Character Development Lesson Plans
Moral
High School and Adult

Developed by: W. Huitt
Last revised: January 2005


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Grade Level: 9-12

Content Area: All

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Detailed lesson plan for high school students on multiple character issues.

  • Organize ideas and communicate orally in a clear, concise, and courteous manner. 

  • Assess self accurately, set personal goals, monitor progress, and exhibit self-control.

  • Choose ethical courses of action

  • Take initiative to accomplish tasks in a timely manner.

  • Participate and interact as a team member and leader.

  • Share knowledge and skills with others.

  • Perform effectively in various environments with people of different ages, genders, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, attitudes, and abilities.

  • Work to satisfy customer/client expectations.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Morality, multiple character issues

Lesson Title

Connections

Lesson Summary:

Multiple character issues including confidence, cooperation, goal-setting, respect, responsibility, decision-making, and service

URL:

http://info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Connections/high/high.html

 

Grade Level: 9-12

Content Area: All

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Morality, multiple character issues

Lesson Title

A Guide to Moral Decision Making

Lesson Summary:

Includes steps and issues to lead class discussions.

URL:

http://www.ethicsweb.ca/guide/

 

Reading/Language Arts

Grade Level: K-12

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Using real experiences and situation to reinforce positive character traits

Virtue/Character Trait:

Morality, positive character traits

Lesson Title

Lesson Summary:

Short, real-life experience stories over a range of character education topics that are good starting points for class discussion and analytical writing.

URL: http://www.forbetterlife.org/main.asp?section=values&redirect=main.asp&language=eng
Lesson Summary:

Listing of books by character education theme; good resource to have if your school already has class sets of books

URL: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/tgindx/theme.html
Lesson Summary: Good site for quotes that are categorized by the character education topic they cover
URL: http://www.leadershipnow.com/quotes.html 

 

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