The Teacher from the Black Lagoon Mike Thaler – author Jared Lee - illustrator

Article Response Questions What choices were made by the various people involved? What natural consequences were incurred because of the choices people made? What are your thoughts on this article? What judgments were meted out by the legal system? In your opinion were these judgments fair? What was the reaction of the victim or the victim’s family to the incident?

Choices What criteria do you use to make choices in life? (ex. fun, easy, productive, kind, right, legal, future desires, etc.) Why is it important to have standards and criteria by which you make choices?

Consequences Do you consider consequences when you make decisions? What are some of the positive consequences of some good decisions you have made? What are some of the negative consequences of some poor decisions you have made?

Justice What is the definition of justice? How do you decide what is just? How does the legal system decide what is just?

Fairness What is the definition of fairness? How do you decide what is fair? How does the legal system decide what is fair?

Justice vs. Fairness How are justice and fairness similar? How are justice and fairness different?

Mercy What is the definition of mercy? Give an example of a time when you have shown mercy. Give an example of a time when someone has shown you mercy.

Forgiveness What is forgiveness? Give an example of an occasion when you have shown forgiveness. Give an example of an occasion when someone has shown you forgiveness.

Real Life Give an example of a social issue in which what is just or fair might be debated. When a debate ensues, what methods in our society help to decide how a situation is handled?

National and Global Justice Does justice look the same in different states? Provide examples. Does justice look the same in different countries? Provide examples. Has justice looked the same during different time periods throughout history? Provide examples.