Based on the paragraph below, write a definition for
the word humanitarian.
Katie Stagliano and her family started an
organization called Katie’s Krops and created six
community gardens to supply fresh food for the
hungry. The gardens vary in size, from her backyard
garden to a school garden the size of a football field to
hundreds of blueberry plants and two greenhouses at a
local farm. Katie dedicated herself to growing fresh
food for the hungry. It seemed a perfect way to make a
difference and help the homeless.
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Answer:
A person who participates
in or initiates a wide number of
activities relating to human welfare
and the good of all people.
The Power of ONE
Thirty People Who Have Changed The World We Live In For The Better
Who is this man?
Do you know now?
Mahatma Gandhi
•
Born in India in 1869
•
Studied law in London
•
Fought for Indian rights in India and South Africa (both under
British rule) against British discrimination
•
Famous for peaceful protests
He led a coalition against non-violence, which led India to
independence and inspired movements for civil rights and
freedom across the world. He is universally known around the
world as Mahatma Gandhi. He is officially honored in India as the
Father of the Nation; his birthday is on October 2, and it is known
as the International Day of Non-Violence.
“We must be the change we wish to see.”
“The best way to find yourself is to lose
yourself in the service of others.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Which of these words could be used to
describe the assembly in the clip?
Use evidence from the video to defend your
answer.
1. Urbane
2. Eclectic
3. Foreboding
4. Lucid
5. Bizarre
6. Sporadic
7. Illuminating
8. Eccentric
9. Virtuous
10. Hospitable
Within your group, discuss how Gandhi was a
humanitarian. What cues can we take from Gandhi
to make the world a better place?
Exit Slip: Tell me about a time when you did
something that helped another person without
thought of any reward you might receive.
Thinking about the Gandhi video we viewed
yesterday, answer the following questions.
1. Who is Gandhi’s audience?
2. What are some specific ways he appealed to
audience members?
3. Who is braver: Gandhi for presenting this
radical idea? Or the first man in the audience
who chooses to follow him?
Who Am I?
• She was born in New York City on
October 11, 1884.
• Was a very shy child and was once
described as ‘homely’ by her own
mother.
• Married Franklin Delano Roosevelt in
1905, with her uncle, President Theodore
Roosevelt, giving the bride away.
• Was active in the women's division of
the State Democratic Committee.
• Expressed her opinions candidly in a
daily syndicated newspaper column, "My
Day."
• Worked tirelessly for child labor laws
and education.
• In 1945, shortly after her husband’s
death, became American spokesman
in the United Nations.
Can you tell now?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Became the Goodwill Ambassador to the World, and assumed a role as an
advocate for civil rights.
Eleanor continued to be a worldwide prominent author and spokeswoman for
the New Deal coalition.
She worked to improve the status of professional working women, although
she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would
adversely affect women.
She was a champion for libraries and education
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you
really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived
through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the
thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Which of these words could be used to
describe Eleanor Roosevelt?
Use evidence from the video to defend your
answer.
1. Urbane
2. Eclectic
3. Foreboding
4. Lucid
5. Bizarre
6. Sporadic
7. Illuminating
8. Eccentric
9. Virtuous
10. Hospitable
In your group, discuss how Eleanor Roosevelt’s
activism can be considered humanitarianism.
Exit Slip: Describe a time when you felt very strongly
about an injustice and did something about it.
What 1 word could you use to
describe all 3 of these photos?
List 3 and choose the best.
If someone is foreboding, would you be inclined to
approach them, or walk the other way? Explain why.
Foreboding – means ominous, menacing, threatening or sinister.
I’ll bet you do not know me.
My name is Louis Braille
I’ll give you a hint…
• Born on January 4, 1809, the 4th child of his
French harness-maker father, Simon Rene
Braille, and his wife, Monique.
• Became blind at the age of 3, when playing in
his father’s shop, he poked himself in the eye,
and the resulting infection spread to the other
eye as well.
• At age 15, he used a 12- dot alphabet
developed by a French Army Captain, Charles
Barbier de la Serre, to develop his own 6-dot
system of the alphabet.
• He used the same system to devlop
arrangements of music for the blind.
• Over 150 years after Louis Braille worked out
his basic 6-dot system, its benefits remain
unmatched by any later technology–though
some, computers being a prime example, both
complement and contribute to the use of
braille.
Which of these words could be used to
describe Louis Braille?
Use evidence from the video to defend
your answer.
