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C OLLIER C OUNTY P UBLIC S CHOOLS
F ORGIVENESS
D EFINITION : B ENEFITING
YOURSELF AND OTHERS BY CEASING TO FEEL RESENTMENT ,
ANGER OR INDIGNATION A GAINST ANOTHER PERSON .
R ELATED W ORDS : G RACE ,
MERCY , PARDON ,
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Standards:
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Quotes:
• “ To err is human; to forgive
TH.B.1 The student improvises, writes, and refines scripts
based on heritage, imagination, literature, history, and
personal experiences.
divine.” Alexander Pope
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HE.B.3 The student knows how to use effective interpersonal communication skills that enhance health.
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LA.A.1 The student will use the reading process effectively.
LA.B.1 The student will use the writing process effectively.
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LA.C.1 The student will use listening strategies effectively.
LA.C.3 The student will use speaking strategies effectively.
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LA.E.2 The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, and drama.
MA.E.1 The student understands and uses the tools of
data analysis for managing information.
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Famous people:
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Activities:
• Daily dilemma archive
http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma/archive.html
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Journal: Write about someone that you are upset with. Now
think about whether or not you can forgive him/her.
Brainstorm: Think about how you typically react when you
are angry or upset. Brainstorm ways to positively “let off
steam” when you are upset rather than focusing on negative
ways to react.
Think about the following: “The only behavior you can control is your own.” Anonymous. How does this quote relate to
forgiveness?
Write a myth about how forgiveness came into the world.
Start the unit by reading myths from various cultures. To
extend this activity have students perform a play.
“Forgiveness is the key to action
and freedom.” Hannah Arendt
“The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the
strong.” Mahatma Ghandi
“It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.” Mother Teresa
“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” Anonymous
“Forgive and forget.” Proverb
Suggested Readings
Elementary:
Nelson Mandela: Political prisoner
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: First Lady
Elie Wiesel: Holocaust Survivor and Author
Mother Teresa: International Humanitarian
Jesus Christ: Central Figure of Christianity
Confucius: Chinese Philosopher and Educator
ABSOLUTION
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My Brother, Ant
By: Betsy Byars
Star Boy
By: Paul Goble
Rosie and Michael
By: Judith Viorst
Secondary:
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Writing Prompt:
I did It, I’m Sorry
By: Caralyn Buehner
Forgive and Forget:
Healing the Hurts we
Don’t Deserve
By: Lewis Smedes
The Sin Eater
By: Gary Schmidt
The Sunflower: On the
Possibilities and Limits
of Forgiveness
By: Simon Wiesenthal
Seventy Times Seven:
The Power of Forgiveness
By: Johann Christoph
Arnold
Whirligig
By: Paul Fleischman
Narrative:
Writing Situation: You have called
your classmate a mean name. You
know that you need to apologize.
Directions for Writing:
• Think about this person and how you
will apologize to him/her.
• Now write a letter of apology to your
classmate.
Expository:
Writing Situation: You told your best
friend a secret. Your best friend broke
your confidence and told others the
secret. Now you want to forgive your
friend.
Directions for Writing:
• Think about a time when a friend has
told others a secret about you and how
this made you feel..
• Now write to explain your feelings
and your willingness to forgive your
friend.
Persuasive:
Writing Situation:
You have mistreated a classmate.
Directions for Writing:
• Think about your actions and how
your actions harmed your classmate
• Now write to persuade your friend to
forgive you for your actions.