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Moral Dilemma · The Death Penalty · Doctor-Assisted Suicide · Ending the Drug War · The Draft · Abortion · Government Spying · Prison Reform · Legalizing (or ... https://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/e/dilemma TeachingMoralandEthicalDilemmas ByRebeccaRayandKristyLittlehale Doyourememberatimewhenyouhadtomakeachoiceandeachoptionwasequallyunpleasant?Perhapsyoulied,andsomethingterriblehappened,oryouwerefacedwiththetaskofdivulgingthetruthandbeingpunishedforlying.Thismessiscalledadilemma:asituationthatchallengesanagreeablesolution.Inliterature,dilemmasformthecentralconflictmanyprotagonistsencounter.Manypeoplefaceallkindsofdilemmasinlife,andthechoicetheymakecanhavelong-lastingimpacts.Sometimesthesedilemmashaveevencausedchangesinsocietyandhistory!Commontypesofdilemmasincludeclassic,ethical,andmoral. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* ClassicDilemma Aclassicdilemmaisachoicebetweentwoormorealternatives,inwhichtheoutcomesareequallyundesirable,orequallyfavorable.Thedilemmadoesnottypicallyinvolveamoralorethicalcrisis,butthepersonorcharacter’slifemaychangeasaresultoftheirdecision.Asayoungadult,someexamplesofclassicdilemmasinclude: Decidingbetweencollegestoattend Uncertaintyaboutwhichjoboffertotake Wonderingwhetherornottomakethemovetoanewcity Classicdilemmasaremorethansimplechoices,becausetheyusuallypromptthepersontothinkabouttheoutcomesofthechoices.Asaresult,acharacterinastorymayfindthemselvesonanadventure,infearfortheirlives,orinstitutingchangebecauseofthechoicetheymadeintheirdilemma. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* EthicalDilemma Anethicaldilemmaariseswhenapersonisforcedtodecidebetweentwomorallysoundoptions,buttheymayconflictwiththeestablishedboundariesofabusiness,agovernmentalagency,orthelaw.Someethicaldilemmasmayinvolvefollowingthetruthversusbeingloyaltoafriend;followingthelawsorrulesversushavingcompassionforanindividual’splight;andconcernsaboutanindividualpersonversusthelargerimpactonacommunity.Anethicaldilemmadiffersfromamoraldilemmabecauseitverymuchinvolvesfollowingrulesratherthanone’sconscience,althoughone’sconsciencecancertainlymoveanindividualtoconsiderbreakingtherules. Ethicaldilemmasareespeciallyimportantinthemedicalandcriminaljusticefields,andincareerssuchassocialworkandpsychology.Inaddition,mostpublicservantshavetoundergoethicstrainingtoaddresscommondilemmastheymaycomeacrosswhileworkingwiththepublic.Recentadvancementsinsciencehavealsobroughtforwardinterestingandunchartedethicaldilemmas.Someexamplesofethicaldilemmasinclude: Anadministrativeassistantdiscoversherbosshasbeenlaunderingmoney,andshemustdecidewhetherornottoturnhimin. Adoctorrefusestogiveaterminalpatientmorphine,butthenursecanseethepatientisinagony. Agovernmentcontractordiscoversthatintelligenceagencieshavebeenspyingonitscitizensillegally,butisboundbycontractandlegalitiestokeephisconfidentialityaboutthediscovery. Childrenmayalsofacesomeethicaldilemmas.Someexamplesinclude: Afriendgotthemathtestaheadoftimeandsaysyoucanlookatit.Youstrugglewithmathandyouknowitwouldhelpyourgradeifyouknewthequestionsaheadoftime. Youaregoingtothemovieswithyourfriendsandticketsarehalfpriceforkidswhoareunder12yearsold.Youare13yearsold,butcouldeasilypassforyounger. Youarehangingoutwithafriendwhoisn’tverypopular.Yourunintootherfriendswhoinviteyoutohangwiththem,buttheydonotwantyourfriendtocome. