This twist on the classic game Bingo uses a board to track students’ own demonstrations and understandings of the 3 Es of Good Work: excellence, ethics, and engagement.
Two sizes of the board are provided: a smaller 3x3 board recommended for younger students, and a larger 5x5 version of the board recommended for older students.
Write two narratives. One should be about an individual who performs “Good Work,” and the other on an individual who just does “work.”
Choose one or two concepts that most resonate with you. Consider how you can turn these concepts into a strategy. In a group, complete the “From Concept to Strategy” worksheet.
Discuss resources and ideas to draw upon when faced with a difficult decision. (It is best to complete this activity after engaging with our materials for an extended period, as the prompts ask participants to revisit Good Work concepts such as the 3E’s, the 4M’s, value sort,…).
In a group, reflect upon what you’ve learned about Good Work after completing several of the activities designed by The Good Project.
Reflect and write on the story you were assigned in the “Identifying Good Work Dilemmas” activity.
You will be assigned or will choose one of the represented dilemmas and explain how the story involves one (or more) of the 3 Es of good work. Once you are done, discuss with someone else who analyzed a different dilemma. Discuss your respective dilemmas, and then, each in turn, you will act out the dilemmas, one of you taking on the role of the protagonist and the other, that of the mentor.
Watch the video “Famous Failures” and discuss how these figures encountered issues relating to the 3Es using the discussion prompt in the worksheet.
Think about an obstacles or an opportunity you have faced in your life when trying to carry out good work. Use the questions in the activity sheet to guide you.
Read the narrative “There’s No ‘I’ in Team” before identifying all of the obstacles Jesse, the protagonist, faces.
Write a reflection on your school’s mission. using the questions in the activity sheet.
This activity concentrates on a value of your choice that you’d like to spend more time considering. Find an example of an individual or a type of work which exemplifies your chosen value, and then describe how your value is articulated in your example.
Using the see-think-wonder chart, read the dilemma and then reflect on what you see, what you think, and what you wonder regarding the dilemma.
Brainstorm a list of the qualities of a good worker. Review those qualities and try to place them in one of the three columns titled “excellence,” “ethics,” and “engagement.”
Using the provided “Good Worker Profile” examples, students will create their own worker profile using a template. Students will be asked to research a variety of workers and to find a person whose life or career interests them and is well-documented enough for them to complete the exercise. Students are encouraged to consider examples of both good work and compromised work from the person’s life. Students are told to keep the 3Es in mind when choosing what to write regarding their worker’s biography and to try to highlight when their worker may or may not have lived up to the good work concepts of excellence, ethics, and engagement. Students are reminded to be careful when choosing sources.
Read about the dilemma faced by a young gymnast in “Tough Love” and think about the values of the characters involved and their sense of engagement in their work.