2.  beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior  the degree to which something is perceived “right” and “good,” based on individual and societal beliefs.

4.  What contributes to our moral compass?

5.  Family  Friends  Religion  Experiences  Society  Laws

6.  We will be looking at the morality of issues involved with the true story of Patrick Tillman in the next few weeks.  We will analyze nonfiction pieces and eventually write a persuasive argument based on our analysis.  When analyzing or writing an argument, rhetorical appeals are a particularly effective tools of persuasion.

7.  The Rhetorical Transaction : According to Aristotle, the rhetorical transaction consists of three basic components: logos - representing the author's ability to reveal logic and reason in the text; ethos - representing the author's ability to reveal his or her credibility in the text, and pathos - representing the author's ability to appeal to the audience through the text. These components are suggested by the rhetorical triangle or Aristotelian triad:

8.  http://www.readwritethink.org/videos/rh etoric/video-61.html http://www.readwritethink.org/videos/rh etoric/video-61.html

10.  The rhetorical triangle is typically represented by an equilateral triangle, suggesting that logos, ethos, and pathos should be balanced within a text. However, which aspect(s) of the rhetorical triangle you favor in your writing depends on both the audience and the purpose of that writing. Yet, if you are in doubt, seek a balance among all three elements.

13.  http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilem ma/archive.html http://www.goodcharacter.com/dilem ma/archive.html

14.  Brooke is on a big boat at sea. There is a fire on the boat and everyone has to get off. People get into the lifeboats. All the lifeboats, including Brooke’s, have too many people in them. The sea is getting rough, and water is coming in over the sides. If nothing is done, the lifeboat will sink and everyone on board will die. However, there is an injured man who will not survive in any case. If Brooke throws that man overboard the boat will stay afloat and the remaining passengers will be saved. Brooke pushes the injured man off the lifeboat and he drowns in the sea. The lifeboat is now light enough to float and the remaining passengers are saved.  How morally wrong is what Brooke did? Explain  Not at all Somewhat Very much

15.  Gary is the captain of a military submarine. An onboard explosion has caused Gary to lose most of the air supply and has injured one of Gary’s crew who is quickly losing blood. The injured crew member is probably going to die from his wounds no matter what happens. There isn’t enough air for the whole crew. The only way to save the other crew members is to shoot dead the injured crew member so that there will be just enough air for Gary and the rest of the crew to survive.  Gary shoots the injured crew member. The injured crew member dies and there is enough air for Gary and the rest of the crew to survive.  How morally wrong is what Gary did? Explain Not at all Somewhat Very much

16.  Write “Quiz” on your warm up sheet and turn in.  Put a full heading, Argumentation Quiz and number 1-12 on a sheet of paper.  Do pages 25 and 26 in the green workbook. Do this on separate paper.  Read “Is Morality Natural”  Underline and label the thesis.  Underline and label all examples of ethos, pathos and logos.  On the back, answer the question, “Do you think morality is natural. Use evidence from the article to support your answer.

17.  Ken is the leader of a mountain climbing group that is stranded in the wilderness. Ken’s group includes a family of six that needs a certain vitamin very badly. Some people’s kidneys contain large amounts of this vitamin. There is one person in Ken’s party who has the vitamins in his kidneys. The only way to save the lives of the six members of this family is to remove one of this man’s kidneys and give it to the six people. The man will not die, but his health will suffer. He is opposed to this plan, but Ken has the power to do as he sees fit.  Despite the man's refusal, Ken removes one of the man's kidneys. The man suffers from the operation but, thanks to the man's kidney, the family members survive.  How morally wrong is what Ken did?  Not at all Somewhat Very much

18.  A deadly virus is spreading around the world, killing thousands of people. Kevin is a scientist. He has invented two chemicals. One of them kills the virus. The other is a deadly poison. Kevin doesn’t know which chemical is which because the labels on his containers got mixed up. Once he figures out which is which Kevin can use the good chemical to save thousands of lives, but the only way to find out is to test each chemical on someone. If Kevin does this, one of the people will die, but he will then be able to start saving many other people’s lives. Kevin tests both chemicals on his assistants. One of his assistants dies within minutes. Kevin figures out which chemical is the poison and which is the good chemical. He delivers the chemical in time to save many other people's lives.  How morally wrong is what Kevin did?  Not at all Somewhat Very much

