Week 03 — Values & Purpose

Unit 1: Lead Yourself • Domain I
Essential Question: What do I actually stand for — and how do I know?
Key Performance: Personal Values Statement (v1, 1 page).

Day 1 — The Values Sort

Objective: SWBAT identify their top 5 values from a deck of 40.
Do-Now (5): "What is something you'd be willing to lose a friend over?" • Circle (5): Single word. • Mini-Lesson (10): Define value vs preference: a value is what you'd pay a cost for. • Practice (25): Card sort — 40 → 10 → 5 → 3 (silent, then partner). • Close (5): Snapshot top 3 in journal.

Day 2 — Where Did These Come From?

Objective: SWBAT trace each top value to a source (family, faith, experience, choice).
Do-Now (5): "Pick one value. Tell its origin story in 5 sentences." • Circle (5): Roses & thorns. • Mini-Lesson (10): Inherited vs chosen values — both are real, both can be questioned. • Practice (25): Values genealogy chart. Pair share. • Close (5): "A value I want to keep on purpose is ___."

Day 3 — Values in Conflict

Objective: SWBAT analyze a real dilemma where two values collide.
Do-Now (5): Read short case: "Loyalty vs Honesty — your friend cheated on a test." • Circle (5): First-instinct check-in. • Mini-Lesson (10): Most ethical dilemmas are not good vs evil; they're good vs good. • Practice (25): Small-group case analysis (3 cases on rotation), record reasoning. • Close (5): Exit: "When my values collide, I tend to default to ___."

Day 4 — Drafting the Statement

Objective: SWBAT draft a 1-page Personal Values Statement.
Do-Now (5): Read a mentor text (sample statement). • Circle (5): Quiet check-in. • Mini-Lesson (10): Structure — Top 3 values + one sentence each + one commitment ("Because I value ___, I will ___"). • Practice (25): Silent drafting + one peer read with a single feedback prompt: "Where do you hear this person most clearly?" • Close (5): Submit draft.

Day 5 — Friday Circle: Commitments Out Loud

Do-Now (5): Final edit pass. • Circle (20): Each student reads ONE commitment sentence into the circle. (No commentary; honor the moment.) • Mini-Lesson (5): Frame: "You said it. We heard it. It's real now." • Practice (15): Portfolio upload + shout-outs. • Close (5): Leader of the Week.

Assessment

4-pt rubric: Specificity • Authenticity (own voice) • Coherence (values–commitments fit) • Risk (willing to be costly).

Differentiation

Foundational — students can produce a values poster with images + 5 sentences instead of prose; ML/EL accept bilingual.

Sub Plan

Skip Day 5; do Day 4 drafting + silent reading of mentor texts.

Stretch & Swap

Replace Day 3 case with a current local-news dilemma from a Roseville school board agenda — bring authentic civic context in early.