Grades 7-9 (12-14 years)
Conviction
“Left Foot Forward” by Terri Goggin-Roberts in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories for a Better World, by Jack Canfield (https://gogginroberts.com/leftfootforward)
Courage
“Courage” (https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-short-stories-of-courage)
“Courage” by Ruth Ann Supica in “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III” by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen, editors (https://www.chickensoup.com/book-story/50636/courage)
“Dairy Queen Worker’s Good Deed Goes Viral” (http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=52771)
“Rosa Parks: The Woman Who Changed a Nation” (https://yourstory.com/2017/02/rosa-parks-civil-rights/)
Curiosity
“Don’t Be Afraid to Make Mistakes” (https://academictips.org/blogs/dont-be-afraid-to-make-mistakes/)
Discernment
“Choices” by Makaila Fenwick in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens
“Crayon Crisis” by Diane M. Miller in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales (https://www.chickensoup.com/book-story/29325/54-crayon-crisis)
”Doing What’s Right” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKaxVewE94)
“The Farmer’s Donkey” (https://wisdomshare.com/stories/farmers-donkey/)
“Their Bullet, My Life” by Cruz Carrasco and Zoe McGrath in “Chicken Soup for the Soul in the Classroom” by Jack Canfield
Following Conscience
“Dairy Queen Worker’s Good Deed Goes Viral” (http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=52771)
“The Difference One Can Make: The Importance of Character” by Lawrence W. Reed and Benjamin D. Stafford (https://commonsenseeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/CSE_E_Reading-Reed_Stafford-Difference_One_Can_Make-Character.pdf)
”Doing What’s Right” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKaxVewE94)
Honesty
“A Very Special Seed” (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/very-special-seed-story-integrity-yuvaraj)
“A Pound of Butter” (https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/there-was-a-farmer-who-sold-a-pound-of-butter-to-the-baker)
“After Finding $40,000 In Thrift-Store Couch, Roommates Return Money” by Bill Chappell (http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=5991)
“Job is Yours” film clip from “Courageous” (http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/courageous/job-is-yours)
Integrity
“50 People – One Question: How Do You Want to Be Remembered? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXanmtWdiEc)
“A Very Special Seed” (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/very-special-seed-story-integrity-yuvaraj)
“Authentic Speech” – movie clip from “The Adjustment Bureau” (https://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-adjustment-bureau/authentic-speech)
“The Carpenter’s House” (http://www.inspirationpeak.com/cgi-bin/stories.cgi?record=22)
“Come For You” (from “9”) (https://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/9/come-for-you)
“Dairy Queen Worker’s Good Deed Goes Viral” (http://www.kindspring.org/story/view.php?sid=52771)
“Failing the Integrity Test” (http://whatwillmatter.com/2012/05/something-to-think-about-for-teens-14-failing-the-integrity-test/)
“How Ruben Gonzalez Built His Sporting Career on Integrity” by Shravan Shetty” (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/89-story-catcher-defining-moment-ruben-gonzalez-legend-shetty)
“Lost and Found” by Antonio Angulo Jr., in Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul 2 by Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen (https://www.chickensoup.com/book-story/51759/lost-and-found)
“Rock in the Road” by SVAD Animation Plus (https://vimeo.com/49145513)