Character Development Lesson Plans
Responsible
Middle Grades

Developed by: W. Huitt
Last revised: January 2005

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Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: All

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Students will analyze the theme of writings during eras or events, explore known subjects, and study fiction based on the era to analyze the thinking of that era.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility/Cooperation/Perseverance/Integrity/Honesty/Self-Discipline

Lesson Title

Astronomy Unit-Historical Perspective

Lesson Summary:

Students will look at the evolution of ancient knowledge and thinking to where mankind is today in the understanding of the present model of the Solar System moving out to our understanding of the universe. Students will be looking at all information in terms of the “times” each theory was developed and proposed.

URL:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/nccep/lp/lp4html

 

Grade Level: 8

Content Area: All

Learning Objectives (QCC)

To develop accountability to a group and exercise personal responsibility.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility

Lesson Title

Be Responsible

Lesson Summary:

Students are divided up into groups of 4 or 5. For one week, students will be responsible for keeping up with a coin (or other object). Each student has one or more days to be responsible for the coin.

URL:

http://info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Lessons/middle/middle.html

 

Reading/Language Arts

Grade Level: 3-8

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 Recognizes various forms of literature. Uses a writing process that involves prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and publishing. Participates in oral presentations.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility and good citizenship

Lesson Title

Fable Writing -Interdisciplinary Approach To Social Science

Lesson Summary:

While learning basic skills and social science concepts, students will have finished products to share.  Promotes the significant increase of a more responsible and ethical student citizenry.

URL:

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0020.html

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility

Lesson Title

 

Lesson Summary:

Teaching guide for the video Responsibility in the video series In Search of Character, produced in association with Character Counts!

URL:

http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/Responsibility.html

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility

Lesson Title

Commitment and Dedication:

Lesson Summary:

Lesson plan suggestions

URL:

http://kent.k12.oh.us/kcs/cep/activities/cep_may_trait.html  

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts

Learning Objective(s)

Recognizes various forms of literature. Uses a writing process that involves prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and publishing. Participates in oral presentations.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility

Lesson Title

Fable Writing -Interdisciplinary Approach To Social Science

Lesson Summary:

While learning basic skills and social science concepts, students will have finished products to share.  Promotes the significant increase of a more responsible and ethical student citizenry.

URL:

http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0020.html

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: : Language Arts

Learning Objective(s)

 Students will examine the literary concepts and virtues of the novel of the unit on responsibility.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility and Trust

Lesson Title

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Lesson Summary:

 Students will discuss the important ideas of each chapter of the novel. Then they will relate the content to characteristic traits identified by the characters and implications of the story.

URL:

http://www.bu.education/caea/documents/Narnialesson.html

 

Mathematics

Social Studies

 

Grade Level: 7-12

Content Area: Social Studies/Religion/Science

Learning Objectives (QCC)

The student will be able to express in writing feelings and conditions of being a parent, identify responsibilities that parents have in taking care and raising children, and describe the process of preparation in planning and creating their “egg” human babies.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility

Lesson Title

Egg Baby Parenting

Lesson Summary:

The purpose of this project is to allow students to experience some of the responsibilities that are involved in the care of human babies.

URL:

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/misc/misc58.txt

 

Grade Level: 6-8

Content Area: Social Studies

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Lesson Title

Work Ethic and Responsibility

Lesson Summary:

Lesson plan suggestions

URL:

http://kent.k12.oh.us/kcs/cep/activities/cep_september_trait.html

 

Grade Level: 6

Content Area: Social Studies

Learning Objectives (QCC)

Students will investigate how different experiences affect people’s lives.

Virtue/Character Trait:

Responsibility/Respect/Integrity/Caring/Fairness/Trustworthiness/Good Judgment

Lesson Title

Profiler

Lesson Summary:

Students will choose one leader from their social studies book and complete a character profile, discussing the influences the person had on the world.

URL:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/nccep/lp/lp1html

 


 



  

    
    
Grade Level: 
    7-12

    
    
Content Area: 
    Social Studies/Religion/Science

  

  

    
    
Learning Objectives (QCC)

    
    
The student will be able 
    to express in writing feelings and conditions of being a parent, identify 
    responsibilities that parents have in taking care and raising children, and 
    describe the process of preparation in planning and creating their “egg” 
    human babies.

  

  

    
    
Virtue/Character 
    Trait:

    
    
Responsibility

  

  

    
    
Lesson Title

    
    
Egg Baby Parenting

  

  

    
    
Lesson Summary:

    
    
The purpose of this 
    project is to allow students to experience some of the responsibilities that 
    are involved in the care of human babies.

  

  

    
    

    URL:

    
    

    
    http://www.col-ed.org/cur/misc/misc58.txt

  




 


Science



  

    
    
Grade Level: 
    7-12

    
    
Content Area: 
    Science/Health

  

  

    
    
Learning Objectives (QCC)

    
    
Students will be able to 
    examine their behaviors at home, in school, and in their social lives, 
    assess the extent to which these behaviors are beneficial to them within and 
    outside of their family environment, and explore alternative patterns of 
    behavior if they choose to make changes.

  

  

    
    
Virtue/Character 
    Trait:

    
    

    Responsibility/Dedication/Respect

  

  

    
    
Lesson Title

    
    
Family Sculpture 
    Demonstration

  

  

    
    
Lesson Summary:

    
    
Students will role play 
    a family. Students participating in the family sculpture will perform the 
    skit. The class uses this skit to examine students’ own lives.  

  

  

    
    

    URL:

    
    

    
    http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sci/sci77.txt

  




 



  

    
    

    Grade 
    Level: 
    8

    
    

    
    Content Area: 
    Earth 
    Science Learning

  

  

    
    

    
    Learning Objective(s)

    
    Students will explore 
    and analyze models and theories of the solar system in terms of historical 
    relevance.
  

  

    
    

    
    Virtue/Character Trait:

    
    

    
    Responsibility, cooperation, perseverance, integrity, honesty, 
    self-discipline, courage, kindness, good judgment, citizenship, and work 
    ethic

  

  

    
    

    
    Lesson Title

    
    

    
    Astronomy

  

  

    
    

    
    Lesson Summary:

    
    

    
    Students will identify and classify ancient knowledge and thinking to where 
    mankind is today in understanding the heliocentric model of the Solar System 
    with regards to the expansion of the universe.

  

  

    
    

    URL:

    
    

    
    
    http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/nccep/lp/lp4.html 

  




The Arts

          


Other



    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

  

    
    

    Grade Level:  6

    
    

    Content Area:  
Exploratory Family and 
    Consumer Science



  

  


    
Learning Objectives:


    
    
Makes informed consumer decisions concerning 
    relationships between advertising, product, and price.



  

  


    
Virtue/Character 
    Trait:


    
    
Responsible, Prepared



  

  


    
Lesson Title


    
    
Comparison Shopping



  

  


    
Lesson Summary:


    
    
Will help students recognize the need to conduct 
    research before making a purchase decision and how to be responsible 
    consumer.



  

  


    
URL:


    
    

    
    http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/at_school/teachers/lesson.php?id=403&o=1