Grade+6+Character+Ed

"The learner will . . ." || **Standard(s)** || **No. of Days** || **Vocabulary Terms** || **Resources** || **Student Learning Activities** || **Assessment** ||
 * Teachers** (list)**: Mrs. Lindsay Wonnenberg**
 * Textbook** (title, publisher, copyright date): N/A
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 * **Unit** || **Objective:**
 * Trustworthiness || interact positively with others using effective communication skills. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC3.1 || 3-4 || trustworthiness, personality, character, values, loyalty || In Search of Character (movie): Trustworthiness || Telephone game, skits, response to scenarios (worksheet), chain of trust || Classroom discussion, response to scenarios (worksheet) ||
 * Respect || develop an awareness and understanding of changing life roles, self-knowledge, and social/cultural factors. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC.1.4 || 5-6 || respect, civility, courtesy, dignity, ridicule, embarrass || In Search of Character (movie): Respect, clips of Pay it Forward || Pay it forward project (respect ripple effect), individual written discussion questions || Reflection of pay it forward project, discussion questions ||
 * Responsibility || use reasoning process, individual and collectively, to address broad, recurring concerns to take responsible action in families, workplaces, and communities. || Character Education and Service/Learning Opportunities--1.0 || 5-6 || responsibility, independent, individual, accountable, judgment, self-control || Biography of Chris Gardner; The Pursuit of Happyness (movie); In Search of Character (movie): Responsibility || Classroom discussion, individual written discussion questions || Classroom discussion, individual written discussion questions ||
 * Fairness || acknowledge individual differences and common bonds by demonstrating skills related to the positive effects of diversity, inclusiveness, and fairness. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC3.3 || 2-3 || fairness, fair, equality, impartial || In Search of Character (movie): Fairness, rubric for acrostic poem || Fairness acrostic poem, presentations of poems, classroom discussion || Acrostic poem, discussion questions ||
 * Caring || use appropriate methods for reconciling differences. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC3.4 || 3-4 || caring, charitable, concern, generosity, kindness || In Search of Character (movie): Caring || Caring coupon booklet, written individual discussion questions || Caring coupon booklet, discussion questions ||
 * Citizenship || demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizens in America. || Character Education and Service/Learning Opportunities--8.3.8 || 5-6 || citizenship, Constitution, Bill of Rights, civic responsibility, democracy || In Search of Character (movie): Citizenship, biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., Constituation || Review of Constitution and democracy, study individuals who have fought for rights (Martin Luther King, Jr.), newspaper article review || Newspaper article review, individual written questions ||
 * Honesty || interact positively with others using effective communication skills. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC3.1 || 3-4 || honesty, sincere, straightforward, truthful || In Search of Character (movie): Honesty, advertisement examples || Advertisement (television, internet, magazine) analyzation, discussion questions || Analyzation of advertisement (worksheet), discussion questions ||
 * Courage || acknowledge one's self-worth and capabilities. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC4.2 || 5-6 || courage, peer pressure, moral courage, principle, "fearship" vs. friendship || In Search of Character (movie): Courage, articles about gang violence, Freedom Writers (movie) || Articles/discussions about bullying, gangs; examples of courage in Freedom Writers || Discussion questions, written individual questions ||
 * Diligence || learn to make decisions by setting goals, planning, and persisting despite obstacles and setbacks.

demonstrate the ability to work independently. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC4.6, SC4.7 || 5-6 || diligence, strive, goal, self-discipline, procrastinate, focus, perseverance || In Search of Character (movie): Diligence, Rudy (movie) || Written individual goals in life/school, examples of setbacks and diligence in Rudy || Goals, written individual questions ||
 * Integrity || recognize personal beliefs and emotions and their effects. || Character Education and Guidance and Counseling--SC4.1 || 3-4 || integrity, "best self" || In Search of Character (movie): Integrity || Skits, response to scenarios || Discussion questions ||
 * Service Learning || discuss the ethical responsibilities of individuals and society. || Character Education and Service/Learning Opportunities--12.15.4 || 3-4 || community service, ethical || Websites for various charities: Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, Humane Society, etc. || Students will create a project to give back, be it community service, a fundraiser, a drive to collect items, etc. Students will implement the project and follow through with it. || Service learning project ||