PERSONAL AND GROUP RESPONSIBILITY
GRADE 11 LESSON 28
Time Required: 30-45 minutes
Content Standards: AA.S.3 Students will
understand the relationship of academics to the world
of work and to life at home and in the community.
Indicators (Students will…):
AA.A.11.3.01 Understand the importance of
responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity,
and effort in school.
AA.A.11.3.04 Understand how school success and
academic achievement enhance future and vocational
opportunities.
GOAL: Students will examine various behaviors, reflect on responsible behaviors,
and modify their own behavior to show more maturity and responsibility.
Activity Statements: Students will work in small groups to create skits in which the
outcome is pivotal on whether or not the characters involved took responsible measures.
Materials:
Paper for note taking
Chalk and chalkboard
Advisor Resource “Guidelines for Facilitating Role Plays” website advisor resource section
Procedures:
1. Introduce today’s topic, Personal and Group Responsibility. Say “In every situation
including family and community life, work, and school, our actions have either negative
or positive outcomes and impact our selves and others in some way. If we show
personal and group responsibility, we produce positive outcomes.”
2. Ask student to define personal responsibility and group responsibility.
3. Ask students to name some examples of each. Select a student recorder for each area
and ask them to write responses on the board.
4. Ask students to work in small groups (2-3) to create 2 skits to a scenario they choose.
The first skit should be about students choosing the wrong path. The second skit should
be about students who know how to stay on the right path.
PERSONAL AND GROUP RESPONSIBILITY
GRADE 11 LESSON 28
5. If the students lack ideas give them some suggestions.
6. Invite students to perform their skits for their peers.
7. Following the skits, invite students to share their opinions on the situations brought up
by the students. Have students name specific words and actions that were responsible
or irresponsible.
8. If time permits, ask students to write a journal entry about how they can modify their
own behavior.
Discussion:
1. What is the difference between personal and group responsibility?
2. How can your personal actions impact other people?
3. How can you affect the behavior of others when you are out with a group?
CLOSING STATEMENT: Taking responsibility for our actions is part of being an adult,
although not all adults take responsibility for what they do. By practicing personal and
group responsibility, you will be more respected and liked by others.
Additional Resources:
Tools for personal growth http://www.coping.org/growth/accept.htm
Self Responsibility Quiz
http://www.lifescript.com/quiz/quiz.asp?bid=46623&trans=1&du=1&gclid=CICQnuX4xJ
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Extension Activities:
Go online and check out the above websites to learn more about personal and group
responsibility. Take the self responsibility quiz. Practice being responsible.
No new activities this week
Adapted from:
Chicago Public Schools (9-12) 30 Advisor/Advisee Lessons
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/Advisory/
Grade 11 Lesson 34