1. Urbane
2. Eclectic
3. Foreboding
4. Lucid
5. Innovative
6. Sporadic
7. Illuminating
8. Eccentric
9. Virtuous
10. Motivated
In your group, discuss how Louis Braille’s motivation
to read and write makes him a humanitarian.
Exit slip: Describe a time when you had to
invent something or modify something in
order to get a task done.
Write AT LEAST 5 sentences to answer the question
below.
Of all of the world’s problemshunger, AIDS, natural disasters,
poverty, war, genocide, global
warming, overpopulation, etc. – if
you could solve just one, what
would you fix and how?
Do you have the power to fix it?
Who is Ryan Hreljac?
This is Ryan Hreljac.
• Born
on May 31, 1991 in Kemptville,
Ontario, Canada.
• Began raising money when he was 6
to build drinking wells in Africa.
• In 1999, the first well was built in the
Ugandan village of Angolo.
•Now 21, Ryan studies international
development and political science at
the University of King’s College in
Halifax.
• To date, Ryan’s Well Foundation has
completed 47 wells, with 9 still
underway in Africa, Haiti, India and
Malawi.
“My advice to anyone is that in order to make a
positive change in the world, you need to find
something you are passionate about and then
you need to take steps to act” ~ Ryan Hreljac
Which of these words could be used to
describe Ryan Hreljac?
Use evidence from the video to defend
your answer.
1. Urbane
2. Eclectic
3. Foreboding
4. Lucid
5. Innovative
6. Sporadic
7. Illuminating
8. Eccentric
9. Virtuous
10. Motivated
In your group, discuss how Ryan’s 1st grade project
made him a humanitarian.
Exit slip: Describe a world issue that you
feel passionately about.
What just happened?
Analyze the visual text below and predict
what is going to happen next.
Minimum Standard: 3-5 complete sentences.
Week 1 Quiz
Answer the following questions on your own paper.
1. Give 2 ways
that Gandhi
influenced the
mob to fight
for their rights.
4.
Give an example
of something that
might be
foreboding. Use
‘foreboding’ in a
complete
sentence.
2. The Universal
Declaration of
Human Rights was
said to be Eleanor
Roosevelt’s greatest
achievement. What
was another of her
great achievements?
5. Ryan Hreljac
used a 1st grade
assignment to
better the
world. What are
some other
ways people are
inspired to
change the
world? List 3.
3. How would
the world be
different if
Louis Braille had
never blinded
himself?
6. In your opinion,
which of the 4
humanitarians we
have discussed this
week impacted the
world the most?
Defend your answer
with examples from
the presentations.
Read the following paragraph and develop a
thesis statement to go along with it.
At least two First Ladies, Bess Truman and Lady Bird
Johnson, made it their business to send signals during their
husbands' speeches. When Lady Bird Johnson thought her husband
was talking too long, she wrote a note and sent it up to the
platform. It read, "It's time to stop!" And he did. Once Bess Truman
didn't like what her husband was saying on television, so she
phoned him and said, "If you can't talk more politely than that in
public, you come right home." Abigail Fillmore and Eliza Johnson
actually taught their husbands, Millard Fillmore and Andrew
Johnson, the thirteenth and seventeenth Presidents. A
schoolteacher, Abigail eventually married her pupil, Millard. When
Eliza Johnson married Andrew, he could not read or write, so she
taught him herself.
EX: Many First Ladies throughout history were instrumental to
their husbands’ political careers.
Minimum standards:
• Your sentence must be at least 8 words in
length.
• Use proper capitalization and punctuation.
• The topic of the paragraph should be apparent.
Does What
this child
aboutlook
as anfamiliar?
adult?
Mother Teresa
•
•
•
•
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in
Skopje, Macedonia, on
August 26, 1910.
At the age of eighteen she
left her parental home in
Skopje and joined the
Sisters of Loreto, an Irish •
community of nuns with
missions in India.
1931 to 1948 Mother
Teresa taught at St. Mary's •
High School in Calcutta,
where she saw poverty and
misery in the streets.
•
On October 7, 1950,
Mother Teresa received
•
permission to start her
own order, "The
Missionaries of Charity",
whose primary task was to
love and care for those
persons nobody was
prepared to look after.
Her order established a
hospice; centers for the
blind, aged, and disabled,
and a leper colony.
She received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1979 for her
humanitarian work.
She died on September 5,
1997.
Her work continues to this
day.
Which of these words could be used to
best describe Mother Teresa?
Use evidence from the video to defend
your answer.
