Killings by Andre Dubus
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RS 300 Foundation of Ethics: Morality and Justice
FALL SEMESTER
Introductory information
Mission Statement
Letter to Juniors
Resources
Revision of two
Creation of 2
Directions:
What is an Ethical Question / Levels of Questions/IPN 5
Think-Pair-Share/Active Listening Directives 6
Classroom Activities: The Jigsaw/Fishbowl Directives 7
Accessing on-line resources 8-9
Some Help in Analyzing Moral Questions 10
Unit I: What is Morality? 1. Killings: Short Story [Dubus] 11-20 2. Address to Colgate University [Brown] 21-23
Issues of Life & Death a Struggle For Secular Society [Ryan] 24-25
Brain Stretch Defining Morality 26
Ethics and Morality Quotes [Josephson Institute] 27 3. Building Your Own Conscience [O’Malley, S.J.] 28-32
Controversial Heart Transplant [Podger] 33
Unit II: Character, Conscience and Virtue 4. Character vs. Personality 34
Three Levels of Character 35
“Shawshank Redemption” Movie Questions 36-41
Conscience Definitions 42 5. Building Your Own Conscience [O’Malley, S.J.] 43-45
Unit III: The Gospel of Life 6. The Seamless Garment: The Call of a Consistent Ethic of Life [Scullion, OFM] 48-5 7. A Consistent Ethic of Life: Continuing the Dialogue [Bernadin] 51-56
My Views and My Parents’ Views Worksheet 57
Getting In Touch With Values: Worksheet 58
8. Made in His Image [USCCB] 59 8. Is the Fetus a Person [Coleman, SS] 60 9. Killing the Killer [Coleman, SS] 61 10. Shouldn’t a Society That Endorses Executions Watch Them? [Sullivan] 62-65
End of Revenge [Salter] 66-67
Unit IV: Morality and Sexuality
What is Sexuality? 68 11. A Spirituality of Sexuality [Rolheiser, OMI] 69-79 12. Passion and Purity [Rolheiser, OMI] 80-83
? The Road Less Traveled [Peck] 84-90
Revision? Date Rape: The Unspoken Reality [Nedeau] 91-93
Revision? A Story to
RS 300 Foundation of Ethics: Morality and Justice
FALL SEMESTER
Introductory information
Mission Statement
Letter to Juniors
Resources
Revision of two
Creation of 2
Directions:
What is an Ethical Question / Levels of Questions/IPN 5
Think-Pair-Share/Active Listening Directives 6
Classroom Activities: The Jigsaw/Fishbowl Directives 7
Accessing on-line resources 8-9
Some Help in Analyzing Moral Questions 10
Unit I: What is Morality? 1. Killings: Short Story [Dubus] 11-20 2. Address to Colgate University [Brown] 21-23
Issues of Life & Death a Struggle For Secular Society [Ryan] 24-25
Brain Stretch Defining Morality 26
Ethics and Morality Quotes [Josephson Institute] 27 3. Building Your Own Conscience [O’Malley, S.J.] 28-32
Controversial Heart Transplant [Podger] 33
Unit II: Character, Conscience and Virtue 4. Character vs. Personality 34
Three Levels of Character 35
“Shawshank Redemption” Movie Questions 36-41
Conscience Definitions 42 5. Building Your Own Conscience [O’Malley, S.J.] 43-45
Unit III: The Gospel of Life 6. The Seamless Garment: The Call of a Consistent Ethic of Life [Scullion, OFM] 48-5 7. A Consistent Ethic of Life: Continuing the Dialogue [Bernadin] 51-56
My Views and My Parents’ Views Worksheet 57
Getting In Touch With Values: Worksheet 58
8. Made in His Image [USCCB] 59 8. Is the Fetus a Person [Coleman, SS] 60 9. Killing the Killer [Coleman, SS] 61 10. Shouldn’t a Society That Endorses Executions Watch Them? [Sullivan] 62-65
End of Revenge [Salter] 66-67
Unit IV: Morality and Sexuality
What is Sexuality? 68 11. A Spirituality of Sexuality [Rolheiser, OMI] 69-79 12. Passion and Purity [Rolheiser, OMI] 80-83
? The Road Less Traveled [Peck] 84-90
Revision? Date Rape: The Unspoken Reality [Nedeau] 91-93
Revision? A Story to