RI KI Knowledge and Ethics Notes 2023

RI KI Year 6 Term 1 Knowledge & Ethics 1 Knowledge & Ethics Notes and Class Exercises Introduction: There is probably no better way to introduce ethics than to actually be doing or practicing it. Read the following scenario and complete the task below: Exercise: Shipwrecked Love - Pre-theory Discussion A ship sank in a storm. Five survivors scrambled aboard two lifeboats: a sailor, a girl, and an old man in one boat; the girl's fiance and his best friend in the second. That evening the storm continued, and the two boats separated. The one with the sailor, the girl, and the old man washed ashore on an island and was wrecked. The girl searched all night in vain for the other boat or any sign of her fiance. The next day the weather cleared, and still the girl could not locate her fiance. In the distance she saw another island. Hoping to find her fiance, she begged the sailor to repair the boat and row her to the other island. The sailor agreed, on the condition that she sleeps with him that night. Distraught, she went to the old man for advice. "I can't tell you what's right or wrong for you," he said. "Look into your heart and follow it." Confused but desperate, she agreed to the sailor's condition. The next morning the sailor fixed the boat and rowed her to the other island. Jumping out of the boat, she ran up the beach into the arms of her fiance. Then she decided to tell him about the previous night. In a rage he pushed her aside and said, "Get away from me! I don't want to see you again!" Weeping, she started to walk slowly down the beach. Her fiance's best friend saw her and went to her, put his arm around her, and said, "I can tell that you two have had a fight. I'll try to patch it up, but in the meantime I'll take care of you." Source: Developing Human Resources, J. William Pfeiffer, Editor. University Associates, 1989. Task: rank the following characters in order of how much you liked/valued them. Fill in the values of 1-5 in the spaces below, putting ‘1’ next to the person you like the best, and ‘5’ next to the person you like least. After you’ve ranked the characters yourself, discuss your rankings with your group and try to come up with a common group ranking. Character Your Ranking Your Group’s Ranking Sailor Girl Old Man Girl’s Fiance Fiance’s best friend Discussion 1. Was it easy or difficult to rank the characters? What did you have to do? 2. Was it easy or difficult to come to a group decision? Why? 3. What struck you most in the discussion you had with your team members? 4. What would make this exercise easier? • Girl • Sailor • Old Man • Fiance • Fiance’s best friend

RI KI Year 6 Term 1 Knowledge & Ethics 2 One of the things that probably came up during the discussion is someone appealing to a commonly agreed moral principle b