1. Bell Ringer What are the four areas that change during adolescence?

2. Accepting Responsibility

3. What is responsibility? At your table, come up with a definition for responsibility.

4. What are responsibilities? Duties or jobs you must carry through

5. Who are you responsible to? Yourself Your family Your friends School Community

6. Responsibilities to Yourself Making decisions concerning your actions Accepting responsibility for your actions Skills you develop What are some consequences to actions?

7. Excuses Takes these excuses and turn them around to take responsibility for the action. 1.It broke 2.You made me smoke that cigarette. 3.He started it.

8. Responsibilities at Home Housework/chores Amount of responsibility you have is equal to how well you can handle the responsibilities you already have How can you prove you’re responsible? How is this useful?

9. Responsibilities at School AttendanceGoing to work Punctuality Homework Participation Following rules Getting to work on time Paying bills Family/work Obeying laws

10. What are some community and civic responsibilities? Voting Community service Keeping community clean

11. Becoming Independent Independence – responsible for your own actions Provide for your own needs and wants Form your own identity How can you show others you are ready to be independent?

12. Exit Slip On the back of your notes, draw a picture of what you think responsibility is Turn in

13. Extra Credit Opportunity Create a responsibility game Worth 30 points