Lesson:
The Six Pillars of Character
It takes a great deal of moral courage to develop the 6 pillars of character while developing in your years as a young adult. What is character? Quite simply, it is what you do when no one is looking. Positive character choices are not always popular; that is why moral courage plays such an important role. This unit will require you to reflect on the 6 pillars for yourself, your personal associations, your school, and the world around you. Moral courage starts with being honest with yourself. Changes in behavior do not occur first without self-recognition.
The culminating exercise will be a group project about an assigned pillar. Your group will create an "infommercial" about the pillar using media software. The Class and Lab exercises will prepare you for the creation process. You will take the Moral Courage Survey and record the tallies. Then, you will practice making graphs in order to prepare to present statistics about the Moral Courage Survey. You will also familiarize yourself with the 6 Pillars of Character and discuss situational choices to reflect on the pillars and then develop public speaking skills to help you present the final message.
Trustworthiness Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country
Respect Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
Responsibility Do what you are supposed to do • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your choices
Fairness Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly
Caring Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need
Citizenship Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment
Color Scheme/ Each of the Six Pillars is associated with a certain color.
The culminating exercise will be a group project about an assigned pillar. Your group will create an "infommercial" about the pillar using media software. The Class and Lab exercises will prepare you for the creation process. You will take the Moral Courage Survey and record the tallies. Then, you will practice making graphs in order to prepare to present statistics about the Moral Courage Survey. You will also familiarize yourself with the 6 Pillars of Character and discuss situational choices to reflect on the pillars and then develop public speaking skills to help you present the final message.
Trustworthiness Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country
Respect Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
Responsibility Do what you are supposed to do • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your choices
Fairness Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly
Caring Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need
Citizenship Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment
Color Scheme/ Each of the Six Pillars is associated with a certain color.
- Trustworthiness: Blue/ like "True Blue".
- Respect: Yellow or Gold/ like the Golden Rule.
- Responsibility: Green/ as in being responsible for a garden or finances; or as in being solid and reliable like an oak.
- Fairness: Orange/ like dividing an orange into equal sections to share fairly with friends.
- Caring: Red/ like a heart.
- Citizenship: Purple/ as in the regal purple representing the state.
What about Character in OTHS?
Closure
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