November 21

Vocab. #13

ITC’s #4

Performance Task, Session 1

Introduction:

The moral nature of human beings has been contemplated for centuries by scientists and historians, as well as through various works of art, music,  and literature; consensus on human beings’ relative good or evil, or about the factors that influence these, has yet to be achieved.

Your assignment:

You will read four sources, in addition to the literature you have read in this class, and then write an argumentative essay about the nature of good and evil in man.

You will read and view four sources. As you read and view the sources, take notes using the “Analyzing the Evidence” handout. You can refer back to any of the sources as often as you like during all three sessions. Your notes will be the basis for your argumentative essay.

Source 1: “The Milgram Obedience Experiment,” Kendra Cherry, writer and educator

Source 2: “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” Philip Zimbardo, psychologist

Source 3: “The Abu Ghraib Whistleblower,”  Anderson Cooper, CBS reporter

Source 4: “Milwaukee Court Hears ‘Chilling’ Details of Beating,” Eric Ferkenhoff and Rex W. Huppke, staff reporters

HW: Session 2

Connect the notes on the four sources to the literature you have read in this class. Your teacher will specify which texts to consider. Add notes from your class literature to the “Analyzing the Evidence” handout