Today in Reading Workshop we commented on Mr. McGuire’s post about integrity. He asked th questions:

This prods the question, does integrity matter to a sixth grader?  Should it? Thinking back to the read aloud of Freak the Mighty, and having watched the film, The Mighty, I was thinking about Kevin’s view of integrity.  How does it compare to yours?  In a few words, does your integrity guide how you live?

Here are my answers:
I think that some sixth graders think about integrity. I don’t think that all of them do because I usually don’t think about it. I don’t do things I’m not supposed to do most of the time. I think that integrity should matter to everyone. I think that because it is important to do the right thing even if you don’t have to.
My integrity is different than Kevin’s because I wouldn’t tell people that I was going to get a new body. I wouldn’t do that because it wouldn’t be true.


My integrity is like Kevin’s because I wouldn’t tell my family and friends that I was going to die. I wouldn’t tell them because they would be sad.

My integrity does and doesn’t control my life.

Does integrity matter to you? Who do you think it should matter to?

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