6 Unit Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in Citizenship Lesson 2: Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

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Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in CitizenshipLesson 2: Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences

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Citizenship in American History and Government

Student Learning Activity

Inquire Phase

• Review Student Learning Plan– Why is this important?– What will you learn to do?

• Illustrate how ethical choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad consequences

– How will you know when you are succeeding?– Knowledge and skills you will learn along the

way.

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Inquire Phase

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Student Learning Activity #1

Inquire Phase

Think about the difference between

ethical and unethicalBehavior.

Think about the difference between

ethical and unethicalBehavior.

• Complete Exercise 1: Ethical or Unethical? • Write down any questions you may have as you

form opinions based on the scenarios.• Pair-Share your responses and defend them

with a partner• Be prepared to discuss opinions and reasoning

for each scenario.

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Reflection:

Inquire Phase

• When might you be confronted with an ethical dilemma when leading others?

• What did you think about when you are faced with an ethical dilemma?

• What questions do you have about the differences between ethical and unethical behavior?

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Work in teams of 2-3.

Read Lesson 2: Ethical Choices,

Decisions, and Consequences in the student

text.

Gather Phase

• Create a Circle Map to describe what you know about ethics and share with your teammates

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Gather Phase

Student Learning Activity #3 (cont.)

• Examine a Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct for a specific organization, industry, or profession and note commonalities of the codes.

• Note commonalities uncovered after examining the codes.

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Reflection:

Gather Phase

• What surprised you about the Codes of Ethics or Codes of Conduct?

• How do you feel about Codes of Ethics?

• What questions would you ask about the purpose and importance of the Codes of Ethics or Codes of Conduct?

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• Think-Write for three minutes a list of ethical dilemma situations that impact a few people as well as situations that impact many people or entire societies.

• Possible examples: whether or not to provide aid to illegal aliens, whether or not to allow high water to flood a residential area to relieve stress induced by excessive water near a dam.

• View Visual 1: Ethical Questions, and identify questions to consider when deciding on what actions to take if confronted with an ethical dilemma.

Process Phase

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• Analyze a situation for Ethical Considerations• What is the ethical dilemma?• What forces and factors impact the dilemma?

(laws, orders, regulations, values, traditions, pressures)• What are possible actions to resolve the dilemma?• What are the potential results of each action?

(positive and negative)• Which course of action will best serve the greater good?

Visual 1: Ethical Questions

Visual 1: Ethical Questions

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Share your maps

and defend

opposing opinions.

Process Phase

Form opinions about the action that was decided

and predict the

consequences had a different decision been

made.

Form opinions about the action that was decided

and predict the

consequences had a different decision been

made.


• Discuss and respond to Exercise 2: Ethical Case Study

• Create a Multi-Flow Map to illustrate the events that impacted the dilemma and the consequences of the situation.

View Multi-Flow Map on the next slide.

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Process Phase


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Reflection:

Process Phase

• How do you feel about the outcome of the case study?

• How might you have responded differently if you were a participant in the situation?

• What additional information would you like to have to better understand actions to take when confronted with ethical dilemmas?

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Read to form opinions about the ethical choices,decisions, and consequences relevant to the news story.

Present a brief written or oral summary of a current news story in which ethical choices and

behaviors influence the consequences using the Ethical Choices Assessment Task.

Present your dilemmas

and discuss opinions in

teams.

Apply Phase

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Reflection:

• What did you learn about making ethical decisions in this lesson?

• How can you apply what was learned in this lesson to your role as a leader?

• What questions would you ask about how ethical choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad consequences

Apply Phase

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6 Unit Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in Citizenship Lesson 2: Ethical Choices, Decisions, and Consequences