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All contents of the presentation are taken from the lesson plan document authored as part of The Good Project by Lynn Barendsen, Courtney Bither, Shelby Clark, Wendy Fischman, Howard Gardner, Kirsten McHugh, and Daniel Mucinskas.

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Lesson Goal:

Students will differentiate and understand the relationship between “good work” and “work”.

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Assessment:

You will be able to reflect upon the meaning of “good work” and its absence using dilemmas. You will discuss whether the central character in the dilemmas is doing “good work.” You will write narratives about characters who are doing “good work” versus “work.” The written reflections are collected and assessed in the Good Work portfolio. We will use the impressions of group conversation for providing feedback.

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Opener

Let us recall the “good work” framework as defined by the “3 Es.”

Use the “Review Questions” below to guide your discussion.

https://youtu.be/MLNqvhQUGPU

Excellence: work that is high in quality

Ethical: work that is socially responsible; workers are concerned about the consequences of their actions and the means by which their work is achieved.

Engaging: work that is meaningful (consider personal, social, and professional forms of meaning)

Review Questions:

• What makes work “good”?
• What are the components of “good work”?
• What do the three components of “good work” mean?

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Modelling Discussion: “See Think Wonder”

Watch the video “The Meaning of Grades.”

Listen to the “The Meaning of Grades Dilemma”

We will use the following question to model our thinking using SEE THINK WONDER routine.

• What do you see in this narrative?
• What do you notice? How do you see this narrative relating to the 3 Es?
• What does the narrative make you think about? Does it relate at all to your own life?
• What does the situation make you wonder? Do you have unanswered questions?.

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Class Discussion: “See Think Wonder”

Watch the video “When In Doubt… Make It Excellent” dilemma.

Let us read the

Please use post-its to write “See,” “Think,” and “Wonder.”

Working together as a class, fill out the “See, Think, Wonder” chart by contributing content for each heading by answering the questions:

• What do you see in this narrative? What do you notice?
• What does the narrative make you think about? Does it relate at all to your own life?
• What does the situation make you wonder? Do you have unanswered questions?

Let us discuss “why James is doing or not doing “good work.”

Focus on the distinction between “good work” and work that does not meet that standard. Questions

may include:

• How do you see James’s work relating to each of the “3 Es”?
• How would you do “good work” if you were James?
• What would it look like if James did NOT do good work?

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Group Discussion

• All of you need a line in the ascending order of your date of birth.

Please note: no oral or written communication is allowed.

• Let us form three groups of 6 students. The first six students form the first group and so on
• In the group, any one of you will discuss a time when you struggled with what you should do regarding a decision or when you saw someone else struggling with what to do regarding a decision [5 minutes].
• Each group member will fill out a “See-Think-Wonder” chart regarding what you saw, what you thought, and what you wondered regarding the dilemmas discussed in their groups.
• You should to think about the 3Es as they complete this task. [5 minutes]
• After you have completed the discussion and chart, come together as a class and share your thinking [5 minutes].

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Home Assignment

You should write two narratives for homework:

• 1 narrative (one paragraph) should be about a person (real or imagined) who does “good work”,
• the other narrative (one paragraph) should be about a person (real or imagined) who just does “work.”