1. Character

2. Quick Write Analyze this quote:
“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.” ― Abigail Van Buren

3. Personality
An individual’s emotional make-up, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors
Examples of personality traits

4. Character
features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing

5. Character Traits

6. Respect Showing Regard for the Worth of Someone or Something
Self Respect, Humility, Trustworthiness, Respect for Others

7. Responsibility
Taking care of one's self and others; to carry out a duty or task carefully and thoroughly
School Pride, Cleanliness, Cheerfulness, Honor

8. Citizenship Respectful devotion to one's country and/or school
Democracy, Sportsmanship, Gratitude

9. Compassion Showing concern or sympathy for others
Service, Kindness, Empathy

10. Resilience The capacity to successfully manage high levels of change
Confidence, Diligence, Determination, Innovative

11. Tolerance
Respecting the individual differences, views and beliefs of other people
Acceptance, Fairness, Cooperation, Peacemaker

12. Commitment
The obligation or pledge to carry out some action or to support some policy or person
Motivation, Dedication

13. Integrity
Steadfast adherence to a strict code of moral, ethical or artistic values; to consistently be truthful and fair
Loyalty, Honesty, Dependability

14. Accomplishment Appreciation for attaining one's goals
Courage, Success, Patience

15. Success or Failure…
After each individual is talked about, write“S” for success and “F” for failure.

16. The answers to the test? Whether you answered success or failure, you all made a 100%! Each of these people were both failures and successes.
Let’s Look at each person individually.

17. Super Ball vs. Raw Egg
Super Ball- Bounce Back
Raw Egg- Splatters

18. Character Traits
Discuss in small groups what character traits these people had in order to be “Super Ball” people.
Honesty, Resourcefulness, Patient, Persevering, Courage, Determination, Acceptance, Diligence, Motivation

19. Character Traits Worksheet
Complete worksheet
3 examples for Home
3 examples for School
3 examples for community

20. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” ― John Wooden