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All contents of the presentation are taken from the lesson plan document authored as part of The Good Project by Lynn Barendsen, Courtney Bither, Shelby Clark, Wendy Fischman, Howard Gardner, Kirsten McHugh, and Daniel Mucinskas.

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Lesson Goal:

You will reflect upon their personal decisions using the good work framework and in particular, consider your responsibilities.

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Assessment:

You will be able to reflect upon your responsibilities and connections to the “rings of responsibility” framework in written and spoken reflections, which will be monitored and assessed for understanding.

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Opener: Modelling Rings of Responsibility

• Re-visiting the “3Es”

(8 minutes)

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Opener: Modelling Rings of Responsibility

• What is responsibility?

(8 minutes)

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Opener: Modelling Rings of Responsibility

• Model the “Rings of Responsibility” activity by presenting my own “Rings of Responsibility” ring to the students
• Discuss why I chose to put each item in each ring.

(8 minutes)

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Activity 1: Rings of Responsibility

• Ask students to access the “Rings of Responsibility” Worksheet shared on the Google Classroom. 
• Allow students to fill out the worksheet independently. 
• If there is extra time, advise students to “Pair and Share”—turn to their partner and discuss their answers with one another. 
• Submit the worksheet via the Google Classroom.

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(20 minutes)

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Activity 2: Discuss the Rings of Responsibility

• As a class discuss the rings of responsibility

(15 minutes)

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Activity 2: Rings of Responsibility

Discussion Questions: 

• Which ring of responsibility had the most items? Why do you think this is? 
• Do you think your parents might have most of their items in a different ring? Why? 
• Should we try and have more items in a different ring? What would that look like? 
• What did you notice about where you put your items in the ring vs. what the research video described about young people and responsibility? 

(8 minutes)

Exit Ticket – Tough Love

• Complete Exit Ticket
• You may consider someone : a famous scientist/a fictional person from media/a celebrity etc.

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(15 minutes)

Modifications and Reflections

• Use the video “Lighthouse Animation” to make students think about the meaning of responsibility.
• Use the above video as an opener.
• As a class create a rings of responsibility.

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