Young people today are faced with more choices than previous generations. In their many unsupervised situations they are required to make daily decisions without adult involvement. This is when we hope we have taught them well.

For many students it is more fun to get up and perform than it is to write a report or read a book about a topic. With many adults feeling less optimistic about the character development of our children, it is incumbent upon us to use very tool. Theater arts is one of those tools.

This collection of original monolugues, duets, and plays encourage values such as, respect, honesty, love, responsibility, commitment, courage, patience, joyfulness, tolerance, loyalty, and citizenship in a fun, uplifting, hopeful, and often humorous way.

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TOPICS: Character education, responsibility, honesty, respect, commitment, courage, tolerance, loyalty, citizenship, love

INCLUDES: Play script, costume and scenery suggestions, follow-up activities

GRADE LEVELS: 6-9/AGES: 10-13

FOR USE WITH: Small groups, classrooms

AUTHOR: Judy Truesdell Mecca

RECOMMENDED FOR: Middle-school counselors,middle-school teachers,youth group leaders

144 pages, paperback, black & white illustrations, 2001