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Civics & Moral Education
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Define ‘EXTRAORDINARY
‘Extraordinary’ People
Characteristics of ‘Extraordinary’ People
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Group Task 2
Cultivating Integrity
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‘‘EXTRAORDINARY’ isEXTRAORDINARY’ is
• More than ordinary;• Unusual;• Beyond what is common;• Exceptional;• Outstanding;• Remarkable;• Strikingly impressive;• Surprisingly amazing;• Rarely equaled
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‘‘Extraordinary’Extraordinary’ PeoplePeople‘‘Extraordinary’Extraordinary’ PeoplePeople
Mr Lee Kuan Yew
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Mother TeresaMohandas Gandhi
Extraordinary People
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Mohandas Gandhi was born of a wealthy family in India in 1869. It was the time when the British ruled India. Gandhi was a lawyer with a promising career. However, he gave up his own comforts to work for the betterment of society.Gandhi believed that all men were equal and that the caste system was unfair. Although Gandhi was rejected by some members of his own caste for his work among the ‘Untouchables’, he continued to mix freely with these people. Gandhi later became a leader of his people and led his country to independence from British rule. Because of his use of non-violent ways to promote justice and equality in society, he was later known as
Mahatma Gandhi - ‘Mahatma’ meaning ‘the great soul’.
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Extraordinary People -Extraordinary People -“My ambition is no less than to convert the British people through non-violence, and thus make them see the wrong they have done in India. I do not seek to harm your people (that is, the British). I want to serve them even as I want to serve my own.”
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The Caste The Caste SystemSystem
People in India belong to one of these social castes:
(1) Brahmins (priests and scholars),(2) Kshatriyas (soldiers and rulers),(3) Vaisyas (farmers and traders),(4) Sudras (labourers) and(5) the Untouchables (the lowest in the social strata).
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Agnes Gouxha Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa, was born in Yugoslavia in 1910. At the age of 18, she became a nun and was sent to teach in a well-to-do convent school in Calcutta, India. The plight of the poor people living in the nearby slums made Mother Teresa decide to give up her work in the convent and to work among the ‘poorest of the poor’ as she called them. She started off on her own but later she formed a new religious order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity. The members of the order dedicated themselves to work for the ‘poorest of the poor’. She set up hundreds of homes for the dying and destitute. She wanted these people who did not have much hope of life, to experience being loved and cared for by someone. She treated everyone equally regardless of religion and caste as she believed that
everyone is a child of God.
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Mr Lee Kuan Yew is a brilliant politician and national leader. He led Singapore from colony to nationhood, and served as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1990. After graduating in 1949 with a double First Class Honours and a star for "special distinction", he returned to Singapore to practice law. He was the founder and Secretary General of the People's Action Party(PAP) from 1954 to 1992. In 1959, at the age of 35, he led the PAP to victory in the Legislative Assembly elections and became Singapore's first Prime Minister. In 1990, he retired from the Prime Ministership and was succeeded by Mr. Goh Chok Tong. Mr. Lee is now Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
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“I’m very determined... the whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’d do it. That’s the business of a leader.”
Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew
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Characteristics of Characteristics of Extraordinary PeopleExtraordinary PeopleCharacteristics of Characteristics of Extraordinary PeopleExtraordinary People
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In this worksheet, tick the characteristics that could make you an extraordinary person.
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Characteristics
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Do you think that Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Lee Kuan Yew have all the above characteristics? Do you think you need to have all these characteristics to be ‘extraordinary’?
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Good looks Honest / Truthful
Clever Bully weaker children
Peace-loving Courteous
Courageous Stand firm to beliefs at all times
Kind towards others Trustworthy
Treat others with respect Play truant
Good voice Fair & Just
Good sportsperson Good citizen
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
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CultivatingCultivating integrityintegrity
Integrity
Honesty
Moral Courage
Fairness
Trustworthiness
The basic characteristics of an extraordinary person.
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CultivatingCultivating integrityintegrity
Moral Integrity
Honesty
Moral Courage
Fairness
Trustworthiness
Involves being true to oneself & others in both words & deeds.
When we are honest, we are truthful & sincere.In addition, we do not lie, cheat or steal.
Involves standing up for what is good & taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Behaviour that reflects moral courage includes speaking up for what we believe in, not giving in to peer pressure, and not keeping silent when wrong is done.
Involves treating everyone with respect and without prejudice.
Involves being reliable. When we are trustworthy, we honour our word and consistently act with responsibility.
When we are fair, we are unbiased & we do not show favouritism. In addition, we are committed to justice.
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CultivatingCultivating integrityintegrity
Moral Integrity
Honesty
Moral Courage
Fairness
Trustworthiness
Involves being true to oneself & others in both words & deeds.When we are honest, we are truthful & sincere. In addition, we do not lie, cheat or steal.
