Check Your Answers: After You Read

Chapter 2: Character Development

Section 2.1

Review Key Concepts
1. A role model is a person who sets an example for others. A role model is admired and someone people strive to be like.

2. Personal character develops when a person thinks about and consciously lives by his or her values until this behavior becomes automatic.

Practice Academic Skills
3. Your answer should follow standard letter format and thank a role model. Remember to check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

4. Consider the values of your culture, how the behavior reveals those values, and how the values compare to those held by students. Look for common values such as honesty, love of family, and community.

Section 2.2

Review Key Concepts
1. Good decisions gain you respect, self-esteem, and independence, encouraging you to make more of them. Bad decisions teach you what to avoid so you make better choices in the future.

2. Leadership is the ability to lead, not just hold office. It is the ability to get a job done and keep the group together.

3. Learning leadership skills helps prepare a person for future roles at home and in the community.

Practice Academic Skills
4. Include your opinions of the characters’ choices. Why do you feel this way? Discuss the effects of the choices, and what might happen if the characters had made different choices.

5. Give details about a specific problem teens face. Consider how people might react to this problem and identify why different teens might make different decisions. Think about differences in culture, value systems, and societal norms.