Urbane
• Noble
• Graceful
• Lucid
• Innovative
• Sporadic
• Illuminating
• Eccentric
• Virtuous
• Motivated
•
In your groups: Work together to write a
paragraph to describe the humanitarian
work done by Mother Teresa. Underline
your thesis statement.
Exit Slip: Create a Venn diagram to
compare and contrast the work of Mother
Teresa to the work of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Using Simple and Compound Sentences
1. Which of the following is and
example of a simple sentence?
a.
Many people are afraid of
sharks.
b.
There are about 375 kinds
of sharks, and they are
many different colors,
shapes, and sizes.
c.
A shark's fins are stiff, and
they stick out like paddles.
d.
Baby sharks are known as
pups, and they grow in
different ways.
2. Which of the following is and
example of a compound
sentence?
a.
There are about 375 kinds
of sharks.
b.
They are many different
colors, shapes, and sizes.
c.
A shark's fins are stiff and
stick out like paddles.
d.
Baby sharks are known as
pups, and they grow in
different ways.
3. Create a simple sentence and
a compound sentence of your
own about sharks.
I was once the President of the United States.
Jamess “Jimmy” Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States
•Born October 1, 1924 in Plains, GA.
•His Father was a peanut farmer and his mother was a
nurse.
•Attended an all-white school during segregation,
but was best friends with 2 African American
children.
•In 1941, Jimmy Carter became the first person
from his father's side of the family to graduate from
high school and later joined the Naval Academy.
•While on leave from the Naval Academy, Carter
married a girl named Rosalynn Smith whom he had
known since childhood.
•While active duty in the Navy, Carter was assigned
to Washington D.C. ,where he helped to develop a
nuclear submarine.
•Ran for Governor of GA in 1966, but was
not elected. He ran again in 1970 and won.
• Became President in 1977 during harsh
global times: Oil shortage, Iran Hostage
Crisis, etc. Only served 1 term as President.
•After leaving the White House, Carter has dedicated
his life to a legacy of humanitarianism.
•Founded the Carter Presidential Center to promote
civil rights and serve the needy around the world.
•Carter has worked effectively to develop communitybased health care systems in Africa and Latin America,
to oversee elections in fledgling democracies and to
promote peace in the Middle East.
•In 2002, Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace
Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find
peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to
advance democracy and human rights, and to promote
economic and social development."
•Works tirelessly with Habitat for
Humanity and the Jimmy Carter
Work Project, building homes for
the poor.
•He is now widely considered one
of the greatest ex-presidents in
American history.
Which of these words could be used to
best describe Jimmy Carter?
Use evidence from the video to defend
your answer.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Lucid
Innovative
Sporadic
Illuminating
Eccentric
Inspirational
Motivated
Jimmy and Rosaline Carter
In your group discuss: How can someone who was so
ineffective as “the most powerful man in the world” be so
effective outside of the Presidency? Write a simple sentence, a
compound sentence and a thesis statement to describe Jimmy
Carter’s post-presidential work.
Exit slip: If you could dedicate your
life to one charity, what would it be?
Q: Are you more likely to befriend someone
who is genuine, or someone who is fake?
Analyze the visual texts
to determine meaning.
What 1 word could you use to
describe all 3 of these photos?
List 3 and choose the best. Be
prepared to justify your answer.
Born June 27, 1972 in Houlton, Maine
Died on August 25, 1985
• First came to national
attention
1983 when,
a 10-year-old,
shebring
wrote topeace
Soviet Premier Yuri
Could
it beinpossible
foras one
little girl
Andropov, "Why do you want to conquer the whole world, or at least our country?" The premier was
tothat
an he
entire
touched by her genuineness and replied
had noplanet?
such intention. He then invited Smith and her
family to the USSR for a special tour.
• The bright and articulate schoolgirl became famous overnight.
• Became known as the youngest American Ambassador.
• Visited Japan on December 26, 1983 to spread her wish of world peace.
• Died in a plane crash with her father during a break in filming of the series "Lime Street."
• After her death, the Soviet Union issued a stamp in her honor.
• The Soviet government also named a diamond, a rose and a mountain in her honor.
• In her home state of Maine, a grade school was named after her and a statue, showing her releasing a
dove while a bear cub (representing both Maine and Russia) rests at her feet, was placed before the
Maine State House in Augusta.
• After her death, Samantha was honored with the first prize of the Children's Peace Award.
“If we start with an International Granddaughter Exchange …then the year 2001 can be the year when all
of us can look around and see only friends, no opposite nations, no enemies, and no bombs.”
