Monday The Sandlot: Including Others What do you do to make new kids feel welcome? OR Have you ever been “the new kid” and tried to join a group? Explain what your experience was like.

Example topic sentences: Making new kids feel welcome is easy. OR I know what it feels like to be “the new kid” trying to join the group.

Wednesday Seabiscuit: Compassion Why are people’s faults easier to notice than their good qualities? OR Do you think your parents focus more on the things you do wrong than the things you do right? Explain.

Sample topic sentences: Peoples faults are easier to notice than their good qualities. OR My parents focus more on the things I do wrong.

Thursday Forrest Gump: Sensitivity to Others Why is it hard to welcome and include others who are different than we are? OR Have you ever been kind to someone who was different than you?

Sample topic sentences: At times it can be difficult to welcome and include others who are different. OR I have been kind to someone who was different than me.

Friday Charlotte’s Web: Selflessness Should kindness be based on what you can get in return? OR Respond to the following quote: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” - Aesop

Kindness Respond to one of the following quotes: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” –Philo OR “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.” – Henry James