English 12 · Week 10 · Ethics, Research, and Postcolonial Voices
Ethics of Technology
Arguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.
- Students will
- Students write an argument on a technology or AI ethics question with claim, evidence, and counterclaim.
- SEL skill
- Weigh benefits and harms to different groups when judging a technology
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions and reason together to judge technology.
- Content focus
- Ethics of technology
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing what to do by weighing ethics, safety, and the likely consequences for yourself and others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.1: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.11 Justifying and arguing; ELD.PII.11-12.6 Connecting ideas
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
- Popular books named: Frankenstein, Brave New World
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 2: The Human Condition
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 3: Big Brother and the Authoritarian Surveillance State (1984)
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 4: Brave New World
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 7: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 12: The Daily Me
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 15: Is Boredom Good for You?
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 20: New Space Race
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 25: Waste More, Want More
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 12
- Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-makingAmbition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
- Satire and Social Change Responsible decision-makingA Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
- Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-makingCreators' responsibility, from science to AI.
- Annotated Bibliography Responsible decision-makingEvaluating and citing sources with integrity.
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