Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
For this plan, 7th grade world history is broken up in six-week units in such a way that the themes and locations examined can be connected to present-day situations. Below are suggestions as to how this can be done within a service-learning context. The project can span the entire year or be shortened as needed. There are group elements required for research; however the class works as a whole to identify the issues they want to address.