In Memory of Rachel Newhouse
Friends
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Defining Character 2
Payoffs of Character Development 3
Roosevelt on Character 4

Section 1 Personal Priorities 5
Power of Identifying your Life's Priorities 6
Three Questions that determine my priorities 7
Personal Time Line 8
Perception Circle Definition 9
Perception Circle 10
What Matters Most 11
IDM - It Don't Matter 12
Big Rocks of Life 13

Section 2 Values that Strengthen & Support 14
Clarifying My Values 15-16
Core Ethical Virtues 17
Kids Picture of 7 Values 18
We can be sure of our Values 19
Creating Ethical Communities 20-21
Ethical Communities Fill In 22
Personal Code of Ethics 23
Teachers Ideas for Creating an ethical Community 24
Gene Bedley's Ethical Principles 25
Character Education Survey 26-30
You Poem 31

Section 3 Rules to Relate 32
Teens needs and Tips 33
Needs met by Gangs and Parents 34
Teens Needs and Tips Chart 35
Gene Bedley's 11 Rules to Relate Chart 36
Rules to Relate definitions 37-38
Defusing the Fear's that ruin Relationships 39
Making Relationships Work Poem 40
Making Relationships Activity 41

Section 4 Making the Right Choices 42
Payoffs of Making the Right Choices 43-44
How do you make your Choices Chart 45
Hormones Vs Values Poem 46
Hormone Vs Value Driven Choices 47
13 Choices to Make 48
Ethical Forum Issues 49-50
Ethical Forum Posters 51-58
Power of Choice Story 59-60
If you are in a hole stop Digging 61
The Willed Future Poem 62
The Choices you make Make You Poster 63

Section 5 Attitude Advantage 64
Attitude Advantage 65
PMA I Can I Can't Chart 66
Kids Are ??? Activity 67
The Power of Practiced Suggestions 68
ABCD's Achievement 69
It Takes Courage Poem 70

Section 6 Respect The Super Virtue 71
Respect the Super Virtue 72-73
I Feel Respected -I Don't Feel Respected Activity 74
The Proof of your Respect Poster 75
Speaker / Listener Activity 76
Respect in a Relationship Activity 77
Weekly Respect Ideas 78-79
Respect Test 80
Promises Poem 81

Section 7 The Big "R" Responsibility 82
The Big "R" Responsibility 83-84
A Responsible Person Means 85
Making Responsible Choices Poster 86
Rules for Responsible Students 87
Levels of Responsibility Chart 88
Personal Responsibility Code of Ethics 89
Responsibility Gains and Losses 90
Building Destiny Poem 91

Section 8 The Power of Language 92
Language as a Mediator of Behavior 93
Character Campaign Posters Fill -In 94
30 Character Campaign Posters 95-123

Section 9 Decisions Decisions! 124
Heart & Head Decisions 125-126
Power of the Heart Signals 127
Broken Windows 128
Five ways to Deal with Conflict Fill In 129
Life's Test 130
Assumptions We Make Activity 131
Without Questions Poem 132

Section 10 Living MY Life on Purpose 133
Clarifying my Purpose in Life 134-135
Four Questions in Determining my Life's Purpose Fill-In 136
Relationships Needed for Fulling Purpose 137
Different Perspectives on Role Models Fill -In 138
130 Role Models 139
A Model to Emulate 140
Miss America 2001 141
Blind Spots 142
Three Sources of Tension Fill-In 143
Beauty Tips- Audrey Hepburn 144-145
An Individual can Make a Difference 146
Life 147
The Power Behind us! 148

Conclusion 149-150
12 Pay Offs of Character Development 151-152
Fill -In Answers Three Questions That determine My Priorities 153
Fill- In Answers for Ethical Communities 154
Fill- In Answers for Defusing the fears that Ruin Relationships 155
Fill- In Answers for Respect in a Relationship 156
Fill- In Answers for Character Campaign Posters 157
Fill- In Answers for Five Ways People Deal With Conflicts 158
Fill- In Answers for Life is a Test 159
Fill- In Answers for Four Questions Determining my Life's Purpose 160
Fill- In Answers for Purpose Driven lives - Four Relationships 161
Fill- In Answers for Three sources of Tension 162
Fill-In for 12 Pay Offs of Character Development 163-164
Do you Know what I Like About You? 165
Values in Action! 166-167