Please TURN IN YOUR Kitty G Annotations Kitty G Reading Questions Then take out your notebooks and a writing Utensil!! Friday October 14, 2011

Class Objectives  Students will be able to …  Choose a perspective from Kitty G's life  Brainstorming Activity  Get Letter Assignment  Brainstorm: Select a perspective  Discuss the assignment

Language Objectives  Students will be able to …  Explain social responsibility/moral obligations  Notes on Social Responsibility and Moral Obligations  Write from a specific perspective

Reminder Vocab 2 TEST TODAY!

Reminder Notebook Collection: NEXT FRIDAY

Reminder You will need your laptops NEXT TUESDAY - FRIDAY We will be working on a project that requires you to have your laptop!

Laptop Procedures Laptop Cart is open from: 7:30-7:40 HR 12:52-1:25 Before Lunch 1:20-1:25 After Lunch 2:25-2:30 End of Day

Laptop Procedures You HR teacher will not give you your laptop at any other time.

Laptop Procedures Laptops MUST be returned at lunch to charge. Conversely, you MUST pick up your laptop after lunch.

Laptop Procedures You MUST carry your laptop in a LAPTOP BAG

Laptop Procedures If you leave early, you must return your laptop to the tech office in the library.

WORD PUZZLE!

The Odds are Against You vs. U ANSWER:

KITTY G! Take out your notebooks Turn to page 18 Title this page, “Bystander Responsibility”

Social Responsibility The theory that a person or organization has an obligation to benefit society * Obligation: Duty, Contract or Promise * Benefit: Something that promotes well being

Moral Obligation The obligation to choose right from wrong * Moral: The right thing to do

Bystander Letter Assignment! Turn to page 19 in your notebooks Title this page, “Bystander Letter Assignment”

Let’s go over it. Put the page number in the corner of the assignment sheet!

Bystander Letter Today, you are going to brainstorm on a worksheet for a letter you will write to either a: - bystander in your own life or - bystanders in Kitty Genovese’s story.

Options Today, you are going to brainstorm on a worksheet for a letter you will write to either a: - bystander in your own life or - bystanders in Kitty Genovese’s story.

1. If you are writing to a bystander(s) from your own life, briefly describe the situation in question. If you are writing to the bystanders of Kitty Genovese’s story, briefly summarize your message to them.

2. Identify the VOICE you will take on in your letter Either from your OWN experience Or From Kitty G’s story

3. Explain why you selected this person if your chose the Kitty G option Or Tell me why/how you are involved in the situation (if writing from your own experience)

4. If you had a chance to speak to the bystanders, what would you remind them about social responsibility and moral obligations?

Social Responsibility The theory that a person or organization has an obligation to benefit society * Obligation: Duty, Contract or Promise * Benefit: Something that promotes well being

Moral Obligation The obligation to choose right from wrong * Moral: Duty, Contract or Promise

VOCAB WEEK 2! REVIEW!

Part of Speech: Verb To interrupt or intersperse an activity with something Definition: Punctuate

Part of Speech: Noun A discussion and consideration by a group Definition: I could tell the men had finished their deliberation and that they had come up with a decision. Deliberation

Part of Speech: Noun A violent physical or verbal attack Definition: Assault

Part of Speech: Adjective Close to; next to; or lying near Definition: Tom waited until Jack was directly adjacent to him before getting his revenge. Adjacent Tom Jack

Part of Speech: Adjective Characterized by serious dignity or a sense of being proper Definition: Staid