GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Students will develop appreciation of respect. Students will understand that genuine respect requires that we all have a moral obligation to honor the essential worth and dignity of the individual, including oneself. We have a responsibility to be the best we can be in all situations.

THEME / CONTENT

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STATE

NATIONAL
STANDARDS /

ACTIVITIES

EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE OF WORK STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO TO MEET THE STANDARDS AND CUMULATIVE PROGRESS INDICATORS / REFERENCES FOR CROSS CONTENT CONNECTIONS/
TEACHER’S NOTES

RESPECT
  • I treat other people the way I want to be treated.
  • I am considerate of other people.
  • I treat people with civility, courtesy, and dignity.
  • I accept personal differences.
  • I work to solve problems without violence.
  • I never intentionally ridicule, embarrass, or hurt other people
  • Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule
  • Be tolerant of differences
  • Use good manners, not bad language
  • Be considerate of the feelings of others
  • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone
  • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
  • Accept individual differences and beliefs without prejudice
  • Be an attentive listener
Tolerance, civility,
courtesy, decency,
autonomy, dignity, acceptance /

State

6.4 societal ideas
6.5 cultural history
6.8 geography and human systems

National

Era 9 Std 3
Consequences of migration patterns

NCSS

I Culture
IV Individual development and Identity
V Individuals, groups and institutions
/ How do you feel when someone judges you without knowing you or giving you a chance? How do you feel when someone you disagree with calls you a name? How do you feel when someone bumps into you in the hall and doesn't apologize?
Does respect play a role in harmonious race relations? Explain
. Do you think that people in our society are respectful enough of each other? Why?
15. Do you consider yourself to be a respectful person? Why, or why not? In what ways do you show respect to others?
16. How is respect related to fairness? To caring? To the Golden Rule? To violence?
17. What does respect have to do with the quality of your character?
18. What are the benefits of people treating each other with respect? / Child of the Owl, written by Laurence Yep
This spellbinding tale of the contradictions and special heritage of growing up Chinese American is set in the early 1960s in San Francisco's Chinatown. Twelve-year old Casey discovers her roots but in doing so forfeits her faith in her compulsive gambler father. Child of the Owl engagingly follows a young girl through her journey of self-discovery to arrive at self-respect.
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THE PLAINFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLSCHARACTER EDUCATION GUIDE GRADE 5