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Middle School Resources
Audit - Click here for the Audit tool- Year 7 - Year 8
A Middle School Course in Ethics
The field of Ethics concerns a wide range of questions about human conduct, right and wrong. This sample course
offers a survey of some interesting and important issues that have emerged in the area of Ethics. Use these film clips
as starting points for running a Community of Inquiry.
Week 1. What makes something right or wrong-Natural Law: Click here for a lesson plan
Week 2. Bullying: Karate Kid (Click here for other picture books dealing with Bullying)
Week 3. Bullying and Gender Roles: Billy Elliot : (Click here for other picture books dealing with Bullying and Gender
Roles)
Week 4. Fairness: Liar, Liar (Click here for other picture books dealing with fairness)
Week 5. Friendship: Freaks and Geeks (Click here for other picture books dealing with friendship)
Week 6. Friendship: Coach Carter (Click here for other picture books dealing with friendship)
Week 7. Peer Pressure: Little Miss Sunshine (Click here for other picture books dealing with peer
pressure)
Week 8. Ethical Dilemma: Ethics Olympiad Case: Copying homework
Week 9. Environmental Ethics: The Lorax (Click here for other picture books dealing with the environment)
Resources
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Games - 1
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Games - 2
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Meditation 1.
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Meditation 2.
- Guidelines for Ethical Community of Inquiry
- Information about the Middle School Ethics Bowl
- Click here for a useful guide outlining how to run a an Ethical Community of Inquiry.
Audit - Click here for the Audit tool- Year 7 - Year 8
A Middle School Course in Ethics
The field of Ethics concerns a wide range of questions about human conduct, right and wrong. This sample course
offers a survey of some interesting and important issues that have emerged in the area of Ethics. Use these film clips
as starting points for running a Community of Inquiry.
Week 1. What makes something right or wrong-Natural Law: Click here for a lesson plan
Week 2. Bullying: Karate Kid (Click here for other picture books dealing with Bullying)
Week 3. Bullying and Gender Roles: Billy Elliot : (Click here for other picture books dealing with Bullying and Gender
Roles)
Week 4. Fairness: Liar, Liar (Click here for other picture books dealing with fairness)
Week 5. Friendship: Freaks and Geeks (Click here for other picture books dealing with friendship)
Week 6. Friendship: Coach Carter (Click here for other picture books dealing with friendship)
Week 7. Peer Pressure: Little Miss Sunshine (Click here for other picture books dealing with peer
pressure)
Week 8. Ethical Dilemma: Ethics Olympiad Case: Copying homework
Week 9. Environmental Ethics: The Lorax (Click here for other picture books dealing with the environment)
Resources
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Games - 1
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Games - 2
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Meditation 1.
- Preparation for Ethical Community of Inquiry - Meditation 2.
- Guidelines for Ethical Community of Inquiry
- Information about the Middle School Ethics Bowl
- Click here for a useful guide outlining how to run a an Ethical Community of Inquiry.
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