HS.13 Understanding Responsibility and Accountability (PowerPoint)
This LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.13) is a high school leadership/personal development lesson on understanding personal responsibility and accountability. Students brainstorm words describing a responsible person, explore a concrete definition of responsibility and accountability, and identify the value of responsibility across moral, spiritual, relational, and financial areas of life through group activities and discussion.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define personal responsibility and accountability.
- Identify the value of personal responsibility and accountability.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Markers
- Overhead projector
- Paper
- Pencils
- Transparencies
- Writing surface
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- Who Am I as a Leader.
- Precepts
- D2: Accurately assess my values. D3: Accept responsibility for personal actions.
- Key Terms
- Responsibility; Accountability
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NSS-C.9-12.5Roles of the Citizen — What are the responsibilities of citizens.