Aims of the lesson

Aims of the lesson

• By the end of this lesson I will be able to;

• Explain what the word morality means

• Identify the morals in stories• Make up my own story with a moral

There are some There are some things even I would things even I would never do, man…never do, man…

RME

• R - Religious• M – Moral• E – Education

• What does the word ‘moral’ actually mean?

• Where have you heard it before?

Where have we heard this word before?

I’m a very moral person

What is the moral of that story?

I stick to my morals when making decisions

What do you think ‘moral’ means?

• Take a minute to think about this.

• Write something down in your jotters.

• Be prepared to share your answer with the class!

Stories with Morals

Aesop's Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

MORAL?

There is no believing a liar even when he speaks the truth

Copy in your jotters

• Morality is about right and wrong, and how we make decisions about right and wrong.

• A story with a moral is one which tries to point out something which is right or something which is wrong.

Task

• Take a few minutes and write down in your jotters some things which people your age do, which you think is wrong.

• Make sure you have a few ideas as I will be asking everybody so try to have at least 1 thing you can tell me.

Things that are wrong..

• Underage sex• Mugging someone• Smoking• Drinking alcohol• Stealing• Drugs• Lying • Fighting• Underage clubs

• Stabbing someone• Smashing windows• Vandalism• Sniffing glue• drink driving• Setting off fireworks• Hanging about in

gangs• Carrying weapons

Making Stories• Choose one of the actions on the board

which you think is wrong and make up a story with that as the moral.

• i.e. don’t steal

• Your story should have characters and a clear moral – do not write the moral though as the class will have to guess what it is.

• The last line should be:

The moral of the story is …..

• You will do a rough draft in your jotter then when you think your story is ready you will transfer it to A4 paper and you will write it out neatly and include a picture!

Planning your story

• You need to have clear characters,• Who is involved?• What happened?• Where did the story take place?• When did this happen?• Why did this happen?

The last line should be: The moral of the story is …..