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Trait Theory of Personality

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short introduction to the personality trait theory, with links to information on specific scientist's theories.
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Personality research.org; Five Factor Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the five factor model in studying personality traits. Gives competing models and descriptives of the psychologists who are proponents of the Big Five.
Website
Other

Type Logic: Personality Traits for the Myers Briggs Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Want more information about your personality traits? Using your personality type you can explore: type descriptions, trademark characteristics, functional analysis, famous individuals with that personality, and fictional individuals with...
Website
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Human Genetics Project: Is the Dominant Trait Most Prevalent?

For Students 9th - 10th
Human-Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait allows you to collect data and share your results with students around the world. Register your class, complete the student survey, participate in discussion boards, and interact...
Article
American Psychological Association

Apa: Personality Styles May Predict Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing how certain personality traits correspond with a susceptibility to depression.
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Personality research.org: The Five Factor Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper examines the five factor model in depth. Includes applications of the model and an evaluation of it's significance.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Me in a Box

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students identify personality traits and collect items that represents these traits. Students guess the items that belong to each student and then give oral presentations to reveal their items to the class.
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Character

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to recognize a character's personality traits, predict a character's actions, and describe a character using rich language. Lessons are based on...
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Read Works

Read Works: Jake and Alice

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about genetic traits, what they determine, and how they mutate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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What Works: Personal Characteristics of Leaders [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal characteristics of leaders determine whether you are a good or bad leader. In this short essay, you will find six key characteristics that define a good leader.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Creating a Second Person Choice Story

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson is designed to help students understand plot dimensions and literary devices while writing a multi-faceted short story that has many possible outcomes. For inspiration, students will analyze songs that tell stories for both...
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Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out: Genetics: You Are Unique

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan, students learn basic genetics by identifying their inherited traits.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After hearing and discussing an excerpt from Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, students will plan to create a unique description of a character that uses memorable actions that "show" a person's character. They will brainstorm verbs that...
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Other

Conference Board of Canada: Employability Skills 2000+

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure provides a single-page list of skills and traits that will prepare you for the world of work in the 21st century. The list is divided into three categories: Fundamental Skills, Personal Management Skills, and Teamwork...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Literature Inspired Writing Lesson: I Never Knew That!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem discover that their seemingly "feeble" father has an astonishing ability with a rifle. For this assignment, writers will compose a letter to a parent or loved one, asking for a return letter that...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Chapter Book Writing Lesson: Rules and Things for a Funner Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Each writer will brainstorm experiences where he/she has learned some sort of lesson about life. Each will then come up with a personal list of "Rules and Things for a Funner Life," such as those shared in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher...
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Ntlf: Class Participation Assessment Rubric

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This rubric is a means of restricting the subjective element in an assessment process of a Socratic dialogue, which inevitably has a subjective aspect. It suggests that students should be scored on the basis on the teacher's...
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Human Intelligence: Raymond B. Cattell

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains biographical information about Raymond Cattell, including a chronology of his education and career, list of publications, and main ideas and theories.
Unit Plan
Other

Spacefem.com: What Kind of Engineer Should You Be?

For Students 9th - 10th
Engineering is one of the coolest jobs in the world, but there are so many disciplines it can be a little daunting to choose one for yourself! I wasn't happy with the existing quizzes, they were mostly way too direct (do you like bridges...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Character Development

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how characters develop in fiction writing. W.11-12.3d Sensory/precise lang narratives
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Character Motivation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces character motivation.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Biography

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students determine what makes a person worthy of having a biography about him/her. Students are guided to a website that helps them create an effectively researched and written...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Writing With Pizazz

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps the students with the first step in the Six Traits Writing Process-- gathering ideas. Students are encouraged to analyze writing samples and brainstorm possible personal writing...
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Other

St. Thomas University (Canada): Raymond Bernard Cattell 1905 1998

For Students 9th - 10th
Page provides an extensive biography of and dedication to Raymond Bernard Cattell and his contribution to the field of psychology. Each link provides a detailed description and tribute to Cattell himself.

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