Lesson+7

-Have real world information about girls living with hunger. -Understand what charities do for those who are hungry. - Evaluate solutions for solving the hunger problem.
 * Lesson 7**
 * Lesson Title**: Real World Contact, Real World Proposal
 * Grade Level**: Tenth grade
 * Projected Length**: One class
 * Big Idea**: Empathy
 * Essential Question**: How does world hunger affect those who are hungry?
 * Instructional Objectives:**
 * Understand**: After this lesson I want students to think critically about Peter Singer's proposal for ending poverty and form a perspective on the essay. Inquire and learn about the lives of real girls who benefit from Save the Children.
 * Know**: After this lesson, I want students to realize how real children live with hunger, how charities function, that some solutions are better than others and that progress begins with looking for answers.
 * Do**: After this lesson, students will be able to:

Understanding real world problems and solutions to world hunger.
 * Aim:**


 * Procedure:**
 * Do Now:** Write an email to Celia C. and Trisha-Mae, two girls in programs through Save the Children.

[|Save the Children]

Both childrens' photos, location and history are presented to the class. The task for students is to find out what the girls do daily, if they go to school., to find out what their hobbies are and what their communities are like, and ultimately compare daily tasks with the girls.

Meet in a group and discuss the following questions:

1. Peter Singer claims that if someone makes $50,000 a year, that person should donate $20,000 annually. Do you think this is a good idea?

2. Compare Sarah Mclachlan's approach of educating people about hunger and poverty still in existence today compared to Peter Singer's. What does she do differently? Which is more convincing?

3. Make your own petition to donate. How will you convince people that this is an important issue? What medium will you choose, writing or visual presentations?

Question 2 will be discussed in class aloud. Students will think about what method of persuasion is most effective and what approach they should use in their own petition--appeal to emotion, using statistic evidence, exaggeration (Jonathan Swift and Peter Singer approach).


 * Homework:** Finish petition. Research what kind of programs Save the Children offers to benefit children like Celia and Trisha-Mae, what they do that is special during the holidays for families in need and how they are evaluated by third parties like Charity Navigator.