Charities

1. Refer the students back to before Christmas and the Shoe Box appeal. What was it for? What will the money be going towards?

2. How many other charities can they name? Brainstorm on the board. Are these charities that operate in one city or country? Which of these charities have the students contributed to?

3. Now give the students in pairs some fictional charities which they must rank in order of the ones they would most like to support. This could form a diamond or a triangle. Debrief: Why did they choose their top one? Why do they think some charities are not as important?

4. Now give each group one of the charities to represent and hand out the briefs (Page 4), large paper and pens. They have 10 - 12 minutes to prepare some reasons why people should give to their charity. They then need to present their charity in as lively a way as possible in no more than a minute e.g. mock interview with people who have benefited, rap, mime with voice over, jingle.

5. The class could take a vote on which charity they think should be supported. Did anyone chage their minds during the lesson? Why?

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Some charities listed below have aims similar to those of the fictional charities.

o Self Help Africa – [|www.selfhelpafrica.org] o Christian Aid – [|www.christianaid.org.uk] o Oxfam – [|www.oxfam.org.uk] o Rainforest Alliance – [|www.rainforestalliance.org/] o Rainforest Concern – [|www.rainforestconcern.org/] o Friends of the Earth – [|www.foe.co.uk] o Childline - [|www.childline.org.uk] o Age Concern – [|www.ageconcern.org.uk] o Help the Aged – [|www.helptheaged.org.uk] o Adopt a Granny – [|www.adoptagranny.net] o National Canine Defence League – [|www.ncdl.org.uk] o Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – [|www.rspca.org.uk]