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Curriculum Unit

Building Character through Character

Amy Albright

Title Author

KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.

Characters contribute to a sequence of events through their traits, motivations, and/or feelings.

Character traits affect a student’s own life and interactions and students should be conscious of those traits in literature and real life.

The

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT

How can the six pillar character traits (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, caring, fairness) be defined and what are some examples of each trait?

What are examples or counterexamples of the traits in literature?

Can I find examples of the traits in real life and display the traits myself?

How do I write a narrative that has characters clearly displaying three of the character traits?

CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C

Narrative Writing

Identification

Defining

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C

How do I write a narrative that has characters clearly displaying three of the character traits?

What are examples or counterexamples of the traits in literature?

Can I find examples of the traits in real life and display the traits myself?

How can the six pillar character traits (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, caring, fairness) be defined and what are some examples of each trait?

VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY A

Narrative, introduction, conclusion, dialogue

Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, citizenship, caring, fairness

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES

Lickona, Thomas. "The Return of Character Education." Educational Leadership 51, no. 3 (November 1993): 6-11. Accessed January 8, 2017. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov93/vol51/num03/The-Return-of-Character-Education.aspx .

O'Neill, Alexis. The Recess Queen. New York: Scholastic, 2002.

Polacco, Patricia. Thank you, Mr. Falker. New York: Philomel Books, 1998.

Rankin, Laura. Ruthie and the (not so) teeny tiny lie. New York: Bloomsbury, 2007.

"The Six Pillars of Character®." CHARACTER COUNTS. Accessed October 7, 2016. https://charactercounts.org/program-overview/six-pillars/ .