19.  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS  What do you think about what Steven asks of Jeff? Is it fair? What would you do if your friend asked you to do the same thing?  What obstacles did Jeff face in telling Steven he would go to the city with him?  What would you tell someone to do that was in the same position as Jeff?  Do you think Jeff should talk to the teacher he respects? If not, should he talk to anyone else? If so, who?  How do you think it would affect the friendship if Steven finds out that Jeff told an adult the situation?  How do you think Jeff will feel if he doesn’t tell anyone and Steven overdoses on meth?  How do you think Jeff will feel if he tells his teacher and the teacher tells him that he has to tell his own parents, or tell Steven to tell someone?  What do you do with those thoughts/feelings that can arise when you are doing something that you intuitively know is maybe not the best thing to be doing?  The definition of dilemma is a difficult choice to be made between two equally undesirable alternatives. How do we decide? And, how do we choose to live with our choices? Have you ever been in a dilemma? What was it like and how did you deal with it? 

20.  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS  What do you think about Jennifer’s situation? Do you empathize with her? How does being new possibly affect her dilemma?  What would you do?  What do you think your parents would do if you told them about the party?  Have you or someone you know ever been in a similar situation? What happened?  What do you do when you are faced with a situation where there doesn’t seem to be a “good choice”?  Who do you have in your life (besides your parents) that you might go to if you were faced with this dilemma?

21.  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS  What is Brendan’s dilemma?  Have you ever seen an adult or friend do something you felt wasn’t right? What did you do? How did it make you feel?  Do you think Brendan should try to talk to his Dad again about his lying at the movies?  Who might Brendan have hurt by cheating on his quiz?  Brendan’s Dad said it was okay to be dishonest if no one was hurt. Who do you think might have been hurt by his lying at the movie ticket office?  Have you ever felt like doing (or have you actually done) the “wrong thing” because you felt like it was worth it? Do you still feel that it was worth it?

22.  Read “The Moral Dilemma #1” handout.  On your warm-up sheet, summarize Brendan’s dilemma in 3-4 sentences.

23.  On your warm-up sheet, respond to the following question: In 3-4 sentences, explain who might Brendan have hurt by cheating on his quiz? How is he hurting himself and others?

24.  Do you think Brendan should try to talk to his Dad again about his lying at the movies? Explain why or why not.

25.  On your warm-up sheet, respond to the following question: Have you ever seen an adult or friend do something you felt wasn’t right? What did you do? How did it make you feel? Answer in 3-4 sentences on your warm-up sheet.

26.  On your warm-up sheet, respond to the following question: Have you ever felt like doing (or have you actually done) the “wrong thing” because you felt like it was worth it? Do you still feel that it was worth it?

27.  In 3-4 sentences, summarize Jennifer’s dilemma.  Get out your grammar pages 25-26.

28.  What do you think about Jennifer’s situation? Do you empathize with her? How does being new possibly affect her dilemma?

29.  What do you think your parents would do if you told them about the party?

30.  What do you do when you are faced with a situation where there doesn’t seem to be a “good choice”?

31.  Transitions  Ethos, pathos, logos  Thesis  Conclusion  Technique for intro.  Diction  Tone  Figurative language  Cause and effect, classification, pro/con, problem/solution etc.  Stories  Title mean?  Author  Date?  Repetition  summary

32.  Who do you have in your life (besides your parents) that you might go to if you were faced with this dilemma? Explain your choice.

33.  What do you think about what Steven asks of Jeff? Is it fair? What would you do if your friend asked you to do the same thing? On your warm-up sheet, answer these questions with 3-4 sentences.

34.  Do you think Jeff and Steve’s friendship will survive this incident? Why or why not. 2-4 sentences.

35.  What would you tell someone to do that was in the same position as Jeff?  Answer on your warm-up sheet in 3-4 sentences.

36.  How do you think Jeff will feel if he doesn’t tell anyone and Steven overdoses on meth?  Answer on your warm-up sheet in complete sentences.

