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Classroom Guidance
Grades: 7th and 8th
Purpose: This lesson will help students identify what is fair and just in todays society.
VSCA Personal/Social Development Standards:
Grades 6-8 Students will:
MP2. Understand the consequences of decisions and choices
MP4. Use appropriate decision making and problem solving skills
Objectives:
Materials:
Pencil
Notebook Paper
Kahoot.it (students go to Kahoot.it, enter 960319 and their First and Last Name)
Student Laptops
Projector Screen
Fairness Walk Directions and Statements
Candy
Procedure
Stimulus
Begin lesson by summarizing things we discussed in the Superhero Citizen lesson during the
previous week. Have students take out their laptops and log on to Kahoot.it. Have them type in
the code 960319 and then type in their FIRST AND LAST NAME. *Do not allow them to type
in a nickname.* The students will then take the 4 question survey and results should be saved.
(Kahoot.it name and password: sydneyellis813/pink14)
Fairness and Justice will now be discussed as a class.
1. What is Fairness?
2. What is Justice?
Fairness definition: the condition of being just or impartial
Examples: Giving all students the same exact tests and homework assignments
Follow-up Activity
Have the students pair up and discuss what examples are fair and unfair in todays society. Ask
the students to create a list of these examples and share in class.
Lesson Source:
Lewis, B. (2005). Justice. In P. Espeland (Ed.), What do you stand for?: For teens : A guide to
building character (pp. 142-143). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Pub.
Teaching Guide: Fairness and Justice for Grades 7-12. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2015,
from http://www.goodcharacter.com/ISOC/FairnessandJustice.html
Fairness Walk