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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 , & Standards: • • • • • • • • 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 • HE.B.3 The student knows how to use effective interpersonal communication skills that enhance health. • LA.A.1 The student will use the reading process effectively. LA.B.1 The student will use the writing process effectively. • LA.C.1 The student will use listening strategies effectively. LA.C.3 The student will use speaking strategies effectively. • 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. • • Famous people: • • • • • • • • Activities: • Daily dilemma archive http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilemma/archive.html • • • • 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 • My Brother, Ant By: Betsy Byars Star Boy By: Paul Goble Rosie and Michael By: Judith Viorst Secondary: • • • • • 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.