~ Samantha Reed Smith, Kobe, Japan, 1983
Introducing: Samantha Reed Smith
Dear Mr. Andropov,
My name is Samantha Smith. I am ten years old.
Congratulations on your new job. I have been worrying
about Russia and the United States getting into a nuclear
war. Are you going to vote to have a war or not? If you
aren't please tell me how you are going to help to not have
a war. This question you do not have to answer, but I
would like to know why you want to conquer the world or
at least our country. God made the world for us to live
together in peace and not to fight.
Sincerely,
Samantha Smith
Dear Samantha,
I received your letter, which is like many others
that have reached me recently from your country and from
other countries around the world.
It seems to me—I can tell by your letter—that
you are a courageous and honest girl, resembling Becky, the
friend of Tom Sawyer in the famous book of your compatriot
Mark Twain.This book is well known and loved in our country
by all boys and girls.
You write that you are anxious about whether
there will be a nuclear war between our two countries. And
you ask are we doing anything so that war will not break out.
Your question is the most important of those that every
thinking man can pose. I will reply to you seriously and
honestly.
Yes, Samantha, we in the Soviet Union are
Trying to do everything so that there will not be war on Earth.This is
what every Soviet man wants.This is what
the great founder of our state,Vladimir Lenin, taught us.
Soviet people well know what a terrible thing war is.
Forty-two years ago, Nazi Germany which strove
for supremacy over the whole world, attacked our country, burned and
destroyed many thousands of our towns and villages, killed millions of
Soviet men, women and children.
In that war, which ended with our victory, we
were in alliance with the United States: together we fought
for the liberation of many people from the Nazi invaders. I
hope that you know about this from your history lessons in
school. And today we want very much to live in peace, to
trade and cooperate with all our neighbors on this earth—with those far
away and those near by. And certainly with such a great country as the
United States of America.
In America and in our country there are nuclear
weapons—terrible weapons that can kill millions of people in an instant.
But we do not want them to be ever used.That's precisely why the Soviet
Union solemnly declared throughout the entire world that never—
never—will it use nuclear weapons first against any country. In general
we propose to discontinue further production of them and to proceed to
the abolition of all the stockpiles on earth.
It seems to me that this is a sufficient answer to your
second question: "Why do you want to wage war against the whole world
or at least the United States?" We want nothing of the kind. No one in
our country—neither workers, peasants, writers nor doctors, neither
grown-ups nor children, nor members of the government—want either a
big or "little" war.
We want peace—there is something that we are occupied
with: growing wheat, building and inventing, writing books and flying
into space.We want peace for ourselves and for all peoples of the planet.
For our children and for you, Samantha.
I invite you, if your parents will let you, to come to our
country, the best time being this summer.You will find out about our
country, meet with your contemporaries, visit an international children's
camp—"Artek"—on the sea. And see for yourself: in the Soviet Union,
everyone is for peace and friendship among peoples.
Thank you for your letter. I wish you all the best in your young life.
Y. Andropov
In your group, choose 5 words from the list that could
be used to describe Samantha Reed Smith. Discuss
why these words are appropriate, and write a sentence
about Samantha Reed Smith for each word you chose.
Exit Slip: If you were going to
write a letter to a world leader,
who would you write to, and
what would you say?
Which 5 of these words could be used to
describe Samantha Reed Smith?
Use evidence from the presentation to
defend your answer.
Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Articulate
Innovative
Genuine
Illuminating
Eccentric
Inspirational
Motivated
Identify the following sentences as either
simple or compound.
S
C
S
C
S
1. Last year my grandmother came to stay with us from the
middle of December until my brother’s birthday in
January.
2. My mom said she remembered making beautiful
decorations and that it used to be great fun, so we decided
to try making some of our own.
3. So my grandmother taught us how to make our own
holiday ornaments.
4. My dad and I painted the little ones silver, and my mom
and grandmother painted the others with stripes, dots, and
all sorts of designs on them.
5. From now on, we are going to make all of our own holiday
decorations.
Do you know this Irish rock star?
What if I put him together with his mates
and add some music?
Paul David “Bono” Hewson, Lead singer of U2
•Born
in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 1960
•Lead singer of U2
•Knighted by the Queen of England
•22 Grammy Awards
•Wrote the title track to Amnesty International: Save Darfur
•Co-founder of DATA and the ONE campaign
•3 time Nobel Peace Prize nominee
•Named Person of the Year by Time magazine in 2005
•Is considered one of the most important figures in Irish
history.
