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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:

Students will understand how their school and other communities define excellence, ethics, and engagement. Students will relate community definitions and values to their own personal values, which will be recorded in written assessments.

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Assessment:

You will be able to identify and analyze the values of communities of which they are a part (including their school and at least one other community). You will relate these values to the 3 Es of “good work.” You will then consider how their own values intersect with those of their communities. Written reflections will be collected and assessed as part of the Good Work portfolio.

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Opener: Class Discussion

The top four values most commonly chosen

by the entire class.

Discuss these values, using the following questions to start the conversation:

Are you surprised by any of these values?
Is there something you expected to be in the top four that isn’t?
Look at your own top values. When you look at the top values of our class, do you see any major differences that surprise you?
Are there values that you believe are important to doing good work that are not included in these top four?

Hard Work and Commitment Enjoyment of the Activity Itself

Efficient Work Habits Quality (excellent, thorough, accurate, or careful work)

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Class Discussion: School Mission & Vision

Mission: To provide a progressive international education in a diverse learner-centred community, where learners are encouraged to develop the knowledge, skills and values that will enable them to evolve into successful leaders who impact meaningful change in a global society.

What would you consider as the keywords or most crucial parts and why.

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Class Discussion: Prompts

Provide a definition for any keywords in the statement.
Where do you see this statement in action in our school?
Do you agree with any particular parts of the statement?
Do you disagree with any particular parts of the statement?
What is important at our school?
What does good work mean at our school?
Where do you see good work happening at our school?

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Home Work: Good work in my community

You will complete the “Good Work in My Community” activity sheet wherein you choose a community of which they feel a part. This can be an activity in which you participate, a religious community, your town or city, your family, an after-school program, etc.
You will identify the values of your community, explain how those are demonstrated, consider what good work means, and look back at their personal value sort done in Lesson 1.3 to reflect on how your values are in alignment or not with those of the community.
You should submit all your work on GCR

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