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Integrity and Me!

Lesson 5:

From Unit Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)

Lesson

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Academic Standards

Philanthropy Framework

6th-8th Grade

Subjects:

Language Arts, Philanthropy and Social Studies

Key Words/Concepts click to view

ELA:	Inferences/Generalizations; Journaling
PHIL:	Character Education: Integrity; Integrity; Reflection
SOC:	Analyze/Interpret; Good Character

Purpose:

Learners demonstrate understanding of integrity by reflecting and writing in response to quotes or personal experience related to integrity.

Duration:

One 20-minute lesson

Objectives:

The learner will:

reflect on quotes or personal experience.
write ideas on integrity to demonstrate understanding.

Service Experience:

Although this lesson contains a service project example, 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 www.generationon.org.

Materials:

In a display area post the definnition of integriy - Knowing and Doing What's right.
Student copies of Attachment One: Reflection Assignment or teacher may copy the assignment on the board

Handout 1: Reflection Assignment

Instructional Procedure(s):

Anticipatory Set:

Read the definition on the board. Ask the students to decide which is more important -- knowing or acting? Discuss their answers: Why did you choose that?

Teacher: Today, you'll have the opportuntiy to reflect and write on one of these quotes OR write about a personal experience.
Read the quotes together.
Tell students to write a reflection in their journals about how one of the following quotes relates to the definition of integrity:

Quote #1: "Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do." --Don Galer

Quote #2: "Never separate the life you live from the words you speak." --Paul Wellstone

Quote #3: "The measure of a man's character (integrity) is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out." --Thomas Macauly

Or, they may choose to write on a personal experience: Write about a time when you demonstrated integrity. Describe how knowing and doing what was right made you feel.

Lesson Developed By:

Jan Dalman
Curriculum Consultant
Learning to Give

Handouts:

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Reflection Assignment

Write a reflection in your journal about how one of the following quotes relates to the definition of integrity:

Quote #1: "Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do." --Don Galer

Quote #2: "Never separate the life you live from the words you speak." --Paul Wellstone

Quote #3: "The measure of a man's character (integrity) is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out." --Thomas Macauly

If you choose to write on a personal experience: Write about a time when you demonstrated integrity. Describe how knowing and doing what was right made you feel.