37.  Summarize Lea’s dilemma in 3-4 sentences.  What should Lea do? What would you do?

38.  Would you talk to your parents about this if you were in Lea’s place? What do you think they would do? Would you agree?

39.  Have you or someone you know ever been put in an uncomfortable position by an adult where you were supposed to keep something quiet? What was the situation? Were you happy with how you handled it? Would you handle the situation in the same way again?

40.  If you were on the honor council what would your decision be in this case?  Does the fact that Phoebe is student body president affect your decision? In what way?  Do you think expectations should be higher for Phoebe based on her position in the school?  Have you ever known someone who cheated in some way but felt justified? Did you agree with this person?  Have you ever felt justified in cheating in school? What contributed to your feelings?  Would your decision be the same if you had known about the second student applying to Brown?  How would you explain to others the exception that was made for Phoebe if others were more severely punished?  Have any of you been in a class where you know someone who cheated and got a higher grade than you? What did you do? Would you do the same thing now?

41.  If you were on the honor council what would your decision be in this case? Explain your answer.

42.  In 3-4 sentences, summarize Phoebe’s dilemma.  Get a green workbook from the black bookshelf.

43.  Do you think expectations should be higher for Phoebe based on her position in the school?  Answer in 2-3 sentences.  Study your persuasive terms and take out a sheet of paper for your quiz.

44.  In 2-3 sentences, describe Pam and Maria’s dilemma.  Research paper order:  Top- Rubric  Final Draft-Cover Page, highlighted final, (Works Cited)  Rough Draft  Articles

45.  Do you agree with Maria? Do you think she should tell someone about Pam?  If so, who do you think she should tell?  What do you think Maria should say if Pam asks her if she told someone?  Have you ever been in a position like this? What happened? Would you make the same choices if you were in that position again?

46.  List 5 facts you learned from the readings/presentations.

47.  Explain what a synecdoche is, and give an example from our reading.

48.  Explain what a kenning is and write one that you found in our reading.  You have 15 minutes to finish your Beowulf questions. We will be grading them shortly!

49.  Do you think Grendel has any justification for his hatred of men? Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.

50.  Why wouldn’t Beowulf simply offer Grendel’s mom a werguild? Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.

51.  According to ancient Anglo- Saxon/Germanic law, why was Grendel’s mom justified in killing one of the Danes?

52.  I. Explain what two character traits are used in Beowulf to create your character.  In Beowulf, the character traits ______ and _____ are used to create the character ___________.  II. Compare two characters from Beowulf.  In Beowulf, the characters _____ and _____ are compared through the character traits _____ and ______.

53.  Introduction with Thesis statement in yellow. (15 pts.)  Paragraph I and II › Topic sentence (In yellow) (10 pts. each) › Quote (10 pts. Each) › Explanation/commentary of quote (In blue 20pts. each) › Concluding sentence Conclusion Paragraph (5 pts.) › Essay is due at the end of the period. No extension time! Good luck!!!!!!

54.  When you finish with your test. Make A stacks and B stacks on the bookshelves in the center of the room.  Begin preparing for your essay.  I will be taking a grade on your YELLOW Who is to blame? Worksheet tomorrow. › 5 entries 70 › 7 entries 80 › 9 entries 90 › 10 or more 100

55.  Write Test on your warm up and Exit.  Fill in your scantron.  Take the first part of your test.  Finish your Parts of a Story fill in for “TMDG”.  Read “The Dinner Party” and answer the questions. This is similar to what you will do on your test tomorrow.  When you finish “The Dinner Party” bring me your answers for grading.  Read “The Necklace” pg. 222 in your textbook.

56.  Today, your goal is to decide who is to blame.  Gather your proof.  Write your intro and thesis statement.  Keep going if you get that done!  I’ll be call you to my desk to see your grade AND to check your yellow “Who is to Blame?” sheet.

57.  Write a page and a half to two page essay explaining what you believe are the ingredients to success.  Include your definition of success.  Think about the Rowling speech, what we have discussed in class, and what you have experienced in life when composing your essay.  Due by the end of class.