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PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENT ABOUT ‘RIGHT AND WRONG’
For the greater part you are going to do this assignment during the lessons and a few things
you have to do at home. You are going to do this assignment in pairs or alone and you have
to hand it in in a folder. The assignment consists of 7 items which will be explained below.
1. DOSSIER
During three weeks You will get a newspaper from your teacher. You are going to use this
newspaper to find articles which have to do with values and norms.
What you have to do is:
- Note the title of the article and the date of the newspaper.
- Summarize the facts mentioned in the article in three sentences.
- Name which norm and value you think can be found in the article.
- Explain your opinion about how the norm and value is handled in the article.
Example:
Title: A helping hand
Date: 2 January 2020
Summary: A girl helped an older lady who carried a loaded bag with groceries to cross a
busy street. The lady appreciated the help greatly and gave the girl two pounds.
Value: Helpfulness.
Norm: If someone needs help and you are able to do it, you offer your help.
My/our Opinion: I don’t think you have to help everyone. You only have to help the ones you
know.
2. INTERVIEW
Part 1
Use your mobile phone to describe the concepts independence, charity and justice. These
concepts are all values. Besides this you also have to think of a fourth value and find its
description. Note all the descriptions.
Chapter 3, Right and wrong _ BC Broekhin, Margot Maassen