Moral

Able to make the right decisions -

• respectful

• friendly

• responsible

Willing to accept or respect what is different in others, especially their beliefs and customs -

• thoughtful

• respectful

• tolerant

Willing to give or share; not selfish -

• kind

• trustable

• generous

Concerned only with oneself and not concerned about others -

• unkind

• selfish

• polite

From the story we learn that ....

• it is okay to judge a person by his/her appearance

• we should accept people for their qualities, value and humility

• we should love people just the way the look

• the ugly swan was actually a beautiful duck

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.

• Always work hard.

• It pays to be honest.

• Teamwork is best.

Which best describes the relationship between "theme" and "moral?"

• A moral is one type of theme

• Themes are there to teach a moral

• A theme is made up of repeated morals

• Morals are communicated through action, and theme is communicated through dialogue

All your friends think it’s funny to call a classmate by a horrible name that the child hates. Do you:

• tell the child that ‘it’s just a joke’ and call the child by the name too to make your friends laugh

• tell your friends that you feel it is mean to use put-downs and it is against your school’s values?

You are playing a game with your friend and another child. You see your friend cheat so that they can beat the other child. Do you:

• tell your friend that they are not playing fairly, or

• say nothing?

Your parent does not allow you to eat chocolate before dinner. Your friend gives you a chocolate bar after school. Do you:

• eat it secretly before dinner so your parent doesn’t know

• show it to your parent and ask if it is okay if you can eat it later?