Acting with Integrity

Grades: 
6, 7, 8

In three scenarios that challenge one's integrity, the young people discuss and provide rationale for their decision-making.

Duration 
PrintOne 20-minute lesson
Objectives 

The learner will:

  • examine decisions of integrity in gray areas.
Materials 
  • copies of handout below Acting With Integrity

Instructions

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  1. Anticipatory Set:

    Ask the learners to raise their hands if they always act with integrity. Discuss whether one can always or mostly do this.

  2. Form three groups and assign to each group one scenario from the handout below Acting With Integrity. Each group discusses its scenario. They select a representative from the group to read the scenario and summarize their discussion for the whole group. 

  3. After all three groups share their discussion, look for the connection between all the scenarios.

Philanthropy Framework

  1. Strand PHIL.I Definitions of Philanthropy
    1. Standard DP 01. Define Philanthropy
      1. Benchmark MS.4 Give examples of how individuals have helped others.