•Initially inspired by his faith and Live Aid, he traveled to
Ethiopia to work in a feeding camp with his wife Ali and the
charity World Vision.
•In the 1990s, he campaigned with Greenpeace against the
nuclear power plant Sellafield in the north of England.
•He drew attention to the conflict raging in Bosnia by
collaborating with the US journalist Bill Carter during the
Zoo TV tour to create the award-winning documentary, Miss
Sarajevo.
•Since the millennium, he has rallied numerous actors,
artists and campaigners to the cause of ending Third World
debt.
"When the story of these times gets
written, we want it to say that we
did all we could, and it was more
than anyone could have imagined.“
~Bono
He is involved in many organizations world-wide, including:
•The Jubilee 2000 project
•DATA (Debt, Aid, Trade, Africa) to end AIDS and poverty
in Africa
•the ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History (USA)
•the Make Poverty History movement (UK)
•Live 8 concerts in 2005, a series of events across the globe
designed to pressure world leaders to increase aid, cancel
Third World debt and improve the terms of trade with the
world's poorest countries.
•EDUN, a socially responsible clothing line, whose mission
is to foster "sustainable employment in developing areas of
the world, particularly Africa.”
Which of these words could be used to
best describe Bono? Use evidence from
the presentation to defend your answer.
Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Articulate
Charitable
Genuine
Illuminating
Eccentric
Inspirational
Motivated
Write a thesis statement about Bono that
incorporates the word you have chosen. In your
group, evaluate each others’ thesis statements
and make suggestions for improvement.
Exit Slip: What is ONE way you can
help starving children? Develop a plan
to make it happen.
Based on the humanitarians we
have discussed this week, list 5
characteristics you believe
someone should possess to win
the Nobel Peace Prize.
Must do work toward:
1) The peace movement
2) Humanitarian work
3) International Organizations
4) Disarmament
5) Statesmanship
The Power of One Week 2 Quiz – Write your answers on your own paper.
Simple or Compound?
1. I hurried over to Michael’s house and met Rafiq on the way.
2. The lightning struck the radio towers on the hill several times
but did not damage them.
3. The blinking light grew dim, and then it flashed several times.
4. The purple lantana and the red salvia look pretty and attract
both bees and butterflies.
5. The gulls circle the fishing boat; they are hoping for a quick
meal.
Short Answer – Write your answer in complete sentences.
6. All of our humanitarians this week had one thing in common.
What was it?
7. Comparing Mother Teresa and Eleanor Roosevelt, discuss one
way they were different in their humanitarianism, and one way
they were the same.
8. Write a thesis statement about one of the people we studied
this week.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the
underlined words.
1. There were 283 martyrs who chose death
rather than heeding to the whim of the powerhungry king.
2. Barack Obama is often praised for being a great
orator.
3. All of the humanitarians we have discussed have
left a legacy of selflessness.
Martyr: a person who suffers greatly or dies for a
cause, belief, etc.
Orator: a great public speaker; eloquent and
articulate.
Legacy: a gift passed on for future generations.
You think you know MLK, Jr., but did
you know…?
•His name was legally changed when he was 5-years-old.
•He skipped 9th and 12th grades and entered Morehouse College at age
15.
•In 1964, at age 35, he was the youngest person in history to be awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize.
•From 1957 until his death in 1968, he traveled more than 6 million miles
and gave over 2500 speeches.
•Many consider him the greatest orator in history.
•He is 1 of 10 - 20th century world martyrs who has a statue at
Westminster Abbey.
•Over 750 U.S. cities have streets named for him, with Chicago being the
first to dedicate a street after his legacy.
 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was Famous Civil–Rights Activist
born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, and Peaceful Protestor
Georgia.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
 He became a Baptist minister
The Albany Movement (45
and a civil-rights activist.
days in jail)
Received the Nobel Peace Prize
March on Washington
in 1964
Famous author and orator
Famous Humanitarian
“I Have A Dream”
Worked until his death
“Letters From Birmingham
for human rights
Jail”
Promoted non-violence
 “I’ve Been to the
Formed the Southern
Mountaintop”
Christian Leadership
Conference
Died for his cause
“The ultimate measure of a man is not
where he stands in moments of comfort and
convenience, but where he stands at times
of challenge and controversy.” ~MLK, Jr.
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere
ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence of our friends.”
“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would
still plant my apple tree.”
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow
confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all
humanity.”
