I can use literature and media to help to define the greater good.

Lesson:

1. Students will watch the Wizards Chess Scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

2. After watching the scene, discuss the following questions:

a. What role did Ron play in the scene, how did this role effect other characters in the story?

b. Was this deed beneficial for Ron?

c. What does his deed tell you about the "greater good"?

3. Read and annotate the short story Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes. Students will evaluate if there was a display of the "greater good" found throughout the story.

4. Complete the Thank You Ma'am Reading Comprehension Questions that accompany the story after you read.

5. After you have finished all elements of the lesson, complete the Greater Good Exit Ticket.