Accountability

What does it mean to be accountable?

• taking responsibility for your actions and being able to discuss the reasons behind them

• taking on a responsibility and not seeing it through

• having a good excuse for something that you did wrong

• following your dreams despite challenges you may face

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Being willing to make commitments and being responsible for your own actions helps to build ________________ between you and the people around you!

• support

• trust

• friendships

• understanding

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Holding yourself accountable helps to _________________ the urge to spend time on distracting activities and other unproductive behaviors when there is a task at hand.

• strengthen

• weaken

• build upon

• eliminate

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of accountability?

• Blaming Others

• Making Personal Excuses

• Owning Up to Your Mistakes

• Waiting & Hoping Things Get Better

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Which of the following is NOT an example of accountability?

• Acting Defensively

• Being Reliable

• Asking Questions

• Leaning on the Wisdom of Others

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When and where should you be accountable?

• In places where you could get in trouble

• When you're around adults

• All Day, Every Day, and Everywhere

• When your friends

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

True or False: Accountability can be the difference between success and failure.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When it comes to accountability, who is in control?

• Your parents

• Your teachers

• Your friends

• YOU

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Really large businesses are not badly affected by employee theft because they have so much money. 

• True
• False

Carrie values honesty and accountability and she expects the people she associates with to be honest as well. She is a server at a restaurant that offers a free dessert to customers who come in on their birthday. Two of Carrie's close friends come in for dinner and sit at a table in Carrie's section. They ask her to tell the kitchen that one of them has a birthday today, even though it is not true, so that they can have a free dessert. Carrie most likely will ______

• Say no because she knows that her values and ethical behavior shouldn't change depending on the situation. 
• Say no because she is afraid she will get fired. 
• Agree because she feels that friendship is more important than anything else. 
• Agree because she knows that her friends are, for the most part, honest people.