“If you can't fly then run, if you
can't run then walk, if you can't
walk then crawl, but whatever you
do you have to keep moving
forward.”
In your group:
•Choose 1 quote to analyze.
•Look up the words you don’t know.
•Discuss what MLK meant.
Exit slip: How has
•Write a new quote that means the same MLK’s work influenced
thing (put it in your own words)
your life?
What would it take for you to
become an entrepreneur?
You know the drill… Analyze the
visual texts to generate 1 word that
describes all 3 photos. List 3 and
choose the best to share.
Inventor
Intelligent
Famous
ENTREPRENEUR
Who is this $2.7 Billion child?
O Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko,
Mississippi (she turned 59 yesterday!)
O She bounced back and forth between her grandmother (MS), mother
(WI) and father (TN) for most of her childhood.
O She moved to Baltimore, MD in 1976 to become a journalist.
O Became the morning host of “A.M. Chicago” in 1984.
O Hosted the “Oprah Winfrey Show” for 25 years.
O Started Oprah’s Angel Network, O Magazine, OWN and Oxygen
Television, and built the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
O Has raised millions of dollars to fight for children’s and women’s rights, as
well as fighting against abuse and violence.
O a journalist
O an actress
O an entrepreneur
O an activist
Choose 1 word to describe Oprah.
~ Defend your answer.
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Articulate
Charitable
Genuine
Illuminating
entrepreneur
Inspirational
Philanthropist
Oprah Winfrey has used her fame and fortune to
help people who are less fortunate than her. In
your group, write down and discuss what type of
humanitarian work you would do if money was of
no consequence.
Exit Slip: What would you do if you
won tickets to the Oprah Winfrey
Extravagant Mondays Show?
“Be thankful for what you have [and]
you’ll end up having more. If you
concentrate on what you don’t have, you
will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah
Winfrey
Complex sentences have both an independent clause
and at least 1 subordinate clause (could be more).
Example: (IC)The detective show appeared on television for several
weeks (SC)before it became popular with viewers.
REWRITE the following sentences, and underline the
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE with a single line and the SUBORDINATE
CLAUSE with a zig-zag line.
1. After we finish our report on the history of computers, we may go
to the basketball game.
2. Wilma Rudolph became a top American athlete, even though she
had polio as a child.
3. Richard E. Byrd is one of the explorers who traveled to Antarctica.
What do all of these pictures have
in common?
Thandiwe Chama
Thandiwe Chama was born in Zambia on February 15, 1991.
In 1999, her school closed because there were no teachers to teach,
but she was not willing to give up on her education.
She led 60 other children on a pilgrimage to find another school.
Believing that education is the key to a child’s future, she worked
with the government to build new schools for the children of her
township.
Encouraged by her success, she worked diligently to ensure that all
children would have indoor schools, where they could learn, shielded
from the blazing African sun.
She continues to fight for educational rights for all children,
including the sick and poor.
BUT, her work did not stop at
education.
Now almost 22 – years-old, Thandiwe works to educate the world about
children with HIV / AIDS.
She works with communities to support children with AIDS by donating
fruits for the sick and hospitalized children.
She teaches families the importance of HIV testing.
She co-authored a book called “The Chicken with AIDS” to educate children
about the disease.
She also works for the prevention of child abuse.
Thandiwe won the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2007
She is honored by the Zambian government on June 16th of every year with
the Day of the African Child celebrations.
A library at her former school has been dedicated in her honor.
She has spoken all over the world for children’s rights.
“It’s so important to know that also a child has
rights… Because if children are given an
opportunity, they for sure can contribute in
making this world a better place.” Thandiwe
Chama
Choose one word to describe Thandiwe
Chama. Defend your answer.
o Selfless
o Noble
o Graceful
Write a paragraph discussing what you would
o Articulate
do if you were no longer ALLOWED to
o Charitable
attend school. Use simple, compound and
o Genuine
complex sentences within your paragraph.
o Illuminating
BOX your thesis statement. Underline you
o entrepreneur
simple sentence with 1 line. Underline your
o Inspirational
compound sentence with 2 lines. Underline
o Philanthropist
your complex sentence with a zigzag line.
Read your paragraph out loud in your
groups.
Exit slip: What is one way you
could help children in school?
1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of ten
20th century martyrs who has a statue at 5.
Westminster Abby. Argue why this is
appropriate.
2. Sketch a symbol that represents one of
the three humanitarians we have
7.
discussed. DO NOT sketch a portrait.
3. Compare the work done by Thandiwe
Chama and Ryan Hreljac.
