1. A Lesson About Character Traits

2.  Standards Standards  Essential Question Essential Question Essential Question  Timeline of Georgia Heroes Timeline of Georgia Heroes Timeline of Georgia Heroes  Honesty (Video) Honesty (Video) Honesty (Video)  Dependability (Math Problem) Dependability (Math Problem) Dependability (Math Problem)  Trustworthy Trustworthy  Civility (Pie Chart) Civility (Pie Chart) Civility (Pie Chart)  Good Sportsmanship Good Sportsmanship Good Sportsmanship  Compassion (Bar Compassion (Bar Compassion (Bar Graph) Graph)  A Helping Hand (flow A Helping Hand (flow A Helping Hand (flow chart) chart)  Activity Activity  Resources Resources

3. Standard  ELA2W2: The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature

4. Essential Question  A club is forming at school for Heroes Only. You know that a hero possesses certain character traits and you have one or more of these traits. You know that a hero can be anyone, not just a person with super powers. You will need to write a paper convincing the committee that you should be allowed to join this club. What are you going to write? Why should it be important for all people to possess one or more of the character traits?

5. Timeline of Georgia Heroes Tomochichi 1644-1739 James Oglethorpe 1696-1785 Mary Musgrove 1700-1763 Jackie Robinson 1919-1972 Martin Luther King Jr 1929-1968 Jimmy Carter 1924- YOU!! 1600’s1700’s1800’s1900’sPresent

6. Honesty  The quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness James Oglethorpe Click my picture to see me in the news!

7. Dependability  Capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable Mary Musgrove I’m very busy at the trading post. Will you help Settler Jim with his purchases? Click my picture!

8. Patience  An ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay Tomochichi

9. Tomochici helped the settlers by teaching them about the land and growing their own food. James Oglethorpe helped Tomochichi’s people with schools and helped the settlers form a new colony. Mary Musgrove was the interpretor for Tomochichi and James Oglethorpe Sometimes it takes other people to help us be a Hero

10. Compassion   A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering Jimmy Carter 1976 Election Results *Number of Actual Votes

11. Good Sportsmanship Jackie Robinson  Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing

12. Civility Martin Luther King Jr.  A polite action or expression Dr. King had a dream; that one day all people would be treated equally regardless of their race.

13. A Hero Is In YOU!!! In your Hero Journal, write the character traits you think you have and how you show those character traits. After you have written the character traits you possess, write a letter to the Hero Club President and tell them why you should be allowed to join the Hero Club. Don’t forget to include your picture!! You can draw a picture of yourself or bring in a picture. We want to see the Hero in YOU!!!

14. Resources  http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html http://www.mlkonline.net/bio.html  http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org  http://www.jackierobinson.com http://www.jackierobinson.com  http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ji mmycarter/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ji mmycarter/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ji mmycarter/ Back to Turbo- Quest