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Grade 6

Core Lesson Plan

HDC Grade 6 guides students in integrating their newfound understanding of human dignity with their own experiences. Worksheets that focus on answering questions on one’s identity allow students to reflect on who they are and who they can become. Review quizzes not only check for memorization but also the students’ ability to connect main ideas from each lesson. Some lessons encourage an ongoing conversation at home through simple homework that allows students and parents to discuss key module topics such as self-gift. Meanwhile, students are given more opportunities to integrate what they have learned through critical thinking and group work like the Pitch, where students envision a mock project plan to invent a life-changing device. This grade also features historical and relevant reading materials that aim to inspire students to make a personal commitment towards their own pursuit for human excellence.

Lesson 1

The Human Person: Human Dignity

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce human dignity as our special value as human persons.

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Lesson 2

All Living Beings: Powers to Eat, Grow, Reproduce

The purpose of this lesson is to explore the powers of living beings. 

Lesson 3A

Animals & Humans: Senses

The purpose of this lesson is to distinguish animals and humans from plants with their power to use senses.

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Lesson 3B

Animals & Humans: Emotions

The purpose of this lesson is to distinguish animals and humans from plants because of their power to feel emotions.

Lesson 4A

The Human Person: Power to Think

The purpose of this lesson is to distinguish humans from other living beings with their power to think.

Lesson 4B

The Human Person: Power to Choose

The purpose of this lesson is to distinguish humans from other living beings with their power to choose.

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Lesson 4C

The Human Person: Freedom for Excellence

The purpose of this lesson is to understand that intentional choices can be excellent or non-excellent. 

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Lesson 4D

The Human Person: Power to Create

The purpose of this lesson is to teach the value of art and creativity as a singularly human activity. 

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Lesson 5

The Human Person: Heroes

The purpose of this lesson is to place students on the path of aspiring to heroic excellence.

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Lesson 6A

Me & Others: Human Beings as Social

The purpose of this lesson is to highlight that there is an intrinsic social element to our humanity.

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Lesson 6B

Me & Others: Friendship

The purpose of this lesson is to highlight how friendships can aid in our quest for human excellence

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Lesson 6C

Me & Others: Solidarity

Understand how our human dignity is intrinsically tied to our relationships with others.

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Lesson 6D

Me & Others: Love

Understand that love affirms the value of another person and expresses itself through self-gift.

Lesson 7

The Hero's Charter

To commit to a daily practice of excellence. 

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Certificate of completion (Optional)

Certificate of completion can be given at the end of each grade or the whole course.