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Belen Garcia and Kenisha Reyes

August Pine Ridge Roman Catholic School
Standard IV
HFLE
Theme: Personal and Community
Development
January
4-5 Weeks

Responsibility makes a person succeed in life

In this unit students will come up with the definition of responsibility from their experiences and
gain insight into ways that Standard IVs are responsible. Through questions they will share ways
to show responsibility, point out ways they can demonstrate responsibility and share situations
where they can show responsibility.
Students will have a clear understanding of what responsibility is and how it affects their lives and
other people's lives. They will be exposed to some of their responsibilities such as:
To follow the rules at home, at school and in the community - after all they are there for our
safety and to protect our rights and the rights of others

to stand up for our rights and the rights of others as much as we can

to be the best person that we can be

to take care of our own bodies as best we can

to respect the rights of others

to look after our own belongings and respect the belongings of others

to learn as well as we can

to care about others who are not as strong in some ways as we are
They will also understand what goals are and differentiate between the two goals. They will
appreciate that short-term goals help in the achievement of long-term goals.
Essential
question Big
Idea

What role does responsibility play in relationships and life success?

How can developing responsibility equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common
good?
What are goals?
What is the benefit of setting goals?
How do you achieve your goals?

Outcome

Learning Outcome:
1.57 Identify ways of demonstrating responsibility in various roles.
1.58 Demonstrate responsibility in performing various roles in the classroom.
1.59 Demonstrate skills to achieve healthy personal growth and development.
1.60 Practice behaviors that promote self-improvement.
1.66 Assess the consequences of various decisions and demonstrate coping, social and cognitive
skills to avoid high risk situations and negative pressures.

Student
Readiness

Students have seen that responsible role models are the ones that inspire and motivate us to be like
them. These people have achieved their set goals.
Unit Introduction
Vocabulary
Students are to keep record of all their responsibilities done in class, school and at home.
Responsibi
They are to set short term goals and look forward to achieve them.
lity: duty
Week 1
Role: part

Responsibility is being accountable for what you do, for your actions and behavior. When
Accountab
something goes wrong, most peoples first instinct is to blame their bad luck, pass the blame on to
le:
others, or simply lament about their particular situation. For example,
responsible

If theyre overweight and unhealthy, they blame the fast food industry, the soda industry, the
Achieve:
restaurant industry, their lack of time, or their parents.
reach,

If theyre late to work, they blame the cars in front of them for not going faster or waiting too
succeed
long at stop signs.

If theyre in a job they hate that doesnt pay them enough, they blame the economy or their boss Goal:
aim/dream
for keeping them down.

If they get turned down for a date or dumped, they blame the other person for being an idiot and Long term:
longer time
not recognizing the amazing person in front of them.
Short term:
Its much easier to pass the blame and responsibility onto somebody else, so theres no guilt necessary
less time
when no action is taken!
Motivate:
Heres why personal responsibility is so great: once you start accepting responsibility for your
encourage
situation, youll realize that you dont have to wait for anybodys permission to make changes
Destinatio
nothing to wait for, nobody to ask. You can juststart. Immediately.
n: end
Critical
http://www.learningtogethereducation.org/blog/2013/04/08/Home-Responsibilities-forStressful:
Children.aspx
Resources
demanding
https://www.healthychildren.org/.../Chores-and-Resp...
Assessmen
t of
Activities

http://www.watertowncsd.org/webpages/chudson/files/what%20is%20responsibility1.pdf
Journal entries on chores done

Week 2
It is important to do the right thing at the right time, so others can trust and depend on you.
Trust is not something you can take for granted. It takes monthssometimes yearsto build.
Unfortunately, you can lose it overnight.
1. Keep your word. This is where it starts. People have to learn that they can count on you to
deliver on your promises. If you commit to following up on something, do it. No excuses. If
you cant do it, proactively let the other person know.
2. Tell the truth. This is harder than it sounds.
3. Be transparent. People will not trust you unless you learn to share yourself.
4. Give without any strings attached. You have to be willing to share your knowledge.
Critical
http://www.learningtogethereducation.org/blog/2013/04/08/Home-Responsibilities-forChildren.aspx
Resources
https://www.healthychildren.org/.../Chores-and-Resp...
http://www.watertowncsd.org/webpages/chudson/files/what%20is%20responsibility1.pdf

Other
words will
arise
during the
lesson
plans

Assessmen
t of
Activities

Posters portraying their responsibilities and fulfilling them

Week 3
Learning to set and work towards goals is an important life skill. A goal is something you are aiming to
get or have or do, it is a desired destination or result. Setting goals helps you stay motivated and
provides direction, especially when things are stressful or difficult and you feel like giving up.
Critical
http://www.sdcda.org/office/girlsonlytoolkit/toolkit/got-13-careers.pdf
Resources
Assessment
Identify and list goals they have through illustration on a chart, journal entry
Activities
Week 4
Long-term goals are goals for the future which means you will need to focus for a long time, maybe a
month or a year or several years. Short-term goals are goals you have for the near future or that you
will need to focus on for a short period of time, maybe a few hours, a day, or a week. Both types of
goals require effort, concentration, and commitment. It is usually helpful to think of short-term goals
that will help you achieve your long-term goals. Teaching girls to set goals and make plans to achieve
their goals teaches time management skills, commitment skills, and helps them stay true to their values,
thereby potentially avoiding peer-pressure and drug or gang involvement.
Critical
http://www.sdcda.org/office/girlsonlytoolkit/toolkit/got-13-careers.pdf
Resources
Assessment
Categorizing long term and short term goals
Activities
Culminating Activity
Projects such as poster making, charting goals through illustrations, and journal entries

Linkages
of unit to other units
and real life experience.

Social Studies: Community workers

Scoring
Guide
Checklis
t/ rubric
on
journal
entries,
and
poster