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In this lesson, learners explore different ways communication can be changed through interpretation and intentional misleading.
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Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 8)
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This lesson explores how people can be honest with themselves. Learners reflect on how they can be honest with themselves and take personal responsibility.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
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The purpose of this lesson is for the learners to reflect on how philanthropy, enlightened self-interest, and caring are related and to determine why and how they will "care" in the future. ...
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
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Working in small groups, learners match the classic hero traits to an activist who took social action for the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
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Students participate in a role-play of fair and unfair decision-making. They identify behaviors that promote and create barriers to making decisions. After a read-aloud, students compare the lesson in the text to real-life situations.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
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In this lesson, we learn that small actions do matter to the common good. While Mother Teresa is an amazing example of generosity, selflessness, and caring, we don't need to give up everything and make grand gestures to be caring....
Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 6)
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The students will set a personal goal and make a plan for using self-discipline to meet the goal. They will reflect on their level of self-discipline and their determination to increase that level as they mature.
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Unit: Character Education: Self-Discipline (Grade 8)
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Learners will associate a list of vocabulary words with self-discipline. They will use quotations from author Sandra Cisneros to infer concepts of self-discipline....
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
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Students investigate the benefits/consequences of taking responsibility and not taking responsibility.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 8)
Grades:
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Learners read about and discuss Fair Trade and how it relates to justice, fairness, and equity.