September |
Respect, Responsibility, Friendship
Elma Stuckey. Humanity. (LA) Robin Hood. (LA) Codes of chivalry. (WC) |
“Beauty is only skin-deep.” “Through thick and thin.” |
October |
Diligence, Perseverance, Self-discipline
Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe. (LA) Jonathan Swift. Gulliver’s Travels. (LA) Robert Louis Stevenson. Treasure Island. (LA) Demi. The Magic Brocade. (LA) |
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“Haste makes waste.” |
November |
Gratitude, Appreciation, Wonder
Edna St. Vincent Millay. Afternoon on a Hill. (LA) Christina Rosetti. Clouds. (LA) Tongue Cut Sparrow. (LA) Johann Strauss, Jr. Blue Danube. (M) |
January |
Courage
Patrick Henry. “Give me Liberty or Give me death.” (LA) Ralph Waldo Emerson. Concord Hymn. (LA) Maya Angelou. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. (LA) Nathan Hale. (AC) Molly Pitcher. (AC) Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington. (AC) St. George and the Dragon. (LA) Joan of Arc. (WC) |
February |
Honesty, Justice, Loyalty, Love of Country
Sundiata Keita. (WC) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Paul Revere’s Ride. (LA) James Madison. (AC) Benjamin Banneker. (AC) Benedict Arnold. (AC) Thomas Jefferson. (AC) Democratic Principles Sojourner Truth. “Ain’t I a Woman?” (LA) Frederick Douglass. (AC) William Lloyd Garrison. (AC) Elizabeth Cady Stanton. (AC) Charles Drew. (S) |
March |
Compassion, Faithfulness, Mercy
Dorothea Dix.(AC) Auld Lang Syne (M) King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table. (LA) |
April |
Understanding & Forgiveness
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“Bury the hatchet.” “Live and let live.” |
May |
Wonder & Hope
Langston Hughes. Dreams. (LA) Eleanor Porter. Pollyanna. (LA) |
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“Half a loaf is better than none.” “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” |
June |
Lives to Learn From, Wisdom
Horace Mann. (AC) Amelia Bloomer. (AC) Margaret Fuller. (AC) Elizabeth Blackwell. (S) |
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“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.” “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” “Make hay while the sun shines.” “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” |