The second unit in our Pearson literature book was themed "Doing the Right Thing."  As students read about people who had made significant choices, they wrote essays on what "Doing the Right Thing" meant to them. What would it look like at home, in our classroom, in Bremen, in the US, in our world?  Based on these responses, students formed  teams of peers with similar interests:  fighting bullying, helping senior citizens, cleaning up the environment, and helping those in need.