Expectation Four – Middle School
Expectation Four
Culture Connection
Life Principle:
ESPRIT DE CORPS - devotion among members of a group for each other and group’s purpose
Quote:
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.” - Mother Teresa
Callback:
Teacher: “ Kind words can be short”
Students: “And easy to speak.”
Teacher: “but their echoes”
Students: “are endless.”
Sign Language
Hand Sign for Expectation #4
Use sign for Cheer:
Hand makes the letter, ‘C’
and repeatedly brushes up
the side of chest.
Media
Music
Hall of Fame 2:50 min.
Celebration Song with lyrics** 3:34 min.
"You Raise Me Up"** 4:14 min. Lyrics
Video
The New Nike Commercial: Together
You Raise Me Up** 1:30 min.
Literature
Fable:
“The Eagle and the Chicken”
The Bulls and the Lion - Aesop’s Fable
Short Stories:
“The Lame Boy” The Moral Compass, William Bennett, p. 378-379
“The Angel of the Battlefield”, The Book of Virtues by William Bennett, p. 144 - 146
Poem:
“Life Is” by Mother Teresa
“Beautiful”, The Book of Virtues by William Bennett,, p. 134
Vocabulary
LEXICON: Suggest use of one of the following methods;
- Student leader finds the word in a dictionary.
- Provide individual dictionaries.
- Display dictionary page on Interactive board.
- Access through use of media device.
4 Steps:
- Write the word.
- Define the word.
- Find synonyms.
- Find antonyms.
Word Wall Vocabulary: devotion
Note: Reference Lexicon Resource
Vocabulary (P #8, 11)
Brainstorm words/phrases that exemplify:
Introductory Activity
Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Praise and Encouragement.
Using Cooperative Learning Structure
Share with a partner about:
- Someone who has praised/encouraged you.
- How you can praise/encourage
others.
Cooperative Learning
Pair Share: (P 3,5,6)
- If students are seated on floor: Designate ‘elbow buddies’.
- If students are seated at tables: Assign table partner.
- If students are standing: Have students walk around and on a designated signal, find a partner near them. Those students without a partner raise their hands and find one.
- Have pairs share with each other, then with other pairs, other teams, or the entire group.
Writing Activity
Write about a time when you received or gave praise or encouragement and whether it influenced your actions.
Brain Break
| Brain Break | Celebration |
**Caution:
Some of the online videos have brief advertisements attached at the beginning that may be inappropriate for viewing by students and need to be cued before showing.