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title: "CERCA Now: Friendship"
description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week!
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# [CERCA Now: Friendship](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/friendship)

 Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | August 08, 2022

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## ELEMENTARY

They Made Me Do It and I’m Sorry

[View Lesson](http://learn.thinkcerca.com/content/lessons/ARP_TheyMadeMeDoItandImSorry_G3-5?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

## MIDDLE

Searching for better, cooler friends might backfire

[View Lesson](http://learn.thinkcerca.com/content/lessons/ARP_Searchingforbettercoolerfriendsmightbackfire_G6-8?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

## HIGH SCHOOL

Rebel teens can quickly make friends, but in the end, it’s the nice ones who have the most

[View Lesson](https://learn.thinkcerca.com/teacher/collections/lessons/37467?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

 

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[See how it works](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Ctc/RE+113/chwFg04/VVZBTV3LkDKYN5Lh6WgcfBcPW6R-97G4J1dG2N4Rsyg53q3nJV1-WJV7CgDmhW70-jQY6c0FZ2W2G5jMW26pkJzW7qMmlM4vjKZBW1Z-Npn9ljCPXW44HnJ96KVRKkW4kHNp34rBfYgW8bxJv26zN5SkW824--v90_kWpW905-Rg8pJdMDVpt90t5cMZ9NN4pw9-vd4G8lW941ZgW51Z_8RW9fZpch4HLwM8VYYdlJ7SZH1-W3-j1sb5t6TsSW42X_qF7ZdRW5W17lg1j5YspCCW7mwG-v5fHTnhW69rqVf2tZbkbW4MlyHJ8BxSRHW97qs3s4mQH1nW448Kv035RfwBN5k_glMW32X8W7yjv5D4P-VR332zg1).

 

#### ELEMENTARY

Why do people peer pressure each other?

[Video Resource](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGv6sx0gOcc&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

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#### MIDDLE

What are some ways that our words can harm our friendships?

[Video Resource](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU2PUkasdbM&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

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#### HIGH SCHOOL

What are some strategies for maintaining friendships?

[Video Resource](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9ulSfCGMUs&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

# [Direct Instruction Lessons](https://learn.thinkcerca.com/teacher/collections/english-language-arts/writing-informative-texts/modules/67?grade=3&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvJgT0ec6clsGh2WvQhLePEdPXXw0GZZtU7fYCszAryfBQvmcXkI5B7a1m13VyAH2k3QO)

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# [Determining and Tracing a Central Idea Through Details](https://learn.thinkcerca.com/teacher/collections/english-language-arts/reading-informational-texts/modules/972?grade=3&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

# CERCA Slides

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# [Identity](https://www.thinkcerca.com/cerca-personal-identity)

## GRADE LEVELS 3-12

Personal identity can be perplexing to understand for many of us. We wonder how we become the people we are and wonder about the role our families and others play in shaping it. These readings allow students to explore the concept of identity through a variety of lenses and reflect on their own identity formation, exploring important questions about the impact of how we define ourselves and others.

[CERCA Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_voqej6vLharPxk7-8ct0-sLDipIqdVVpiVIr_uyrlA/edit?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce#slide=id.g105b612cd14_0_11) [Student Guides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1e0AYu1ki3XFmQPASzX59UhSIPBeu7GuHGImLSp5_6OY/edit?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce#slide=id.gf5f579acfc_0_0) [Pear Deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1q4LgWPcmoY5zQkV-qd_yc0ozwXkpMxzMVa16n1Aeios/edit?usp=sharing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hR2XM5yAJ_C-vKI4A6TrqNFQ1BGOAwtlGo2rkvjFujPaZbyKE7f_S1eI9JATfWy8daEce)

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