1. Teaching Literature to Change Lives
Integrating Character Education
Into Literature

2. Introduction Why Shoot for Life Change?
To help students become more successful in school.
To help students achieve a successful life.
To help change society.
To produce motivated, lifelong learners.
To produce thinkers and innovators.
To make teaching more fun and fulfilling.

3. Add “Life-Change” or “Success” to Your Class Goals
Change Agent #1:
Add “Life-Change” or “Success” to Your Class Goals

4. Get to Know Your Students
Change Agent #2
Get to Know Your Students

5. Keep a List of Traits in Mind
Change Agent #3:
Keep a List of Traits in Mind

6. In Analyzing Literature, Allow for Reflection on Real Life
Change Agent #4:
In Analyzing Literature,
Allow for Reflection on Real Life

7. Open Your Life in Appropriate Ways
Change Agent #5:
Open Your Life in Appropriate Ways

8. Change Agent #6: Use Character and Life Skills Resources
To Tie Literature into Real Life

9. Develop a Class Culture of Caring
Change Agent #7:
Develop a Class Culture of Caring

10. Choose Texts That Lend Themselves To Life Change
Change Agent #8:
Choose Texts That Lend Themselves
To Life Change

11. Keep Learning About Teaching to Change Lives
Change Agent #9:
Keep Learning About
Teaching to Change Lives