Lesson 1: Showing Respect
Completion requirements
Unit 1
What Does it Mean to Show Respect?
Lesson 1, pp. 4-7 Literacy in Action 5A
United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. The flags in the picture are for each country that is part of the United Nations.
Read the quotation on the bottom of p. 4 in the textbook. A quotation is something written or spoken by an individual.
U Thant was a Burmese (Myanmar) prime minister who was also secretary general of the United Nations (1961-1971) during the Cuban missile crisis.
U Thant spoke about peace from Buddhist beliefs but acted with military force in Africa.
In another sad truth, modern Myanmar, is one of the poorest socialist countries in the world. "U Thant’s vision of [respect] has not been realized in his own country." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,June 3, 2009. To learn more about Myanmar, click here.
Think about what this quotation is saying about how governments should work to respect citizens such as you.
Read the quotation on the bottom of p. 4 in the textbook. A quotation is something written or spoken by an individual.
U Thant was a Burmese (Myanmar) prime minister who was also secretary general of the United Nations (1961-1971) during the Cuban missile crisis.
U Thant spoke about peace from Buddhist beliefs but acted with military force in Africa.
In another sad truth, modern Myanmar, is one of the poorest socialist countries in the world. "U Thant’s vision of [respect] has not been realized in his own country." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,June 3, 2009. To learn more about Myanmar, click here.
Think about what this quotation is saying about how governments should work to respect citizens such as you.
Showing Respect in the World
Activity
A Questionnaire for You
A questionnaire is a list of questions that are used to gather your opinion, preferences, or other specific information. The answers on the questionnaire can be used for research or they can be private.
Read the paragraph on page 4 of Literacy in Action 5A. Next, fill out the Showing Respect Questionnaire. Please be as straight-forward as you can with your ideas. You do not have to show anyone your answers.
Download
- Download the document, Showing Respect Questionnaire.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
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You will then be able to view the document, Showing Respect Questionnaire
.
- Print the document. This activity is not for marks.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Select your Documents folder as the location to Save In.
- Name the document. You will always name your documents in a similar way.
- Use the first letter of your first name, followed by your last name, then an underscore (_), then the name of the file.
- In this case, the file name is respectquestionnaire. For example, if my name is John Smith, I would name my file jsmith_respectquestionnaire.
- Click Save. Your chart is in your Documents folder.