4. Write the following complex sentence.
Underline the INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
and box the SUBORDINATE CLAUSE.
 After people have practiced
basic skills for a while, they can
progress to more difficult ones.
Week 3 Quiz
6.
Bill Gates
Oprah Winfrey
8.
Thandiwe Chama
MLK, Jr.
5-8. Match the BEST
vocabulary word with
each of the photographs.
Defend your reasoning.
•Philanthropist
•Articulate
•Inspirational
•Entrepreneur
Simple Sentence
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Compound Sentence
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Complex Sentence
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Compound - Complex
Sentence
1 Independent Clause The house is painted gray
with blue shutters.
2 Independent Clauses
joined by a comma and a We need to finish our
conjunction.
chores, and then we will
go for ice cream.
An Independent Clause
with at least 1
Subordinate Clause
After it stopped raining
we went outside to play
soccer.
A subordinate clause, and
2 independent clauses.
Formula:
SC, IC, conjunction IC.
Because it was so cold
outside, the family
snuggled up by the fire,
and they drank hot
chocolate.
Diana Frances Spencer
AKA:
Princess Diana
This lovely young lady would have
been queen.
Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 in Sandringham,
England.
When her paternal grandfather died in 1975, she was given
the title of Lady Diana Spencer.
She attended finishing school in Switzerland, and though shy,
she showed a love of children from early on.
She became a kindergarten teacher.
She often played with the younger royal princes, but it was
not until 1977 that she began seeing the oldest brother, Charles.
They were married on July 29, 1981, and she became Her
Royal Highness, Princess Diana of Whales. She was instantly
dubbed “The people’s princess.”
Their first child, Prince William, was born 11 months later,
and Prince Harry followed in 2 more years.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles separated in December of
1992 and divorced in 1996.
Throughout her marriage and after the divorce there were
murmurs in the castle about Princess Diana’s “common”
behaviors, but she remained a celebrity in both the British and
American press.
Princess Diana suffered from depression and anxiety.
Princess Diana was a strong supporter and activist for the
homeless, people afflicted with HIV and AIDS, and children in
need.
Her humanitarian work also included fighting against the use of
land mines.
Princess Diana died tragically in a car accident in Paris on
August 31, 1997.
Choose a word from the list
below and use it in an 8th grade
sentence about Princess Diana.
Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Naive
Exit slip: Many people squander
Charitable
their fame and fortune on selfish
Genuine
toys and whims. As a member of
Illuminating
Glamorous
the royal family, Princess Diana
Inspirational
recognized that she had great
Elegant
power and chose to use it to
influence the world. Tell me
about a time when you felt
empowered to make a change.
It’s Wednesday again! Analyze the visual
texts to generate 1 word that describes all 3
photos. List 3 and choose the best to share.
Positive
Hopeful
Optimism
Here’s another.
Need a hint?
Bill Gates was born on 10/28/1955.
At the age of 20, Gates co-founded
Microsoft. He was a millionaire by
the age of 23.
Married Melinda French in January
of 1994.
After building Microsoft and
developing Windows, Bill Gates was
the richest man in the world for 18
years.
He grew up in
Since retiring from Microsoft in
2008, he and Melinda have dedicated
Seattle,Washington
their lives and fortune to focus on
and became
global health, development and
fascinated with
education for all people.
computers at age
Bill Gates is worth an estimated
65 BILLION dollars, AFTER giving away
13.
over 28 BILLION dollars.
She is the other half of
one of the most
powerful couples in
the world.
Together, they formed…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Focus Areas of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
“Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people
lead healthy, productive lives.”
1. Global Development Mission: Increase
opportunities for people in developing
countries to overcome hunger and poverty.
2. Global Health Program Mission: an
infectious diseases focus on developing
ways to fight and prevent enteric and
diarrheal disease, HIV/Aids, malaria,
pneumonia, tuberculosis, and neglected
infectious diseases
3. United States Program Mission: Help
ensure greater opportunity for all
Americans through the attainment of
secondary and postsecondary education
with genuine economic value.
Bill and Melinda Gates are optimistic that, by 2025, the world will
have eradicated infectious diseases like polio, AIDS, and malaria,
people in developing countries will have the resources they need to
no longer be living in poverty and starving, and that all people,
globally, will have access to educational and employment
opportunities to help them live healthy, happy lives. Write a 5-10
sentence paragraph arguing that the Gates’ optimism is founded or a
pipe-dream. You MUST use at least 1 complex sentence in your
paragraph.
