The Story
These maps were created as part of a school wide project on building character. The new principal found that there was no existing character development program in the school. She had a brainstorm one day about the name of the school, Washington Rose. As she was reflecting on the beauty of roses, she decided to create the acronym ROSE – R = Responsible, O = Organized, S = Self-respect, E =Empathy.
Map Makers
Expert Opinion
These precious Circle Maps are model maps because they have many of the critical elements needed for defining. Each map has a guiding question that not only keeps students focused on the topic, but also uses the academic vocabulary students are learning. The information inside the circle answers the question and proves that students know the concept of Responsible and Organized. Finally, each map has a Frame of Reference that shows how the students thought about the information inside the Circle Maps. I can almost hear the teacher asking the students “How do you know these things about Rondell and Mia?” I can look at their maps and see their very impressive thinking and understanding of these important character traits.
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