Involves standing up for what is good & taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Behaviour that reflects moral courage includes speaking up for what we believe in, not giving in to peer pressure, and not keeping silent when wrong is done.
Involves treating everyone with respect and without prejudice.
Involves being reliable. When we are trustworthy, we honour our word and consistently act with responsibility.
When we are fair, we are unbiased & we do not show favouritism. In addition, we are committed to justice.
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CultivatingCultivating integrityintegrity
Moral Integrity
Moral CourageTrustworthinessInvolves standing up for what is good & taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Behaviour that reflects moral courage includes speaking up for what we believe in, not giving in to peer pressure, and not keeping silent when wrong is done.
Involves being reliable. When we are trustworthy, we honour our word and
consistently act with responsibility.
FairnessInvolves treating everyone with respect and without prejudice.
When we are fair, we are unbiased & we do not show favouritism. In addition, we are committed to justice.
HonestyInvolves being true to oneself & others in both words & deeds.
When we are honest, we are truthful & sincere.In addition, we do not lie, cheat or steal.
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CultivatingCultivating integrityintegrity
Moral Integrity
Honesty
Moral Courage
Fairness
Trustworthiness
Involves being true to oneself & others in both words & deeds.
When we are honest, we are truthful & sincere.In addition, we do not lie, cheat or steal.
Involves standing up for what is good & taking responsibility for one’s actions.
Behaviour that reflects moral courage includes speaking up for what we believe in, not giving in to peer pressure, and not keeping silent when wrong is done.
Involves treating everyone with respect and without prejudice.
Involves being reliable. When we are trustworthy, we honour our word and consistently act with responsibility.
When we are fair, we are unbiased & we do not show favouritism. In addition, we are committed to justice.
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GroupGroup TaskTask 11GroupGroup TaskTask 11Pair up with another student. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
“I love your outfit, Sue!” said Ann.“Have you ever seen anything so ugly?” Ann whispered to Jess as they walked past Sue. “It makes her look like an elephant!”“If you really think it’s that bad, why did you compliment Sue? Why not just say nothing at all?”“Jess, if it makes her feel better, who cares?”“I care, Ann! I think it’s insincere and phony. In fact, it’s really like telling a lie!”“Be serious. How can saying something nice to someone be as wrong as telling a real lie? If I lie to my parents about my homework, that’s a lie. But if I make someone happy by saying something that is not totally true, that’s not the same.”“I’ve gotta go. I’ll call you later, after I visit my grandma at the nursing home.”“Ok. See ya later.”
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Group Task 1 - continued...Group Task 1 - continued...Group Task 1 - continued...Group Task 1 - continued...Later in the evening, Jess called Ann.“Hi, Ann. What are you doing?”“I’m just doing my algebra. What a drag. How’s your grandma?”“Oh, she’s not doing very well. The doctors have discovered more cancer and there’s nothing they can do. It makes me so sad to see her like this. But, at least she doesn’t know how bad it really is. They’re not gonna tell her everything. There’s no reason to.”“If it were me, I’d want to know. It’s kinda like lying if they know something and don’t say what they know.”“Oh, great, here we go again with the ‘is-it-a-lie-or-is-it-not-a-lie?” bit. I just called to talk because I was feeling down in the dumps about Grandma. I don’t want to get into this whole thing again. I’ll see ya tomorrow. Bye.”
Pair discussions
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1. Describe a time you did something similar.
2. Rank the following from one to four, four being the worst: lie, white lie, misstatement, withholding information
3. Agree or disagree with the following statements: • Ann did not really lie about Sue’s outfit. • The family did not really lie about Grandma.
4. Generalise your thoughts about lies.
5. Look up the definition of “lie” in several dictionaries (as provided by teacher).
6. Do you think a lie can be justified?
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Pair discussion
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Dr Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King dedicated his life to working for equal rights for black people in the United States of America. They had been torn from their homes in Africa to become slaves. Even in Martin Luther King’s day they were treated as second-class citizens.Despite many threats against his life, Dr King organized various forms of peaceful protest to try to make the authorities give black people equal rights. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and, thanks to his leadership and inspiration, equal voting rights were given to black people in 1965. In 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead. He was only 39.
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Group Task 2 - continued...Group Task 2 - continued...Group Task 2 - continued...Group Task 2 - continued...Pair discussion
Answer these questions in the worksheet.
1. Do you think Dr Martin Luther King was a hero? Support your answer with reasons from the passage.
2. What characteristics could you find in Dr Martin Luther King that made him extraordinary?
3. Generalise your thoughts about heroes.
4. Look up the definition of “courageous” in several dictionaries (Dictionaries will be provided by teacher).
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