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Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 7)

Unit of 5 lessons

6th-8th Grade

Subjects:

Language Arts, Philanthropy and Social Studies

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Lesson 1 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others
	PHIL:	Character Education: Responsibility; Conflict Resolution; Family; Responsibility
	SOC:	Decision Making Model
Lesson 2 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others
	PHIL:	Character Education: Responsibility; Conflict Resolution; Responsibility; Trust
	SOC:	Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Cooperative Groups; Decision Making Model; Interdependence
Lesson 3 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others
	PHIL:	Advocacy; Character Education: Responsibility; Responsibility; Social Action; Values
	SOC:	Hogg, James Stephen; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Cooperative Groups
Lesson 4 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Debate; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play
	PHIL:	Character Education: Responsibility; Conflict Resolution; Responsibility; Trust
	SOC:	Cooperative Groups
Lesson 5 :	ELA:	Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Personal Response; Reflection
	PHIL:	Character Education: Responsibility; Responsibility
	SOC:	Ethics

Unit Purpose:

Students explore the meaning of responsibility through examining choices, making decisions, and experiencing consequences. Learners explore the definition of responsibility as "following tasks to completion." They analyze a scenario for the problem, consequences, and possible solutions. Learners connect completing tasks with maintaining trust. Students examine the life of Mr. James Stephen Hogg through the lens of responsibility (dependability and completing tasks). Through role playing a scenario, students with different perspectives will make decisions about responsibility. Reflecting on a quote or a personal experience, students will share their thinking on responsibility defined as following through on a committment or task.

Focus Question: What role does responsibility play in relationships and life success? How can developing responsibility equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good?

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Unit Duration:

Five 20-Minute Lessons

Unit Objectives:

The learner will:

analyze a situation.
evaluate choices, decisions, and consequences.
evaluate most responsible actions from student-generated responses.
analyze a situation of failing to complete a task.
decide as a team the best responses to questions posed.
describe personal feelings and recognize them as consequences of being irresponsible.
read text on James Stephen Hogg.
identify Hogg's sense of responsibility by examining his actions.
interpret his values based upon his actions.
identify with a role in the situation.
argue for a decision, based upon his or her perspective.
examine the role of irresponsibility in this situation.
respond in writing or drawing to a quote or a personal experience.

Service Experience:

Although lessons in this unit contain service project examples, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate.

This character education mini-lesson is not intended to be a service learning lesson or to meet the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. The character education units will be most effective when taught in conjunction with a student-designed service project that provides a real world setting in which students can develop and practice good character and leadership skills. For ideas and suggestions for organizing service events go to The League.