Teacher Resource 1 – Respectful
Communication
GRADE 7 LESSON 23
empathy: Understanding or being sensitive to another’s feelings.
modeling: Acting in an excellent, personally responsible way so that others close to
you will imitate your behavior.
Kindness: Being kind and marked by charitable behavior, marked by pleasantness,
tenderness and concern for others
Honor the Golden Rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated
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Prompt all students to recall to themselves a time they were disrespected by someone else and to
remember the feeling it created in them. If students have difficulty with the question, use the
discussion questions attached to generate dialogue.
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Large group discussion: Reminding students that respect from others contributes to one’s ability to
focus on growth and learning, have students generate examples of the ways in which they would
want to be respected and ways they could demonstrate respect for others, their property, and the
school. Prompt students thinking with the following situations:
Respect for others:
1. How would you want to be respected in the hallways? Classroom?
2. How would you demonstrate respect for speakers or performers in class or at
assembly?
3. How would you respond respectfully to being taunted at an athletic event?
4. How do you demonstrate respect to others in your classroom?