Tips:
1. Start with the end in mind. What is your goal?
2. Remember your thesis statement should contain who, when,
and what.
3. Use some of your new vocabulary words (teachers like that).
4. Proof read before you pack up and call it “done.”
WOULD YOU DIE TO HELP SOMEONE YOU’VE
NEVER MET?
This 15 year-old would,
and almost did.
Malala Yousafzai (translates to “grief stricken” in English)
Born in Pakistan on July 12, 1997.
First spoke out publicly for educational rights for girls and women in
2009. Her speech, “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to
Education,” was covered nationally in Pakistan as well as in her home town
of Swat.
Also in 2009, she started a blog for the BBC using the pen name Gul
Mukai (or “corn flower”), to discuss the life of women under the rule of the
Taliban.
In January 2009 the ruling Taliban passed a law that no girl shall attend
school. As a sign of their commitment to this decree Taliban destroyed over
100 schools. Some near Malala’s home.
In April of 2012, she formed the Malala
Education Foundation to help Pakistani girls
get an education.
On October 9, 2012, the Taliban attempted
to assassinate Malala Yousafzai.
“I don’t mind if I have to sit
on the floor at school.All I
want is education. And I am
afraid of no one.
October 25, 2011 Awarded the
International Children's Peace Prize.
December 19, 2011, Awarded Pakistan's
National Youth Peace Prize.
January 3, 2012, The Swat Government
Girls Secondary School was renamed the
Malala Yousafzai School in honor of her
contribution to the rights of women and
education.
January 13, 2012, Malala is honored as
The Express Tribune people of "Game
changers 2011" Award.
October 15, 2012, Awarded the Sitara-eShujaat award Pakistan's for civilian
bravery.
October 26, 2012 Malala Yousafzai was
honored with the Life Achievement
Award by the British Pakistani
Community
Of the attack, her father says, “We wouldn't leave our country, if my daughter
survives or not.We have an ideology that advocates peace.The Taliban cannot stop all
independent voices through the force of bullets.”
As a result of the assassination attempt, former British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown has presented the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and the
world a petition with the following demands from the international
community:
Pakistan must agree to a plan to deliver education for every child.
All countries will outlaw discrimination against girls.
International organizations will be formed to ensure the world's 61
million out-of-school children are in education by the end of 2015.
“Don’t stay in your room when God and
your people need you to stand up for your
rights.” ~ Malala Yousafzai
So I ask you again, would you be willing to die
for someone you will never meet? What about
for someone you know and love? Do you have
what it takes to be a humanitarian?
Choose three words that BEST
describes Malala Yousafzai.
Use them in a brief summary
(5-10 sentences) of the work
that she has done for the
women of Pakistan in her
short life.
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Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Articulate
Charitable
Genuine
Illuminating
Courageous
Inspirational
Radical
1. One of the causes that Princess
Diana worked for was the removal
of anti-personnel land mines from
warfare. Why was this so
important to her?
2. One of the goals of the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation is to …
3. Armed with the knowledge that
61 MILLION children worldwide do not have access to
education, and that there are
children willing to die to get an
education, how have your feelings
about school changed?
Directions: UNDERLINE the IC and
BOX the SC. LABEL BOTH.
4. After I came home, I made dinner.
5. We visited the museum before it
closed.
6. Because the bridge wasn't properly
maintained by the government, it
fell down.
7. Because the world is getting
warmer, polar bears are an
endangered species.
8. He wants to eat cake for breakfast
even though his mom said no.
Week 4 Quiz
Over the past several weeks we have studied famous and every-day people
doing extraordinary things for mankind. Write a multi-paragraph
informative essay that discusses what you have learned about
humanitarianism, how ordinary people can make the world a better place,
and how you think you can make a difference.
Vocabulary List
Writing Tips:
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3.
4.
5.
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Start with the end in mind. What is
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your goal?
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Remember your thesis statements
should contain who, when, and what. 
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Use all 3 types of sentences that we
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have studied (S, C, CX).
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Use your new vocabulary
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words.
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Read your work aloud, proof read,
revise, and edit before you call it done. 
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Selfless
Noble
Graceful
Articulate
Charitable
Genuine
Illuminating
Courageous
Inspirational
Radical
Optimism
Glamorous
Entrepreneur
Philanthropist
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Urbane
Eclectic
Foreboding
Lucid
Bizarre
Sporadic
Eccentric
Virtuous
Hospitable
Motivated
Martyr
Orator
Legacy