Grades:
6
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8
The learners will define courage and relate courage to the concept of a "hero." They will describe the characteristics of a hero. ...
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Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 6)
Grades:
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Students reflect in writing on one of two quotes about courage. Or they write about courage they will need to act on an issue in the future.
Grades:
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In this lesson, students define courage further by distinguishing it from heroism and recognizing that courage is something we need when making a difficult choice about something important.
Grades:
6
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Using their knowledge of courage, the learners choose a person of courage who is a hero and share that by creating a commemorative "postage stamp."
Grades:
6
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8
Learners discover examples of courage by learning about a hero, Nelson Mandela, whose actions changed the course of history.
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students work as a group to create a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of the viability of taking courageous action in a specific difficult situation.
Grades:
6
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8
Learners reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.
Unit: Courage of the Heart
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Grades:
6
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The purpose of this lesson is to examine how individuals persevere in the face of discrimination and continue on to impact the course of history for the common good.
Unit: Heroism In Literature
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Grades:
9
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Students will demonstrate the importance that public advocacy for the common good has in developing civic virtue and core democratic values by successfully writing a research- based persuasive essay.
Unit: Courage to Be You (7th Grade)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students examine what discrimination is and ways to impact injustice and make change for the common good.