Ethics – Professional Ethics and Personal Character (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge high school lesson (HS.35: Ethics and Personal Character) teaches students to identify and define the traits that make up a strong personal character and to understand how personal character connects to professional ethics through integrity. Using a journaling interest approach, a “flash folder” illustration activity, and a brick-and-mortar building analogy, students explore 30 key character traits and complete a Character Connections quiz.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List characteristics that make up a strong character.
- Define the thirty most important traits of a strong character.
- Explain the relationship between personal character and professional ethics.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Overhead projector
- Writing surface
- HS.35.AS.A Characteristic Definitions
- HS.35.TM.A List of characteristics
- HS.35.TM.B Connections
- HS.35.Assessment.A
- Colored pens, markers, pencils or crayons
- Tape or thumb tacks
- Bell, whistle or other noisemakers—air horn?
- One sheet of 8"x 12" construction paper/student
- 30 slips of paper in a cup or basket with one characteristic written on each slip
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- How Do I Begin to Grow?
- Precepts
- N3: Make ethical decisions.
- Resources
- The Virtues Project: Simple Ways to Create a Culture of Character, Linda Kavelin Popov. Jalmar Press, Torrance, CA, 2000.
- Key Terms
- Assertiveness, Characteristics, Commitment, Compassion, Confidence, Cooperation, Courage, Courtesy, Creativity, Detachment, Determination, Diligence, Enthusiasm, Ethics, Flexibility, Forgiveness, Friendliness, Honesty, Humility, Idealism, Integrity, Justice, Loyalty, Modesty, Orderliness, Patience, Personal Character, Reliability, Respect, Responsibility, Self discipline, Tact, Tolerance, Trustworthiness
- FFA Activity
- Job Interview Contest, PALS
- SAE Activity
- Work Experience Project
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NPH-H.9-12.5Using Communication Skills to Promote Health — Analyze how interpersonal communication affects relationships.