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* MoralDilemma Amoraldilemmaisasituationinwhichapersonistornbetweenrightandwrongandlooksattheverycoreofaperson'sprinciplesandvalues.Thechoicethepersonmakesmayleavethemfeelingburdened,guilty,relieved,orquestioningtheirvalues.Amoraldilemmaoftenforcestheindividualtodecidewhichoptionheorshecanlivewith,butanyoutcomesareextremelyunpleasantnomatterwhat.Moraldilemmasareoftenusedtohelppeoplethinkthroughthereasoningfortheirbeliefsandactions,andarecommoninpsychologyandphilosophyclasses.Someexamplesofmoraldilemmasinclude: Theclassic“lifeboatdilemma”,wherethereareonly10spacesinthelifeboat,butthereare11passengersonthesinkingship.Adecisionmustbemadeastowhowillstaybehind. Atrainwithbrokenbrakesisspeedingtowardsaforkinthetracks.Ontheleft,thereisawomancrossingwithhertwochildren;ontheright,thereisamandoingroutinemaintenanceonthetracks.Theengineermustdecidewhichsidetoaimthespeedingtraintowards. Ahusbandlearnshehasaterminalillnessandhedecidestoaskhiswifeforassistanceinendingthepainbeforeitgetstoobad. Afrienddiscoversherbestfriend’sboyfriendischeating.Shemustdecidewhethertotellherfriendorkeepitasecret. Moraldilemmasalsoprovideinterestingsocialtopicsforstudentstoexamineinpositionandresearchpapers.Commontopicsforsuchassignmentsofteninclude: TheDeathPenalty Doctor-AssistedSuicide EndingtheDrugWar TheDraft Abortion GovernmentSpying PrisonReform Legalizing(ordecriminalizing)Marijuana FossilFuelsvs.RenewableEnergy CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* FamousDilemmaExamplesinLiterature HamletbyWilliamShakespeare OneofthemostfamousliterarydilemmasappearsinWilliamShakespeare’sHamlet.Thephrase“Tobeornottobe…”,isquitefamous.However,manyarenotawarethatthesewordsembodythecentralconflictofHamlet’sdilemma.Hamletiscomparingtheagonyoflife,withthefearanduncertaintyofdeath.WhileHamletisdisappointedwithhislife,heisalsoscaredofdeath,especiallybysuicide.Heisfrightenedbywhatdeathhasinstore;itmaybe“sleep”,oritcouldbeanexperienceworsethanlife.Hamlet’sdilemmaistostaylivingunhappily,orcommitsuicideandawaituncertaintyafterlife. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* SilasMarnerbyGeorgeEliot InSilasMarner,GodfreyCasshasmanydilemmasthatheisunfortunatelyneverabletorectify.Throughoutthestory,hemakesonebadchoiceafteranother,becauseofmoralandsituationaldilemmascontrollinghislife.Godfrey’smaindilemmacentersonhissecret,resentedmarriagetoMollyFarren,anopiumaddict.Thetextssuggeststhathewasledintothismarriagebyhisswaggeringyoungerbrother,Dunstan.DunstanusesthisinformationtoblackmailGodfrey,andkeephimawayfromhistruelove,Nancy.Thesecretbecomesthecenterofeveryprobleminhislife,andmanydilemmasemergefromit.DoesheescapeDunstan’spowerbydivulgingthemarriagetoeveryone,andloseNancy’slove?Or,doeshecontinuetocourtNancyandlietoeveryone,payingoffDunstanandMollytohidethesecret? CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* “TheLadyortheTiger”byFrankStockton Intheshortstory“TheLady,ortheTiger”ayoungmanisfacedwithdeathafterfallinginlovewiththedaughterofasemi-barbaricking.Thekingwasfierceanddealtwithlawbreakersbyhavingthemstandtrial,withfateastheirjudge.Ledintoanarena,theywouldhavethechoiceoftwodoors.Behindthedoorsforthisyoungmanawaitedeitherabeautifulmaidenoraferocioustiger.Eitherdoorwasadilemmabecausehishearthadalreadybeengiventotheprincess.Thedayofhisfatefulreckoninghelearnedtheprincesshadfoundoutwhichdoorconcealedthetigerandwhichthelady.Thestoryendswithoutaresolution,andleavesthereaderwonderingwhichdoortheprincessledherlovertochoose.Didsheallowhimtobewithanotherwoman,ordidthatsingularthoughtresultinhisdeath? CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* ShilohbyPhyllisReynoldsNaylor InShiloh,MartyknowsthatShilohbelongstoJuddTravers,ameanmanintownwhoneglectsandabuseshisdogs.BecauseheishidingShilohfromhisparentsandlyingtothemandJuddwhenhesayshehasn’tseenthedog,Martyfeelstremendousguiltandfear.However,heknowsthatifhereturnsShilohtoJudd,thedogwillbehurtorevenworse.Marty’sdilemmaistohidethedogandcontinuelying,orreturnShilohtoaplacewherehewillbebeatenandstarved. