Good Character

Objective 

  1. The student will apply communication skills that demonstrate consideration and respect for self, family, and others.
  2. Students will describe the importance of taking responsibility for establishing and implementing health maintenance for individuals and family members of all ages.

  3. The student analyzes, designs, and evaluates strategies for expressing needs, wants, and emotions in healthy ways. The student is expected to create and apply strategies for communicating emotions, needs, and wants.

  4.  The student analyzes the effect of relationships on health behaviors. The student is expected to evaluate positive and negative effects of various relationships on physical and emotional health such as peers, family, and friends

Homework: Podcast Activity

A) Before  you listen to the podcast list 5 traits that a good character or person would have.

B) At the end of the podcast write 3 sentences of good traits that you have and what have you done to show them. Comment on 2 of your peers post (must be different peers from last week), write about how you like traits mentioned in the sentences.

For example:

I believe my 3 best traits are respect, fairness, and compassion. I believe I am respectful since I have manners (yes ma’m, no sir, thank you, please) and I treat people the way I would want to be treated. I am compassionate since I enjoy helping those who may not be able to help themselves, I enjoy volunteering at homeless shelters. I believe I am fair since I believe that everyone’s voice/opinion is important and should be heard by everyone.

 

Class Activity: How can this apply to my life?

Since the podcast will identify and define characteristics of good character, you will use this information to help you complete an activity in class.

  1. First, you will begin by completing Part A (questions) and Part B (3 sentences). You will use your answers to help you complete the handout in class. This activity will be completed individually since your answers are specific to your life and what you can do to improve your character.
  2. Part C of the handout will ask about characteristics that you learned from the podcast, what characteristics did you learn that you could add to your previous list (part B)?
  3. Part D of the handout will require you to write 3 sentences about what can you do to show that you have the additional characteristics. Lastly, you will write a paragraph summarizing why your characteristics are important to you and how can the characteristics improve your character.

 

MindMeister Activity: Create Your Own MindMap

How to use MindMeister using Good Character Characteristics:

Assignment Instructions:

After watching the MindMeister tutorial above, use your previous notes and worksheets from class to complete your own mind map. Complete your mind map by using the characteristics that you mentioned in your worksheet or podcast notes. As you complete your MindMeister mind map:

  1. Your name should be in the center, in the blue title bubble. 
  2. List the good character characteristics that you mentioned from the worksheet or podcast notes.
  3. Provide 2 examples of what you can do to show that you have good character.
  4. Use colors, pictures, emoji’s, etc. to personalize your characteristics/goals.
  5. When you are finished, share your Mindmap with me by clicking on:
    1. Share (at the bottom of the MindMeister Map screen)> Share Settings> Add Member> (Enter my email) brianna.young@hayscisd.net