Warm up:

What are some words that you would use to describe a person who is fair or trustworthy?

Lesson 4: Honesty, Fairness and Openness

Bluff

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Definition:– A. To fool or deceive; mislead– B. To try to threaten with false threats

• Example: The students knew their teacher was bluffing when he threatened to give the entire class detention.

Bluff

Fabricate

• Part of speech: verb

• Definition: – A. To invent in order to deceive– B. To make or manufacture

• Example: The lazy student fabricated a story about having a dog that ate his homework, but everyone knew he was allergic to dogs. Water is fabricated hydrogen and oxygen.

Fabricate

Frank

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Definition: Completely honest

• Example:

It was clear that Jimmy was being frank when he told his girlfriend Christy that he loathed her new hairstyle.

Frank

Genuine

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Definition– A. Real, not copied or fake– B. Sincere or honest

• Example:My Dad gave my Mom a genuine diamond ring for their anniversary. Linda accepted Eric’s apology because he seemed genuinely sorry for slamming her locker door.

Genuine

Impartial

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Definition: Fair, not favoring one side over another

• Example:The guidance counselor remained impartial when listening to both sides of the conflict between the students.

Impartial

Integrity

• Part of Speech: Noun

• Definition:– A. Strong moral character; the state of

sticking to one’s morals– B. Wholeness; soundness

• Example: A person who tells lies does not have a lot of integrity.

Integrity

Obvious

• Part of Speech- Adjective

• Definition- Easy to see; clear; apparent

• Example:

It was obvious that Lauren was afraid of spiders when she recoiled at the picture of the tarantula.

Obvious

Plagiarize

• Part of Speech: Verb

• Definition:

To copy down words of another person and claim they are your own

• Example:

You should not plagiarize by copying another person’s ideas or writing.

Plagiarize

Reliable

• Part of Speech: Adjective

• Definition: Dependable, able to be trusted

• Example:

Weather predictions are not always reliable.

Reliable

Suppress• Part of Speech: Verb

• Definition:– A. To prevent something from being

published or known– B. To end by force or effort

• Example:The dieter hoped to suppress her craving for ice cream.

Suppress