Sorting: Guilt vs. Shame

Unit 1 · Lesson 5 · Worksheet WS2

Guilt is about what I DID. Shame is about who I AM. Does this attack the behavior or the person? Does it point toward fixing or toward hiding?

Part 1 · Sort each statement

I made a bad choice today.

I am a terrible person.

I forgot my homework — I need to be more responsible.

I am stupid.

I yelled at my sister. That was not how I want to treat her.

Nobody really likes me.

I cheated on the quiz. I need to talk to my teacher.

I always ruin everything.

Part 2 · Rewrite

Take two SHAME statements above and rewrite them as GUILT statements — about what was done, pointing toward repair.

Exit ticket

“The difference between guilt and shame is ___. Guilt is more helpful because ___.”

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