A+Caring+Family+Member

For this expectation, I chose to connect the Moral Issue Tasks and Critiques. Both of these pieces relate to this expectation because they involve creating a makeshift "family" in the classroom to facilitate fruitful discussion, mutual understanding, and respectful interactions. All of these aspects are essential in being a caring member of a family.

With the first activity, I chose to create literature circles to discuss issues related to the play "West Side Story." In order for a literature circle to be effective each member must contribute to the conversation, share their ideas and respond one another in a respectful manner. All of the interactions encouraged thorugh this activity allow for students to practice being caring family members. This modelling and practice will help students in their relationships and social interactions.

With the second culminating activity, it was important for me to be able to relate the prompt to a story so that students will have a clear understanding of how they can respond. This relates to being a caring family member because usually stories that are based on family relationships are most effective in generating any discussion as students have all had experiences with families and can be more engaged in the prompt through their own active reflection of their experiences __.__