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The activities below can help reinforce the material in this What’s Up ® workbook when used in the classroom. Many are experiential, helping students work together to better understand issues related to character and to improve skills needed for success in school and life. You can also use these activities to help students meet select Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS.ELA) and for Mathematics (CCSS.Mathematics). Correlations to specific standards are listed below each activity. Visit www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy and www.corestandards.org/Math to learn more. ® Teacher’s/Leader’s Guide for Page 6—Chain of responsibility Ask your students to write down one of their responsibilities. Then ask them to write about how others could be affected if they did not meet this responsibility. (For example, if a student does not study for tests, he or she will fail classes and upset his or her parents, and might have to give up playing sports, which would affect other players on the team, etc.) Ask them to do this exercise for a few different responsibilities they have. Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3a,b,e CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.10 Page 7—Class discussion Lead a discussion among your students about trust. You can start by asking these questions: • Who is someone you trust? • How would your life be different if you weren’t sure you could trust this person? • Is it important that people trust you? Why? Supports Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1c,d CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1c,d Page 8—Injustices Have your students write a paper on (or speak about) an injustice that occurred in this country and what people did about it. Some examples are slavery, the need for the women’s movement and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Or have students choose a more recent example of injustice that they’ve learned about in school or in the news. You may want them to describe: • what the injustice was • how or why it happened • why it was an injustice • what was done about it • why it’s important to fight against injustice. Supports Writing Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2a,b,e,f CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2a,b,e,f CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2a,b,e,f CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.10 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.10 with Building Character Follow your organization’s policies and regulations (for example, those that apply to parental notification and consent) when using these activities. 2014 Edition ©2000 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved. (04-14-A) Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA 01373 • 20D-0057 To reorder call (800) 628-7733 or visit www.channing-bete.com and ask for item number PS97874 C O M P A N Y Channin ®