Everyday Heroes Character Traits To The Rescue Lesson Plan Page 2
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3Everyday Heroes: Character Traits to the Rescue
write words that define those traits around
the stick figure. Have several students
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share their definitions with the class.
Then give these definitions orally and
In this lesson students will learn the development
allow the students to add any key words to
of positive character traits is important to the
their stick figures they don’t already have.
preservation and improvement of a constitutional
democracy. The students will learn how
Respect: A feeling of appreciative,
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individuals worked together to help the victims of
often deferential regard; esteem.
Hurricane Katrina. They will also learn ways they
Responsibility: Something for
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can volunteer to help in different relief
which one is responsible; a duty,
organizations.
obligation, or burden.
Fairness: the state, condition, or
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quality of being fair, even
handedness, or free from bias or
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injustice.
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Involvement: The fact or condition
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Character Trait Chart
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of being involved in or participating
Volunteer Organization Research Cheat Sheet
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in something.
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Character Stick Figures
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2. Explain that in a constitutional democracy,
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everyone works together for the common
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good. The common good means you are
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working for the good of the whole
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community and helping everyone. Ask the
students why they would need the
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character traits on their stick figure charts
in order for a country to be better.
3. Next explain that when huge events or
The student will be able to:
disasters happen, we have to work
together to make things right. One big
1. describe and illustrate the character traits of
disaster took place in 2005 when a
respect, responsibility, fairness, and involvement
hurricane hit Louisiana killing many
people. Different volunteer organizations
2. explain how the character traits are important to
stepped in to help people and repair the
the preservation and improvement of a
damage. Even other countries sent
constitutional democracy
money to help the victims.
4. Explain that the students will read two
3. identify the character traits within a newspaper
articles that show how different people
article and summarize how the trait was
volunteered to help after Hurricane
demonstrated.
Katrina. As they read, they need to
underline or highlight 4 examples of the 4
4. choose a volunteer agency and research its
character traits and complete the character
mission including how it prepares and responds to
chart (not all traits will be found).
disasters
5. Close by adding examples from the articles
to the stick figure web and sharing with the
5. persuade other students to join the
class.
organization by publishing an advertisement that
includes information on the organization
SESSION TWO
1. Review the news articles read yesterday.
Procedures
Ask if the students can remember any
organizations that provided service after
the hurricane (Habitat for Humanity).
SESSION ONE
Explain that there are many organizations
set up to help victims of disasters.
1. Ask the students to draw 4 stick figures
2. Hand students the Volunteer Organization
representing the following traits: respect,
Research Cheat Sheet assignment. The
responsibility, fairness, and involvement
students will choose one organization to
using the Character Stick Figures
research. The students should then
worksheet. Next ask the students to use
each stick figure as center of a web and
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