Responsibility Artwork (Grades 6-12)

Overview: Students will create responsibility artwork with a quote.

Character Education Objectives:

Students will:

  • research quotes or proverbs about responsibility.
  • share their favorite quote on responsibility.
  • create a drawing featuring their quote.

Materials:

  • Paper
  • Markers
  • Colored pencils
  • Access to the Internet to research quotes about responsibility 

Opening Reflection: 

  • Find a quote about responsibility that speaks to you.

Independent Creative Time: 

  • Create responsibility artwork of your favorite responsibility quote. 
  • Examples:

Group: 

  • Share your drawing. Why you chose this quote about responsibility?
  • What does this quote look like in your life?

More Resources:

  • Responsibility is one of the Six Pillars of Character. Click here to learn more about the Six Pillars.
  • See more posts about responsibility by using the filter on our blog.
  • Quotes about responsibility:
    • “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
    • “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” – James Michener
    • “If you think you are too small to make a difference you haven’t spent the night with a mosquito.” – African proverb
    • “If you think you are too small to make a difference you haven’t spent the night with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama XIV
    • “When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had.” -A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    • “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
    • “Life isn’t perfect, any failures you have are actually learning moments. They teach us how to grow and evolve.” – Phillipa Soo