MLS Sociology, MLK Day of Service Lesson

Today, we watched a video and listened to an audio about the MLK day of service.  Here are sine questions I asked the class about this.

 *Do you have experience volunteering?  If so, how have you volunteered?  If not, what kind of volunteer projects would interest you?

*What kind of legacy would you like to leave on the world?  How do you want people to remember you?

*What kind of philanthropy would you be interested in?  In other words, how would you like to use your money to better your community?

 Individual Presentation about promoting volunteering 

My organization is a home for elderly people in our community.  We are in search of volunteers in a number of activities.

1.      We need people to socialize with the elderly people.  You can come and play games or music for them. 

2.      We need people to help clean up the place after activities. 

 *You are needed for a minimum of 1-2 hours a a week.  If you are interested, contact me at…….

 

Vocabulary and discussion: 

1.      Unjust = not fair

*Mr. Nate only talks to the students he prefers.  And he ignores everyone else.  Mr. Nate is so unjust. 

2. dig deeper = to go into a subject in detail. 

*If we want to understand why the movement succeeded, we must dig deeper and understand its strategies. 

3.unconstitutional = something that violates the constitutional rules for a country

4. emerge = to appear unexpectedly

*Many problems have emerged in the last year.  Many problems have suddenly appeared. 

5. resist = to fight back against something

*The teacher tried to make us write a 200 page essay, but we all resisted, and he was fired. 

6. unconventional = not the typical way of doing something

7. deprive = to take away an essential thing from someone

*Sleep-deprived = lacking sleep

8. legitimate = real; acceptable

*You complained that the LTC computers are too old.  That’s legitimate. 

9. distrust = to not trust someone

*I won’t tell you my secrets because I distrust you. 

10. commonality = something similar between things

*One commonality between the two parks is they both have scenic views. 

 

Discussion Questions 

 *Are there things you have felt deprived of in some situations?

*What are in your opinion legitimate expectations people should have for their lives?  By that I mean, what are things all humans have a right to and should be angry if they don’t have that?