WorksheetsGiving and Earning Respect — Worksheet Questions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Starter prompt: What does it mean to disrespect somebody?
Being rude to someone or putting them down
Showing admiration for someone’s ideas
Listening carefully and giving others a chance to speak
Giving sincere compliments to encourage someone
Starter prompt: Imagine you overhear someone saying she respects your opinion. How would this most likely make you feel? Select all that apply.
Proud
Complimented
Embarrassed
Angry
Indifferent
Board question: Who deserves respect, and why? Choose the best explanation.
People who demonstrate positive traits and actions, even if they are not your friends
People who are popular or well known, regardless of their behavior
People who always agree with you, even when you are wrong
People who share your hobbies, even if they treat others poorly
According to the lesson discussion, can a person deserve respect even if they are not your friend?
Yes, a person can deserve respect even without being a friend
No, only friends can deserve respect
Only family members can deserve respect
Respect should be reserved for people you know personally
Which statements about respect are accurate based on the class definition? Select all that apply.
Respect can be earned through actions and traits
Respect is open to personal interpretation and can mean something different to each person
Respect is a fixed trait like eye color that a person is born with and cannot change
Respect has the exact same meaning for everyone
Which idea best explains self-respect in this lesson?
Knowing the traits you admire in others helps you act in ways you can respect in yourself
Self-respect means believing you are better than other people
Self-respect requires never making mistakes
Self-respect is only possible when others praise you
Which statement best distinguishes self-respect from bragging?
Self-respect is recognizing your strengths without putting others down; bragging is boasting to seem superior
Both self-respect and bragging mean listing your achievements publicly
Self-respect is only about appearance, while bragging is about skills
Self-respect requires hiding your strengths so others do not feel bad
Which classroom rule most clearly promotes respect, as suggested in the lesson?
If you put someone down, you must say two positive things about that person
Students should never disagree with classmates
Only the teacher may speak during discussions
Students must sit silently for the entire class
Student Assessment: Define respect.
A feeling of admiration for positive traits and actions that people can earn
A fixed characteristic like eye color that someone is born with
Friendship, regardless of how a person behaves
Ignoring differences and treating everyone exactly the same
Student Assessment: Which set of reasons best explains why someone has earned your respect?
Honesty, responsibility, and kindness toward others
Popularity, stylish clothes, and having many followers
Agreeing with you on every topic and sharing your hobbies
Being older than you and having more money
Student Assessment: Why is it important to respect yourself?
It helps you act like the kind of person you can admire, and others often respect you for the same reasons
It makes you superior to other people
It prevents you from ever making mistakes
It ensures you never disagree with anyone
Using Quotations: Consider the statement “The dignity the world awards you is in exact proportion to the dignity you award yourself.” What best explains how self-respect can influence the attitudes of others toward you?
People tend to mirror the level of respect you show yourself, responding with greater dignity when you demonstrate self-respect.
Self-respect makes you popular regardless of how you treat others.
Others will ignore you unless you demand their respect loudly.
Self-respect prevents any criticism from others.
Addressing Multiple Learning Styles: A radio announcement describing a recent accomplishment should include which key feature?
It must be written in the third person.
It must include a detailed bibliography.
It must be exactly 100 words.
It must avoid mentioning names.
Addressing Multiple Learning Styles: Which requirements apply to the radio announcements students prepare? Select all that are correct.
Keep the announcement 75 words or fewer.
Write in the third person.
Include the student’s name and congratulations.
Use complex scientific vocabulary throughout.
Writing in Your Journal: What is the first step students take for this activity?
Choose a word or picture from their folders that describes them.
Create a poster using magazine images.
Interview a classmate about their hobbies.
Summarize a news article.
Writing in Your Journal: After writing about an incident that supports their self-description, what should students do next?
Share their story with a partner and brainstorm synonyms for the attributes discussed.
Submit the story to the school newspaper.
Translate the story into another language.
Turn the story into a poem with strict rhyme.
Using Technology: In the class activity centered on Aretha Franklin’s song, which task is included? Select all that are correct.
Discuss whether the 1967 lyrics are still relevant.
Bring in songs that address respect.
Compare and contrast student-selected songs with Franklin’s “Respect.”
Avoid discussing any images or meanings.
Using Technology: When analyzing songs for respect, which guiding questions are students asked to consider?
Which images are positive or negative, and how do they compare with the class definition of respect?
Which instruments are the loudest, and who plays them?
How many times the word “respect” appears in each verse?
Which songs were released most recently?
Homework: Which description best matches the people students are asked to research and report on?
Individuals who had confidence in themselves long before others believed in them.
People who became famous only through viral trends.
Athletes who won without practicing.
Friends who live in the same neighborhood.
Homework: What presentation component may be added to the oral reports to enhance them, as if they were autobiographies?
Props or costumes.
Mathematical equations.
Silent reading only.
A formal debate format.
Additional Resources: When reading the poem recommended, which word meanings should the class ensure they understand? Select all that are correct.
ego
erupt
corrupt
metaphor
Poem “Fill ’Er Up”: What repeated request does the speaker make throughout the poem?
Fill my ego.
Empty the cup.
Forget my name.
Lower your voice.
Poem “Fill ’Er Up”: Which object symbolizes receiving praise or attention in the poem?
A cup.
A mirror.
A book.
A chair.
Poem “Fill ’Er Up”: According to the poem, what is asked to “erupt”?
Laugh.
Music.
Anger.
Rain.
Poem “Fill ’Er Up”: Which kind of words does the speaker ask for, according to the poem?
Sweet words that won’t corrupt.
Harsh words that criticize.
Random words without meaning.
Quiet words spoken in whispers.
