Extension Activities

Social Awareness  |  Grades 9-12

Learning Goal 1: Demonstrates awareness of and empathy for individuals, their emotions, experiences, and perspectives through a cross-cultural lens.

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Benchmark 1: Express understanding of those who hold different opinions.

Benchmark 2: Ask questions of others to deepen understanding of the perspective of others.

Benchmark 3: Compare multiple perspectives on an issue.

Benchmark 4: Demonstrate empathy for others by identifying a specific human or social need in your school or community and acting on it alone or with others.

Benchmark 5: Differentiate between the factual and emotional content of what a person says.

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