The selections and learning opportunities in this thematic unit focus on personal identity, values and responsibilities, and an awareness of social problems. It helps students develop concepts pertaining to:

• searching for self and identity within the context of personal reflections and experiences and/or relationships with those around them
• searching for values and recognizing responsibilities as experienced through relationships and activities with others, including peers, family, and role models
• searching for answers to social problems with a concerned and sensitive look into the lives of those in need

• Collections 6 Series Available from Pearson Education Canada

• Looking for answers [kit] / Ron Benson, Beverley Kula, Linda Phillips ... [et
  al.]. -- Scarborough : Prentice Hall, c1998.
  17 anthologies, 1 program information handbook, 1 assessment handbook, 1
  teacher's resource module western ed., 64 learning strategy cards, 2 floppy
  disks (3 1/2 in.), 32 books + 1 disk instruction sheet. -- (Collections. 6
  [Prentice Hall Ginn])

  System requirements: Macintosh: 68020 or better; 1 MB free hard disk
  space (1 MB = 10 student stacks); 640 x 480 14" monitor; printer.
  System requirements: Windows: Windows 3.1 or better; 386/40 or better; 3
  MB free hard disk space (1 MB = 10 student stacks); 640 x 480 256-color
  video card; printer.
  Disks allow students to perform some learning strategy card tasks on the
  computer.
  Grade level: Int.
  Summary: "Collections" provides a range of reading experiences to ensure
  that they develop and grow as readers who not only can read, but as readers who want to and do read. Includes exercises in reading aloud,
  guided or assisted reading, and reading alone.
  Contents: Assessment handbook -- Floppy diskettes (2) -- Learning
  strategy cards (64) -- Learning strategy cards instruction sheet for
  disks -- Looking for answers (17) -- Program information handbook -- A
  river dream (15) -- Teacher's resource module -- Teaching with novels,
  books, and poetry handbook.
  Contents: Collections 6.

• You and Your Values - Students explore how to be yourself and how to know your values. This is followed by questions and activities
• Building Self-Esteem - Students explore the concept of self-esteem, analyze their personal strengths and weaknesses and consider the role self-esteem plays in a healthy life
• Enhancing Self-Esteem - good information for students on how to enhance their self-esteem followed by questions and activities
• Dealing with Pressures - good information for students on how to deal with the pressures in life followed by questions and activities
• Body Image - students will be able to identify specific physical and emotional characteristics within themselves and others, demonstrate an understanding of the importance of personal diet and exercise, and demonstrate skills necessary to record personal data.
• Teaching Responsibility - a collection of three stories which can be used for teaching responsibility to students. The stories are followed by questions.

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