Tuesday, October 20th

Starter #29
Make Rawls' "Veil of Ignorance" your own! Own this. Internalize it. Don't just be a parrot regurgitating word-for-word the definition!  

"But HOW, Ashley?!" You ask in an exasperated tone.

Well, dear students-- apply the Veil of Ignorance to your own life by answering these three prompts:

•  What gifts/talents/resources were you born with or have access to that not all people in this world have?  
• How do those gifts (or lack thereof), etc... make you biased when deciding what is or is not fair?  What would you need to "be ignorant" of if you were to step into the Veil of Ignorance to decide what is or is not fair?
• How does doing this challenge some of your core beliefs on certain issues?  Think about taxes, abortion, scholarship opportunities, salaries for teachers v. salaries for doctors v salaries for celebrities, etc...

Class Biz

• Today's Writing conferences

Agenda
Today's Learning goals:  

• Make personal meaning of the Veil of Ignorance
• Evaluate the differences between Utilitarianism and Deontology
• Learn how to struggle with difficult content as you begin to understand Deontology

1. Pair Share the starter

2. Watch this video about Utilitarianism v. Deontology

• Here's another Video of the difference between Deontology and Utilitarianism if you need more examples/explanations

3. Finish the powerpoint (Slides on Deontology)

4. Time to finish reading or reviewing chapter 6 required pages 

5. Study group time to complete questions on chapter 6

6. Go over questions remaining about Deontology as a whole class