Teaching Ethics through the Justice League

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Teaching Ethics through the Justice League
Character Education
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• What values do students need to be heroes?
• How can we connect students to those values?
• Where can they be found?

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The Core Democratic Principles
Individual natural rights Truth Civic
Virtue Diversity Tolerance Patriotism Justice
Equality
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Truth, Justice and the American Way
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Individual natural rights, Diversity, Tolerance
and Equality
Diversity, Equality, Tolerance and Natural Rights
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Patriotism
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Civic Virtue
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Which Community of Caring values would each Core
Democratic principle uphold?
There are seven basic seeds (ideas) used by the
Founders to grow Democracy. The answers can be
found on page 15. Write the answers in the seeds
and give a brief definition in lines below the
seed
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Which core democratic values do you stand for?
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Rank the Core Democratic Principles from the most
important to the least important.

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• 7

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You are on you way to being a hero!
The top ranked principles are what you stand for.
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What is your slogan going to say?
What is your slogan going to say?
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What will your stylish crime fighting outfit look
like?
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Our Story Begins...
Soon the seed

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The boy grows up during British Colonial times when America was like
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• There is opposition to every value
• Responsibility Irresponsible
• Civic Virtue Selfishness
• Truth Deceit
• Patriotism Anarchy
• Rights Denied
• Tolerance Intolerance
• Justice Cruelty/Injustice

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What villains do students face?
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Doctor Chaos
Lefty A. Mess
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What is the first step a super hero takes to
resolve a conflict?
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• Civic Dialogue

What values must you have in order for civic
dialogue to take place?
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• Core Democratic Values
• Community of Caring

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Yes, Thats what Im saying.
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