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Multiple Intelligences Action Research
Appendix I
American schools have traditionally favored those students who excel in
the
linguistic and analytical arenas because these skills are highly valued
in our culture. Unfortunately, this traditional approach leaves certain
students behind to stumble blindly through an educational system that
ignores their unique abilities. This action research study seeks to
show that instructional activities that incorporate the multiple
intelligences can improve students' attitudes toward learning and
students' academic achievement in English class.
"The Soldier's
Dilemma" Discussion Questions
- If Dillon holds his fire, why does the fact that the
people
in his squad are his “friends” make a difference (or does that make a
difference)?
- If Dillon decides to shoot the woman and it turns out
that
she was just an innocent peasant woman, do you think he has done
anything wrong? Why or why not?
- If Dillon killed an innocent civilian would you be
willing
to call him a murderer? Why or why not? If yes, what should his
punishment be? Why?
- If Dillon decides not to shoot the woman, and it
turns out
that she was a guerilla soldier who sets off a mine or a booby trap,
and some of his fellow soldiers are killed and wounded, do you think he
has done anything wrong? Why or why not?
- If Dillon fails to shoot the woman and some of his
fellow
soldiers are killed and wounded as a result of his failure to shoot,
would you be willing to say that he has committed a crime? Why or why
not? What crime has he committed and what should his punishment be? Why?
- What do you think the morals of war are? What
guidelines or
criteria can someone use to live by in a war?
- What impact do you think this might have on what
people
write and what they read?
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Adapted from
Johannessen, L.R. (1997, January
20). Teaching the Vietnam War. Presented at a teacher’s institute
meeting at Township High School, LaGrange, IL.
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