Integrity

At a Glance:

Grades:	5, 6, 7
Subject:	SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
Topic:	Integrity
Lesson Length:	30 - 45 mins

Standards / Framework:

What will students learn in this activity?

Students will use comic scenarios to discuss whether or not the characters are showing integrity.

What should students know before this activity?

Students should understand what integrity is and the components of living with integrity.

How can teachers introduce this lesson?

As a class or in small groups ask students to discuss the following questions:
- When do you know something is right or wrong?
- How did you learn what is right or wrong?
- What if no one is looking? Do you still have to do the right thing?
Let students share their thoughts. Then explain the activity.

What will students do?

Read and discuss the sample comic.
- Are the students in each panel showing integrity?
- Why or why not?
- How would you have handled the situation?
This activity also works as a small group or independent pen and paper activity.
Have students create their own three-panel comic showing themselves in a situation where they acted with integrity.

How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

Have students share their comics with a partner or in groups.
Have students journal about why always exhibiting integrity is challenging.
Explain why living in integrity is beneficial.

How can teachers differentiate this activity?

Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
Provide sentence frames for students.
Print comic panels for student discussion.
Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

Related Resources:

Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Reading:
- The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Braclay Moore.

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