 Foshay is located in South Central Los Angeles.  It is a k-12 span school  High school has a population of 650

 Health Careers Academy  Technology Academy  Finance Academy

 The Health Careers Academy has done this project for a few years.  Last year it was clear to the Finance and Tech Academies that we need to introduce ethics early on to the 10 th graders.  At the same time, due to budget cuts, it became harder to keep the purity to ALL of the academic courses – we are a small school with only 25 high school teachers.

We decided to do an ethics project across the entire 10 th grade class. This is the year they start in the academies and it is the last year for the IB program

 Students have been known to cheat and plagiarize. By tackling the issue at the beginning- before it happens we thought would be a step in the right direction.  It is also more than just cheating. It is learning you are part of a trusted community.

HOW DO ETHICS AFFECT THE CHOICES WE MAKE? The decisions we make affect our lives and those around us. Critical thinking is important in making informed choices.

SAMPLE TOPICS HEALTHFINANCETECH Organ Donation Using Stem Cells for Research Contagious Disease Quarantine Using Microchips to Track Information and People Universal Healthcare Right to Die What is ethical business practice? Outsourcing : When so many American workers are out of work, is it ethical that US businesses outsource jobs? Corporations Owning the Media : Who owns the news? Can big business objectively report the news and make a profit? Bank Bailouts: Should the government help financial institutions in this manner? Big Three Auto Bailout: Is this ethical? Insider Trading: Alright or All Wrong? Is social networking good for society? Does government have the right to censure the Internet? Does advertisement do more harm than good? Is it ethical to alter photographs for the news?

 Annotated Bibliographies  Pro/Con Chart  First Draft of Essay  Poster/ Oral Presentations  Final Draft of Essay

 Database Lesson Database Lesson  How to plagiarize - Travis How to plagiarize - Travis  How not to plagiarize - Travis How not to plagiarize - Travis  Annotated Bibliography Lesson/ Template Annotated Bibliography LessonTemplate  Pro Con Chart Lessons Pro Con Chart Lessons  Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 1/ Essay Elements Resource Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 1 Essay Elements Resource  Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 2 - Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 2  Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 3 – Drafting Essay 5 Paragraph Outline Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 3 – Drafting Essay 5 Paragraph Outline  Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 4– DraftingEssay Analysis Eval Chart Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 4– DraftingEssay Analysis Eval Chart  Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 5 -- Revising Peer Self Reflection Ethics Project Expository Essay Part 5 -- Revising Peer Self Reflection