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* TuckEverlastingbyNatalieBabbitt TuckEverlastingistheperfectexampleofaclassicdilemma.WhenWinniemeetsJesseandhisfamily,sheadoresthemandisintriguedbythefactthattheyhaveaneverlastinglife.WhenWinnieisgiventheopportunitytodrinkfromthewellandliveforeverwithJesse,shecontemplateswhattodo.Herlifewouldbeforeverchangedifshedrinksthewater,butdoesshereallywanttoliveforever? CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* WolfHollowbyLaurenWolk Annabellefacesaverycommondilemma.SheandhersiblingsarebeingbulliedbyBetty,whoharassesthemdaily.Annabelleknowsthatifshetellsherparents,Bettywillgetangryandtakeitoutonthem,butshealsodoesn’tknowifshecanhandlethesituationonherown.Thisisadilemmathatchildrencaneasilyrelateto,asbullyingisunfortunatelyverycommonanddifficulttodealwith. CopyThisStoryboard* Moreoptions CreateDilemmaExamples* ExampleExercises Therearesomanygreatwaystovisualizeandexplaindilemmasinliterature.Teacherscancustomizethelevelofdetailandnumberofcellsrequiredforprojectsbasedonavailableclasstimeandresources. Identifyadilemmainaworkofliteratureyouhaveread. Createastoryboardthatshowsandexplainsthedilemmainaworkofliterature.Usespecificquotesfromthetextthathighlightandexplainthetwoequallyunpleasantchoicesasitrelatestothedilemma. Storyboardareallifedilemmathatincludesaninternalandexternalconflict. Createcustomworksheetsforstudentstocompleteforaspecifictext. Createaposterthatshowcasesanexampleofdilemmainliteratureorreallife. CommonCore ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2:Determineathemeorcentralideaofatextandanalyzeindetailitsdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext,includinghowitemergesandisshapedandrefinedbyspecificdetails;provideanobjectivesummaryofthetext ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2:Determinetwoormorethemesorcentralideasofatextandanalyzetheirdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext,includinghowtheyinteractandbuildononeanothertoproduceacomplexaccount;provideanobjectivesummaryofthetext ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3:Analyzehowcomplexcharacters(e.g.,thosewithmultipleorconflictingmotivations)developoverthecourseofatext,interactwithothercharacters,andadvancetheplotordevelopthetheme ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3:Analyzetheimpactoftheauthor’schoicesregardinghowtodevelopandrelateelementsofastoryordrama(e.g.,whereastoryisset,howtheactionisordered,howthecharactersareintroducedanddeveloped) ActivityRubric DilemmaRubricExemplary25PointsProficient21PointsCommendable17PointsTryAgain13PointsChoiceofScenesAccuratelydepictsthescenesthatshowthecharacter'smaindilemma.Mostlydepictsthescenesthatshowthecharacter'smaindilemma.Vaguelydepictsthescenesthatshowthecharacter'smaindilemma.Barleyordoesnotdepictthescenesthatshowthecharacter'smaindilemma.CaptionsCaptionsareaccuratelyrelatedtothedilemmaandstory.Theconnectionsareveryeasytounderstand.Captionsaremostlyrelatedtothedilemmaandstory.Theconnectionsareeasytounderstand.Captionsarevaguelyrelatedtothedilemmaandstory.Theconnectionsarenoteasytounderstand.Captionsdonotrelatewelltothescenes,orarenotrelatedtothedilemmaandstory.Theconnectionsareveryhardtounderstand.CharactersThemaincharactersareaccuratelyandclearlyidentified.Theiractionsarewellmatchedtotheiractionsinthestory.Themaincharactersaremostlyclearandidentified.Theiractionsaremostlymatchedtotheiractionsinthestory.Themaincharactersarevaguelydefinedoridentified.TheiractionsaresomewhatmatchedtotheiractionsinthestoryThemaincharactersarelackingclarityorarenotidentified.Theiractionsarepoorlymatchedtothestory.Spelling,Punctuation,andGrammarTherearenospelling,punctuation,orgrammarerrors.Therearesomespelling,punctuation,orgrammarerrors.Therearemanyspelling,punctuation,orgrammarerrors.Therearetoomanyspelling,punctuation,orgrammarerrors. 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