What is honesty?
Fourth Grade Critical Question Group
Wynter, Camille, Eric, Kayla, Jill and Courtney
Resources
K-2
Princess K.I.M. and the lie that grew
Maryann Cocca-Leffler
After new girl Kim tells her classmates she is from a royal family, her
lie grows and grows.
Sarah's little ghosts
Thierry Robberecht
When Sarah breaks her mother's favorite necklace and then does not tell
the truth, little ghosts that only she can see begin to interfere with her
life.
The boy who cried "Wolf": a tale of honesty
illustrated by Jon Goodell; adapted by Mary Rowitz
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to
cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is
really there, but no one answers his call. Focuses on the meaning of sincerity.
3-5
The tangled web: a Julie mystery
Kathryn Reiss
In 1977 San Francisco, Julie wants to be just like her new friend Carla,
until she discovers that Carla is either in big danger or telling big lies.
The truth!: David Mortimore Baxter comes clean
Karen Tayleur
Caught "bending the truth" again, young David Mortimore Baxter decides
to follow a strict diet of honesty which lands him in more trouble.
The naked mole-rat letters
Mary Amato
When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C.
zookeeper, twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated email letters to the
zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship.
Articles
Title: Honesty & Not Telling the Truth
Authors: N/A
Source: Monkeyshines on Health & Science; March 2001
Abstract:
Discusses the trait of honesty. Levels of lies; Results and consequences of a
lie; Ways of knowing if lying is acceptable; Relationship of a liar to the
person he is lying to.