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In this activity, the learners get character snapshots of several different real-life heroes and look for patterns and lessons they can take away.
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Learners do a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) of taking courageous action in a difficult situation.
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Learners reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.
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Learners get inspiration from the work and words of Mother Teresa about performing small acts of kindness. They make a plan for carrying out a small act of kindness.
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Learners reflect on their experience with performing an act of kindness from the previous lesson. They compare their experience to the message in a folktale, and write about the impact of a single small act of caring.
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Learners determine different ways that they show caring. They write the things they care about in word webs related to "how" they care about each thing.
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Students learn about the characteristics of an effective personal narrative and compare those to a news article. They do prewriting activities and practice writing details to show rather than tell about an experience.
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Learners discover how celebrities demonstrate their caring by giving their time, talent and treasure and taking action for specific causes. It gives the learners an opportunity to begin to think of what they care about.
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A celebrity philanthropist may become focused on a specific cause because her life is connected to the cause. Learners read about Oprah Winfrey's philanthopic work and then reflect on issues that are important to them.
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Competing Demands for Youth Attention
A youth serving on a board or committee may have many competing demands for their time and attention.
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Youth Workers