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Through writing, learners reflect on their own plans for taking responsibility rather than leaving things to others.
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Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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Some responsibilities are easy to follow while others require constant reminders. Which responsibilities are easy for you, and which ones are easy for your friends? In this lesson we explore the difference between people and types of responsibilities.
Grades:
6
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The learners break down the steps of decision-making in taking responsibility and apply it to a responsibility that is harder to follow.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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We define what fairness means and compare and contrast definitions. Participants build empathy as they discuss others' experiences with fairness.
Grades:
6
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Learners define the meaning of impartial and connect it to fairness through the use of a Frayer model graphic organizer.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
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Play a simulation game that illustrates each individual's power to take action for the good of others.
Grades:
6
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8
In response to the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, learners reflect on the barriers and challenges to addressing an unfair situation. Given a list of ways to respond to unfair situations, they match them to a list of unfair situations.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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8
On their own, learners take a stand on several statements about the nature of promises. Then in a group, they argue and discuss a point of view about each statement.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners look at different scenarios and explore the pros and cons of acting with integrity when no one is watching.
Grades:
6
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8
In three scenarios that challenge one's integrity, the young people discuss and provide rationale for their decision-making.