Name:______Period:______

Values Continuum Activity

Assignment:

Create a values continuum, which ranks ten values one has, ranging in order from most important to least important.

When you come to the _____ Teacher Initials, you must get the teacher’s initials before moving on to the next step.

Instructions:

Day 1:

Use each color of paper to represent a different value on the continuum as follows:

* Red = family / * Light Blue = friends
* Brown = having children / * Green = money
* Pink = marriage / * White = education after high school
* Orange = a value of your choice related to a school issue / * Blue = a value of your choice related to a health issue
*Purple = a value of your choice related to an attitude / * Yellow = a value of your choice related to your appearance

Develop and cut out a symbol from each construction paper to represent the values listed above. The symbols should be at least two inches tall. Each symbol must be different for each value. Label each symbol with its corresponding value.

______Teacher Initials

Day 2:

Get a black piece of construction paper and do the following:

  1. Develop and cut out a symbol to represent the “important side” of the values continuum. The symbol should be no larger than two inches tall. Label the front of this symbol as “important”. Place this symbol on the LEFT end of the continuum.

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  1. Develop and cut out a symbol to represent the “unimportant side” of the values continuum. The symbol should be no larger than two inches tall. Label the front of this symbol as “unimportant”. Place this symbol on the RIGHT end of the continuum.

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______Teacher Initials

Using the yarn given to you by your teacher:

Place the symbols on the continuum in order from most important to least important based on your current feelings and beliefs. Values may be placed in the same spot if they are of equal importance to you at this point in time.

______Teacher Initials

Complete and turn in:

VALUES CONTINUUM REFLECTION QUESTIONS

VALUES CONTINUUM SELF-EVALUATION FORM

Name: ______Period: ______

VALUES CONTINUUM REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Use additional paper or continue on back if more space is needed.

1. In detail, explain your reasoning for the placement of each value on your continuum.

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2. List each person or thing that influenced the ranking of the value on your continuum. For each person or thing listed, explain how the individual or item influenced the development of your values continuum.

3. Imagine yourself five years from now. Do you feel the values on your continuum would be placed differently? Explain your feelings.

4. Compare you continuum to the ones developed by the other students in your class.

a. Explain ways in which your continuum is similar to the others in the class.

  1. Why do you feel these similarities exist?
  1. Explain how your continuum is different from others in the class.
  1. Why do you feel these differences exist?

Name: ______Period: ______

VALUES CONTINUUM SELF-EVALUATION FORM

* Complete the valuation from below after developing your values continuum and completing the corresponding reflection questions. I will use the same criteria to evaluate your work on this assignment.

Evaluation CategoriesGrading CriteriaPoints Received

1. VALUES 0 12 25

CONTINUUM *No continuum *Only half of the *All components

developed continuum of the continuum ______

developed are developed

*Comments:

2. VALUES 0 10 20

CONTINUUM *No questions *Only half of the*All questions
Reflection Questions completed questions complete complete and ______

answered thoroughly

*Comments:

3. SELF-EVALUATION 0 3 5

FORM *No self-evaluation *Half of the *All of the

form completed self-evaluationself-evaluation ______

form completedform completed

*Comments:

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OVERALL COMMENTS:Assignment Total: ______/50