Transcript morals, values, politics mvp unit

MORALS, VALUES, POLITICS
MVP UNIT- Week One
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our
manners.” ~Laurence Sterne
AP Language and Composition
Mrs. Whetstone
Language of Composition
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IMC Schedule:
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1st Hour: 7:48
2nd Hour: 9:05
3rd Hour: 10:00
4th Hour: 11:35
5th Hour: 12:35
MVP Unit Review
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Website review
Subunits:
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Appeals (Logos, Pathos, Ethos)
Ethical Situations
Politics
Satire
Anti-Bullying
Documentary
Mentor Text
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You are required to read a mentor- text along
with this unit.
Your choice: must have embedded themes of
all/either morals, values, politics.
Read at own pace, must have finished by
December 13
Read throughout unit in preparation for
partner/class discussion
Values
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Dictionary.com
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N: beliefs of a person or social group in which
they have an emotional investment (for or against
something); “he has conservative values”
The rules by which we make decisions about
right and wrong, should and shouldn’t, good
and bad.
Tell us which are more or less important
Excerpt from: “Values, morals and ethics” http://changingminds.org
Morals
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Dictionary.com
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N: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
Have a greater social element to values and tend to
have a very broad acceptance. Morals are far more
about good and bad than other values. We thus judge
others more strongly on morals than values.
A person can be described as immoral, yet there is
no word for them when they do not follow values.
(possibly be called a hypocrite)
Excerpt from: “Values, morals and ethics” http://changingminds.org
“What Would You Do?”
“What Would You Do?”
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What do you strongly value?
What keeps you to be a moral human being?
After viewing each clip, write the HONEST
answer to “What would you do?” if you were
truly a bystander in a situation such as this.
AGENDA
Choice
Reading
Rhetorical Vocab: Word Play
Appeals to Logos, Pathos, Ethos (p. 4-6)
TED Talk: “Paul Zak: Trust, morality -- and oxytocin”
Wednesday, October 16
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Testing: 7:45- 9:40
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1st hour..... 9:45-10:15
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2nd hour....10:20-10:50
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4th hour.....10:55-12:25
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3rd hour.....12:30- 1:05
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5th hour..... .1:10- 1:50
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6th hour...... 1:55- 2:35
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SENIORS: Report to PAC at 8:30 for class meeting and group picture on
football field
Appeals: Logos, Pathos, Ethos
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Language of Composition (4-6)
Form three groups (each assigned an appeal)
ON POSTER:
 What does it appeal to?
 How does it do so?
 Give an example.
Appeals to
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Ethos
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Character – to demonstrate credibility
Logos
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•Appeals to:
•Effectiveness
•Examples (found commonly in…)
•Misc.
Logic – to demonstrate reason
Pathos
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Emotion – to demonstrate sensitivity
“Always do what is right.
It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.”
~Mark Twain
AGENDA
Finish Logos, Pathos, Ethos (LPE)
“Trust, morality– and oxytocin” video and
discussion
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Appeals to
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Ethos
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Character – to demonstrate credibility
Logos
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•Appeals to:
•Effectiveness
•Examples (found commonly in…)
•Misc.
Logic – to demonstrate reason
Pathos
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Emotion – to demonstrate sensitivity
TED Talk:
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Paul Zak:
“Trust, morality -- and oxytocin”
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What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist
Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the
moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy and other
feelings that help build a stable society.
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A pioneer in the field of neuroeconomics, Paul Zak is
uncovering how the hormone oxytocin promotes trust, and
proving that love is good for business.
Why You Should Listen to Him
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What’s behind the human instinct to trust and to put each other’s well-being
first? When you think about how much of the world works on a handshake
or on holding a door open for somebody, why people cooperate is a huge
question. Paul Zak researches oxytocin, a neuropeptide that affects our
everyday social interactions and our ability to behave altruistically and
cooperatively, applying his findings to the way we make decisions. A
pioneer in a new field of study called neuroeconomics, Zak has
demonstrated that oxytocin is responsible for a variety of virtuous behaviors
in humans such as empathy, generosity and trust. Amazingly, he has also
discovered that social networking triggers the same release of oxytocin in
the brain -- meaning that e-connections are interpreted by the brain like inperson connections.
A professor at Claremont Graduate University in Southern California, Zak
believes most humans are biologically wired to cooperate, but that business
and economics ignore the biological foundations of human reciprocity,
risking loss: when oxytocin levels are high in subjects, people’s generosity
to strangers increases up to 80 percent; and countries with higher levels of
trust – lower crime, better education – fare better economically.
He says: "Civilization is dependent on oxytocin. You can't live around
people you don't know intimately unless you have something that says:
Him I can trust, and this one I can't trust."
LPE with Paul Zak (pg. 19 in Composition Book.)
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
TED Talk- Paul Zak
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Finish video
Share evidence of logos, pathos, ethos
HOMEWORK
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Read the letter written by Albert Einstein in
1936
Explain how effective the letter was in terms
of the rhetorical triangle and Einstein’s appeal
to ethos, logos, and pathos
Follow “assignment” instructions
AGENDA
Review
Einstein Letter homework
Classical Model
“Not by Math Alone” Sandra Day O’Connor
Review Einstein Letter
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Discussion:
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How rhetorically effective did you find his letter?
How did it appeal to the purpose, speaker,
subject?
Is there a better way that he could have structured
his response, or do you think that it’s adequate?
“We Can Afford to Give
Our Parents a Break”
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Read this 2006 article, which appeared in the
Washington Post on Mother’s Day
Pair/Share by discussing the key concepts in this
article; include whether or not you agree with the
author
Read page 6-9 to see how
the author, Jody Heyman,
appeals to ethos, logos,
and pathos
HOMEWORK!!
THE CLASSICAL MODEL
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Introduction or exordium
Narration or narratio
Confirmation or confirmatio
Refutation or refutatio
Conclusion or peroratio
Pg. 13-14
KNOW
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LATIN
TERMS!
How is this model different from the formal model you have
used for the persuasive essay?
QUIZ on MONDAY! Know these Latin terms AND spelling!
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is
making a video game. Let’s all take a moment and let that
sink in. OK, has your head stopped spinning yet? Good,
because the news just gets more interesting from there.
The game is an unconventional one; aimed at teaching
seventh and eighth-graders lessons in basic civics. She has
a pretty good reason for developing the game, noting that
the “No Child Left Behind Act” has effectively ended
basic civics education in schools. According to Justice
O’Connor, “only one-third of Americans can name the
three branches of government, but two-thirds can name a
judge on American Idol” (posted June 8, 2008).
“Not by Math Alone” (2006)
Sandra Day O’Connor
Former Supreme Court Justice
Roy Romer, Former
Superintendent,
Los Angeles Unified School
District
pages 14-16
“Not By Math Alone”
Double-entry notes
Classical Model Element
(Latin term)
Textual Evidence
(what it includes)
AGENDA
Choice
Reading Friday!
Prepare for quiz on Classical Model
“Ma and Pa Bakery” video
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What are the issues at hand?
Consider the two sides of this situation. How
do each try to justify?
What moral elements apply here?
Homework
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Study and prepare for a quiz on the Classical
Model
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Find non-fiction piece that forces the reader to
question their morals/ethics.
Due on TUESDAY for discussion
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