Through the historical novel, The Well, by Mildred D. Taylor, students analyze the importance of the Core Democratic Values in the context of a 1910 African American family, their home and school rules and in simple conflict resolution. They role-play conflict resolution.

Service Experience

In Lesson Two: CDVs at Home and School, students analyze the all-school set of rules for connections to the Core Democratic Values. They use these connections to create a mural for the school hallway. The mural depicts students applying the rules and is labeled with the Core Democratic Values. In Lesson Three: Role Playing for the Common Good, students take their skits to classrooms of younger students in the school. They use this as an opportunity to teach others some positive strategies for solving problems in school.

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What Are Our Common Values?

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Core Democratic Values in Action

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This lesson introduces or reviews the Core Democratic Values and explores the importance of these values. Students read or listen to The Well, a book set in 1910 in the south. Students analyze what life would be like without the support of these values and rights.

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CDVs at Home and School

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Core Democratic Values in Action

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Students compare and contrast rules they have in their homes and in the classroom and decide whether good rules must reflect the Core Democratic Values.

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Role Playing for the Common Good

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Core Democratic Values in Action

Lesson 3 of 3

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Students explore how people apply the Core Democratic Values in problem-solving situations. They use role-playing to demonstrate positive strategies in order to promote the common good at school.

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