Respecting Others
Handout 3
Grade 6 Lesson 14
Name:_________________________Date:________________
Directions: Read the following statements. In the space
provided, write the letter of the item that applies to each
statement. Discuss as a group the consequences for these
actions and how others may be affected.
a. Larceny
b. Robbery
c. Forgery
d. Burgerlary
e. Auto theft
f. Vandalism
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g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Arson __________________
Embezzlement_____________
Extortion
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Receiving stolen property_______
Not a property crime _________
Shoplifting
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1. Joe set fire to his warehouse.
2. Ralph signs his mothers name toa check he has taken from her checkbook and cashes it.
3. The bank teller deposits $1.00 in her account from every customer deposit made at her
winder.
4. Arnold uses a knife to persuade James to give up his watch.
5. Dionne barrows her neighbors new car without asking.
6. Jose is playing video games at the arcade. Another teen offers him the chance to buy a
$400.00 bicyle for only $100.00. Jose takes the offer.
7. Carl and his friends use firecrackers to blow up mail boxes along a country road.
8. A group of graduating seniors spray-paint CLASS OF 2017 on the stadium walls.
9. Mary fails her Chemistry exam. She feels the exam was unfair. To show her teacher
how unfair she thinks the test was, she goes to the chemistry lab during her study
period and breaks the some of the chemistry equipment.
10. Michael goes to the local record store and steals one CD while he buys 5 others.
11. Melinda likes to run errands for elderly neighbors in the housing complex where she
lives. Sometimes she doesn’t return all the change when she goes to the store for them.
12. Manuel gets excited by people dealing with emergencies. He goes to the lab area, finds
a cupboard where cleaning rags are kept, and uses his lighter to set the rags on fire.
13. Alicia leaves her purse in the math classroom while she goes to her locker. When she
returns, her purse has been taken.
Adapted from Take it to the Next Level: Making Your Life What You Want It to Be, copyright © 2004 by Search Institute. Developmental AssetsTM are positive
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