The Six Pillars of Character

1. The Six Pillars of Character T r u s t w o r t h i n e s s R e s p o n c i b i l i t y F a i r n e s s C i t i z e n s h i p R e s p e c t C a r i n g

2. trustworthiness respect responsibility being honest so people can trust you showing others they are valued for who they are accepting the consequences for one’s own actions The Six Pillars of Character

3. fairness citizenship caring taking turns and sharing equally doing your share to make your community better being sensitive to the needs and feelings ofothers

4. trustworthiness - being honest so people can trust you

5. What were the teacher and the student doing? What did the student do when the teacher left the room? What could he have done? How did his actions demonstrate trustworthiness? They were counting money. He sat back and waited for her to return and did not touch the money. He could have taken some of the money. When no one was watching, he was honest.

6. respect - showing others they are valued for who they are

7. How did the man demonstrate respect for the woman who came in? How did the people in the meeting show respect to the person who was speaking? He offered her his seat. They were listening to what he had to say.

8. responsibility - accepting the consequences for one’s own actions

9. What was the problem? How did the girl show that she accepted responsibility? Someone had left paper all over the floor. She admitted that she had left the trash and picked it up.

10. fairness- taking turns and sharing equally

11. What was the woman doing while the man was on the computer? What did the man do when he noticed her waiting? How did his actions demonstratefairness? She was waiting. He let her use the computer. He took turns and shared the computer equally.

12. citizenship - doing your share to make your community better

13. What were the students doing? How do their actions demonstrate citizenship? They were painting the bleachers. They were doing their share to make their community (their school) better.

14. caring - being sensitive to the needs and feelings of others

15. When the girl left her friends at the table, what did she do? How do her actions demonstrate caring? She went to get the girl who was sitting by herself. She was sensitive to the needs and feelings of another person.

16. Now you will see the videos again. See if you can choose the correct word to describe the characters. Write the correct word on your paper. The computer will show you the correct word. Now it’s your turn.

17. trustworthiness respect responsibility fairness citizenship caring fairness - taking turns and sharing equally

18. trustworthiness respect responsibility fairness citizenship caring trustworthiness- being honest so people can trust you

19. respect- showing others they are valued for who they are • trustworthiness • respect • responsibility • fairness • citizenship • caring

20. trustworthiness respect responsibility fairness citizenship caring responsibility - accepting the consequences for one’s own actions

21. caring - being sensitive to the needs and feelings of others • trustworthiness • respect • responsibility • fairness • citizenship • caring

22. citizenship - doing your share to make your community better • trustworthiness • respect • responsibility • fairness • citizenship • caring

23. Let’s Write • Write a short summary of each of the pillars of character you viewed in the videos. Explain how the actions of the actors demonstrated each of the following character traits: citizenship caring responsibility respect fairness trustworthiness • Imagine other examples of situations which might demonstrate each of the six character traits. Write a short story explaining the characters’ actions.