Character

Quick Write

• Analyze this quote:

“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.” ― Abigail Van Buren

Personality

• An individual’s emotional make-up, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors

• Examples of personality traits

Character

• features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing

Character Traits

Respect

• Showing Regard for the Worth of Someone or Something– Self Respect, Humility, Trustworthiness, Respect

for Others

Responsibility

• Taking care of one's self and others; to carry out a duty or task carefully and thoroughly– School Pride, Cleanliness, Cheerfulness, Honor

Citizenship

• Respectful devotion to one's country and/or school– Democracy, Sportsmanship, Gratitude

Compassion

• Showing concern or sympathy for others– Service, Kindness, Empathy

Resilience

• The capacity to successfully manage high levels of change– Confidence, Diligence, Determination, Innovative

Tolerance

• Respecting the individual differences, views and beliefs of other people– Acceptance, Fairness, Cooperation, Peacemaker

Commitment

• The obligation or pledge to carry out some action or to support some policy or person– Motivation, Dedication

Integrity

• Steadfast adherence to a strict code of moral, ethical or artistic values; to consistently be truthful and fair– Loyalty, Honesty, Dependability

Accomplishment

• Appreciation for attaining one's goals– Courage, Success, Patience

Success or Failure…

• After each individual is talked about, write“S” for success and “F” for failure.

• The answers to the test? Whether you answered success or failure, you all made a 100%! Each of these people were both failures and successes.

• Let’s Look at each person individually.

Super Ball vs. Raw Egg

• Super Ball- Bounce Back• Raw Egg- Splatters

Character Traits

• Discuss in small groups what character traits these people had in order to be “Super Ball” people.

Character Traits Worksheet

• Complete worksheet• 3 examples for Home • 3 examples for School• 3 examples for community

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” ― John Wooden