <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson: Learning About Muhammad Yunus

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is a Human Right? = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: United Nations Children's Bill of Rights =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">MDGs = = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: Erin Dignam comes to speak about MDGs and the United Nations film 8

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">KIVA = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lesson: Exploring Kiva Website <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> [|Lesson: Fistful of Dollars Video (the story of a Kiva loan)] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: Planning Fundraising Projects <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: Using a Student Generated Loan Rubric <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Lesson: Matt Flannery comes to speak about challenges and process of starting Kiva.org <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Unit Assessment <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Student Voices <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion: What We Learned

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