A Lesson About Character Traits
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Standards
Essential Question
Timeline of Georgia
Heroes
Honesty (Video)
Dependability (Math
Problem)
Trustworthy
Civility (Pie Chart)
Good Sportsmanship
Compassion (Bar
Graph)
A Helping Hand (flow
chart)
Activity
Resources
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Standard
ELA2W2: The student
writes in a variety of
genres, including narrative,
informational,
persuasive, and response to
literature
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Essential Question
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A club is forming at school for Heroes Only. You
know that a hero possesses certain character
traits and you have one or more of these traits.
You know that a hero can be anyone, not just a
person with super powers. You will need to write
a paper convincing the committee that you
should be allowed to join this club. What are you
going to write? Why should it be important for
all people to possess one or more of the character
traits?
Timeline of Georgia Heroes
Tomochichi
1644-1739
1600’s
Mary Musgrove
1700-1763
1700’s
James Oglethorpe
1696-1785
Jackie Robinson
1919-1972
1800’s
Jimmy Carter
1924-
1900’s
Martin Luther King Jr
1929-1968
Present
YOU!!
Honesty
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The quality or fact
of being honest;
uprightness and
fairness
Click my picture to see me in the news!
James Oglethorpe
Dependability
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Capable of being
depended on;
worthy of trust;
reliable
I’m very busy at the trading
post. Will you help Settler Jim
with his purchases? Click my
picture!
Mary Musgrove
Patience
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An ability or
willingness to suppress
restlessness or
annoyance when
confronted with delay
Tomochichi
Tomochici
helped the
settlers by
teaching them
about the land
and growing
their own food.
Mary Musgrove
was the interpretor
for Tomochichi
and James
Oglethorpe
Sometimes it
takes other
people to help
us be a Hero
James Oglethorpe
helped Tomochichi’s
people with schools
and helped the
settlers form a new
colony.
Compassion
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A feeling of deep sympathy and
sorrow for another who is stricken
by misfortune, accompanied by a
strong desire to alleviate the
suffering
1976 Election Results
*Number of Actual Votes
45,000,000
40,000,000
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
0
Carter
Ford
Reagan
Other
Jimmy Carter
Good Sportsmanship
Conduct and attitude
considered as befitting
participants in sports,
especially fair play,
courtesy, striving
spirit, and grace in
losing
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Jackie Robinson
Civility
A polite action or
expression
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Population of Georgia in 2008
White
Black
American Indian /
Alaskan
Asian
Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander
2 or more races
Hispanic / Latino
Dr. King had a
dream; that one
day all people
would be
treated equally
regardless of
their race.
White (not
Hispanic)
Martin Luther King Jr.
A Hero Is In YOU!!!
In your Hero Journal, write the character traits
you think you have and how you show those
character traits. After you have written the
character traits you possess, write a letter to
the Hero Club President and tell them why you
should be allowed to join the Hero Club.
Don’t forget to include your picture!! You can
draw a picture of yourself or bring in a picture.
We want to see the Hero in YOU!!!
Resources
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http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
http://www.jackierobinson.com
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ji
mmycarter/
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