What Does it mean to be Moral

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• Religion
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

Reminder of Online Classroom Rules

• Respect (don't record or forward the lesson to anyone)

• Have materials ready

• Minimise distractions (put your phone away)

• Make sure homework is complete

• Do your work in a timely manner (same as in-class)

• For Zoom, cameras on, mics muted unless asked otherwise!

Materials you will need for this class:

- Your Religion copy

- Your pencil case (pens for note taking)

- Google Docs

-This slideshow, activities are in here for you!

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to...

• List the factors that influence people’s 

      moral choices

• Explain the concept of morality

• Understand the sources of Morality

• Demonstrate the benefits to society of a person being moral

• Question moral decisions

• Compare moral choices

Icebreaker Activity Instructions (10 mins)

1. Open the Icebreaker Activity Statements

2. Make a copy of this activity 

3. Save the document with you name

      and today's date- e.g. 'Abbie Smith 7/12'

  4.  Edit the document

        - Decide if you agree/disagree with

        each statement

        - Give a brief explanation why

          (think of our last 2 classes while doing this activity)

  

Don't forget to share your finished work with me 

OR

Send it to me on Google Classroom

What is Morality?

• Morality relates to the principles of right and wrong

• Morality is to do with right or wrong, regardless of whether the                     ‘right’ action/choice is seen as good or bad

• Many people see morality as ‘personal’, meaning that what one             person considers ‘right’, another may consider ‘wrong’

• There are usually accepted standards of what is right and wrong              within a society

• Different cultures and religions often have different beliefs on               what’s right and wrong

                   People can be:

                                      - Moral

                                      - Immoral

                                      - Amoral

Moral People:

● People who behave morally make the world a better place for other people to live in 

Examples of moral behaviour:

● Respecting others

● Recycling

● Being honest

● Keeping a promise/secret

Immoral People

● People who carry out immoral actions influence society and cause people to suffer as a consequence

Examples of immoral behaviour:

● Smoking in a public place

● Driving unsafely

● Littering

● Telling lies, stealing

● Breaking the law

Ammoral People

People who are amoral lack a sense of morality

• They are unconcerned with the ‘rightness’                                                                   or wrongness’ of something

• Young children/infants would be considered amoral, as they do not yet have the understanding of what is right and wrong

• Selfish people would also be considered amoral, as they only care about themselves, they aren’t concerned about what consequences their action may have on society 

What Influences Morality?

Factors that Influence Morality

• Religion- Church, sacred texts, etc.

• Family- Parents, Siblings etc.

• Media- Television, Radio, News articles, etc.

• Friends/School- Teachers, Books, Peers, etc.

• Social Media- Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, etc. 

• Music- Different genres and artists etc.

Religion

Religion can influence our morality

• By going to church/reading the bible, we are being thought our                   religion’s morals

• Through this we develop our own morals by deciding which ones to follow

• If your religion says something is bad, you are more likely to also believe         it is bad and avoid it

• Similarly, if your religion says something is right, you are likely to aim to  do   such actions, as you will believe they are the right thing to do

Family

• Your parents/guardians are responsible for shaping you as a person

• Your family are the people who raise you telling you what is right and wrong

• They pass on their own morals to you, which later on in life you can decide whether to follow or not

• Your siblings/cousins also influence your morals, as you might be used to seeing them do a certain thing and also instinctively do it, without considering the consequences

School/Friends

• At school your mentors such as teachers may influence your morality

• Your peers, in school and outside of school also influence you, similarly to the way your siblings and cousins do

School/Friends

• If you look up to a specific teacher, you may do what they believe is moral as to do right in their eyes

• You are also likely to share morals with your peers and simultaneously take some of theirs, just by spending a lot of time with each other

As you surf the internet or watch the television, you are constantly absorbing information and being influenced by the people who put it there

Media/Social Media

When you watch a documentary for example, of a zoo, it may be portrayed as a bad zoo that is being very harmful to the animals

● While this may not be exactly accurate you naturally begin to believe             this and from that may decide that zoos are in fact morally wrong

● You may then share that video on your social media, which will                         further influence other peoples’ morals also

Keywords relating to Morality

• Belief- to hold a strong opinion or viewpoint on something

• Choice- making a decision while considering what's considered right or wrong

• Influence- the capacity to have an effect on a person, development or

• behaviour of someone or something.

• Morality- concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour

• Principle- the reasoning which serves as a foundation for a belief or

      behaviour

• Society- a group/community of people living together sharing laws 

In our next lesson we will cover...

• The Importance of Morality

• Laws

• A Moral Issue

Homework

Write down three new things you have learned about:

1. What it means to be moral

2. Why people need to be moral

3. What the influences on moral choices are

Traffic Lights

Consider these points and complete the Quiz in the next slide:

• I understand the term ‘morality' and what being moral means.

• I can list at least two influences on a person’s moral choices.

• I understand the connection between morality and choice.

• I can explain why being moral is good for society.

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A

I understand

B

I kind of understand

C

I don't really understand

D

I don't understand