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Literacy

Enhance Literacy, Comprehension & Civic Action

Literacy for Democracy

Build Inquiry, Critical Research and Analysis

Asking Research Questions

Standards-Based Testing

Connect with Local Offices and the Internet

Community Health and Content Standards

Explore Your Community

Social Capital

Service Learning and Civics

Assessing for Learning

Community Health and Content Standards

School Violence and Local Government

Critical Social and Civic Capital

Social Capital

Assessing for Learning

Practice Thinking and Writing Skills

Improving Student Work

KAT Talk, Fall 2001

Centerfold Lesson:
Social Capital

Identifying Your Assets

KAT believes young people have lots of strengths and power YOU are an example! Look at some of your own assets and how they can benefit you and other people.

Here are a few of the many strengths you may have. Add others, if you wish. Then circle all the assets you already have or that you are trying to improve:

Like people

Empathy

Motivated

Ask Questions

Enthusiasm

Solve problems

Artistic

Graceful

Strong

Others:

Interest in my community

Hard working

Helpful

Athletic

Energetic

Neat

Honest

Respect diversity

Courteous

Listen well

Communicative

Sense of Humor

Serious

Peaceful

Organized

Musical

Think

Creative

One of the things I love to do is:

{Student's Response}

One of the things I think I do well is:

{Student's Response}

Here is an idea of how I can use my assets to help benefit other people:

{Student's Response}

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