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Unit12TheImportanceofMoralIntelligenceinChildrenPre-readingQuestions1)Thecurrentsituation(statusquo)ofjuveniledelinquency(severeornot?means,ageandsoon)2)Howdowedefinethejuveniledelinquency?3)Whatarethereasonsleadinguptojuveniledelinquency?(fromdifferentaspects)4)Howtopreventthisphenomenon?CulturalinformationQuoteThesooneryoutreatyoursonasaman,thesoonerhewillbeone.—WilliamJohnLockeMoralIntelligence:ParentsDoMakeaDifferenceYoungadolescencecanbeatroublingtime.Therearescoresofdisturbingindicatorstoproveitincludingthesteadyriseofimpulsivity,depression,suicide,violence,peercruelty,andsubstanceabuse.Inadditionweareseeingagrowingriseindisrespectforauthority,incivility,vulgarity,cheatinganddishonesty.We’vebeenrelentlessinoureffortstomakeachange.Butinallourinterventionstheoneareaoftenoverlookedisthemoralintelligenceoftheyoungadolescent.Moralintelligenceconsistsofthepersonal,social,mental,emotional,andmoralskillsthatmakeupsolidcharacterandguidemoralbehaviours.Itisthecapacitytounderstandrightfromwrong.Itmeanstohavestrongethicalconvictionsandtoactonthemsothatonebehavesintherightandhonourableway.Moralintelligenceiswhatayoungadolescentneedsmosttocounternegativepressuresanddowhat’srightwithorwithoutadultguidance.Cultivatingmoralintelligencemaywellbeourbesthope.Thelatestresearchconfirmsstrongmoralcharactercanbelearnedandhowteachingitcanenhanceourstudents’pro-socialbehavioursandreplacenegativeones.However,teachersarenottheirstudents’mostpowerfulmoralinstructors—parentsare.Unfortunately,parentsoftendon’tusetheirinfluenceduetomisconceptions.TextITheImportanceofMoralIntelligenceinChildrenMicheleBorbaGlobalReadingI.MainideaInthispieceofargumentativewriting,theauthorfirststatesanobviousfact:thecrisisinAmericansocietywhichinvolvesAmericanchildrenhas“leftusshaken,deeplyworried,andinsearchofanswers.”ThenshesuppliesreaderswithsubstantialstatisticsandevidencetoshowhowtheproblemofAmericanchildrenismanifestedinvariouswaysinschoolsandsociety,fromtheincreasinghomicideandsuicideratestowidespreadcheatingandcommonplacedishonesty.Theauthordescribesthefranticeffortsthenationhasmadeasareactiontotheproblem.However,sheregrettablyconcludesthatthecrisisremains.Whatiscriticallyneeded,inheropinion,istoenhancechildren’smoralstrength.Suchenhancementdependsonourefforttohelpchildrennotonlythinkmorally,butalsoactmorally.II.Structuralanalysis1.What’sthelanguagestyleofthetext?Thispieceofargumentativewriting,shortasitis,bearssomedistinctivefeaturesofaresearchpaper,buttheabsenceofacademicterminologymakesitmoreaccessibletothegeneralpublic.2.Howdoestheauthorpresentherargument?Theauthorpresentsherargumentclearlyandlogicallywitheithersupportivestatisticsorquotationsofidentifiedsources.3.Summarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.ParagraphsMainidea1Itpresentsthecrisisandthereasonswhyitneedstobetackledimmediately.2ItsuppliessomeofficialdatafromtheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsandstatisticalevidencetoprovetheacutenessofthecrisis.3Itprovidesmanysignsofchildren’smisconductwhichtheauthorcalls“equallyhorrifying”attheendoftheprecedingparagraph.4Ittellsthereaderthatthenationisreallyalarmed.5Theauthorpointsoutwhatisfurtherneeded.6Itprojectstheprospectofourefforttotacklethecrisisandreiteratestheimportanceofenhancingchildren’smoralintelligence.DetailedReadingParagraph1Question1.Whydoestheauthorconsidertheissueas“aclearandpressingcrisis”?Becausetheprobleminvolvesourmostcherishedpossession:ourchildren.Anditarousestheconcernofeverybody—lawmakers,doctors,clergy,businesspeople,educators,parents,andthegeneralpublicalike.Paragraph2Questions1.Whydoestheauthorsay“youthviolencealoneshouldwarrantanationaldeclarationofemergency”?(Paragraph2)Theauthorsayssobecauseoftwostartlingpiecesofevidence:thefirstisthehighestyouthhomicideandsuicideratesamongthetwenty-sixwealthiestnationsintheworld;thesecondisthatkillersaregettingyoungerandyounger.2.Whatparticularcasesofkillingarementionedinthisparagraph?(Paragraph2)Twocasesofkillingarementionedintheparagraph:asix-year-oldintentionallysuffocatedherthree-year-oldbrotherwiththehelpofherfive-year-oldfriendandasix-year-oldboysettledaschoolyardscorebykillinghisfirst-gradeclassmatewitha32semiautomatic.Paragraph3Questions1.Whatarethemajordisturbingsignstheauthormentionsinthisparagraph?Themajordisturbingsignsmentionedinthisparagraphincludeincreasingpeercruelty,easyaccessibilitytoweapons,thegrowingdisrespectforparents,teachersandotherlegitimateauthorityfigures,theincreaseofvulgarity,widespreadcheatinganddishonesty,andheavyalcoholanddruguse.2.Whatarethedisturbingindicatorsinchildren’spsychologicalandemotionaldimension?Intwodecades,thenumberofdiagnosesofhyperactivityandattentiondeficitshasrisen700percent.Inthelastfourdecades,adolescentsuicideinourcountryhasincreased300percent,anddepressionhasrisen1,000percent.Paragraph4Questions1.Whateducationstrategieshavebeentriedonthematter,inadditiontoheighteningsecurity?Teachershavetaughtself-esteemandconflictresolutionskills,andcounselorshaveaddressedsocialskillsandangermanagement.Individualstateshaveimplementedretentionpolicies,loweredclasssizes,andboostedacademicstandards.2.Howhaveparentsreactedtothecontinuingcrisis?MothersmarchedonWashingtonforstricterguncontrol;someparentshavestartedcharterschools,whileothershaveoptedforhomeschoolings.Paragraph5Questions1.Howdoestheauthorevaluatetheeffortspeoplehavemadetocopewiththecrisis?Obviously,theauthorisnotquitesatisfiedwiththeresultofthese“franticefforts”,because“thecrisisremains,and…ourchildrenarestillhurting.”Inherviewonecriticalpiecehasbeenmissed—themoralsideofchildren’slives.2.Whydoestheauthorciteanumberofpeople’sworksinthisparagraph?Theauthorcitestheseworkstoprovethatthemoralsideofchildren’slifehasnotbeencompletelyoverlooked.Moreimportantly,theauthorhopestoemphasizethatmoreeffortsareneededandthetruemeasureofcharacterrestsinouractions—notinmerethoughts.Paragraph6Question1.Whatdotheexpressions“thetraitsofsolidcharacter,”“thiscrucialaptitude”and“thismiraculousmoralcapacity”referto?Thesethreeexpressionsallrefertomoralintelligenceasmentionedatthebeginningofthisparagraph.Theauthorusessuchmodifiersas“urgent”,“crucial”,and“miraculous”tounderscoretheimportanceofchildren’smoralintelligence.TextIIAcrossAmerica,GriefandHorrorValerieStraussLead-inQuestions1.Whatdoyouthinkoftheindividual’srighttoownagunforself-defenseandmaintainorder?2.Accordingtoyou,whatmeasurescanbetakentopreventcampusshooting?MainideaThispassagedescribespeople’sreactionstotheschoolshootingtragedy.Notes1.Abouttheauthor:ValerieStraussisastaffwriterofTheWashingtonPost,adjunctprofessoratNorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege,andD.C.Schoolschancellor.2.Colorado(Paragraph1):astateinthewestoftheU.S.3.D.C.(Paragraph1):Washington,D.C.,thecapitaloftheUnitedStates,formallytheDistrictofColumbiaandcommonlyreferredtoasWashington,theDistrict,orsimplyD.C.4.sawed-offshotguns(Paragraph5):shotgunswithashortbarrel,oftencarriedasweaponsbycriminals5.RosieO’Donnell(Paragraph6):(1962–)anAmericantelevisionhost,stand-upcomedian,actress,singer,andauthor.Shelosthermothertocancerasapreteenandhasconstantlystressedvaluesofprotectingchildrenandsupportingfamiliesthroughouthercareer.6.calledhermembersofCongress.(Paragraph6):TheCongressismadeupoftheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.Peopleofeverystateelecttheirsenators(2perstate)andrepresentatives(thenumberisbasedonthepopulationofthestate).HereBlorstadcalledtherepresentativesandsenatorsfromherstatetogetthemtosupporther.7.MothersstartedMothersAgainstDrunkDriving,andtheytookitfederal…(Paragraph7):Themothersweresoangryaboutchildrenbeingkilledbydrunkdriversthattheystartedacampaignandtookuptheissueatanationallevelwiththefederalauthorities…8.thePentagon(Paragraph9):theU.S.DepartmentofDefense9.Littleton(Paragraph9):atownintheU.S.stateofColorado.Littletonbecamewidelyknownin1999whentheColumbineHighSchoolmassacreoccurredatnearbyColumbineHighSchool.10.PresidentClinton(Paragraph10):42ndpresidentoftheU.S.(1993–2001)Histwotermssawsustainedeconomicgrowthandsuccessivebudgetsurpluses,thefirstinthreedecades.11.theHouseofRepresentatives(Paragraph10):thelowerlegislativebranchinmanynationalandstatebicameralgoverningbodies,asintheU.S.,MexicoandJapan12.BoardofTrade(Paragraph10):anassociationofbusinesspeople13.outsideof(Paragraph11):except14.ArmisticeDay(Paragraph11):formernameofVeteranDay(1915–1920),whichfallsonNov.11,alegalholidayintheU.S.incommemorationoftheendofWorldWarsIandIIandinhonourofveteransofthearmedforces15.HowardUniversity(Paragraph13):auniversityinWashingtonD.C.,themostprominentAfricaneducationalinstitutionintheU.S.ItisfinanciallysupportedbytheU.S.governmentbutisprivatelycontrolled.16.…shecouldnotrememberabusierday.(Paragraph17):…thiswasthebusiestdayshecouldrememberinherlife.17.theNationalRifleAssociation(Paragraph18):(NRA)governingorganizationforthesportofshootingwithriflesandpistols.ItwasfoundedinBritainin1862.TheU.S.organization,formedin1871,hasamembershipofsomefourmillion.TheU.S.NRA,oneofthemostpowerfulpoliticallobbiesinthecountry,hasvigorouslyopposedmanylegislativeproposalsforthecontroloffirearms.18.Denver(Paragraph18):thecapitalcityofthestateofColorado19.SWAT(Paragraph19):SpecialWeaponsandTactics(ateamoflaw-enforcementofficerstrainedandequippedtodealwithespeciallydangerousviolentsituations,ashostagesarebeingheld)Questionsfordiscussion1.HowdidtheshootingsaffectpeopleintheU.S.?2.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentence?3.What,accordingtothetext,arethemajorcausesofincreasingcampusviolenceintheU.S.?Keytoquestionsfordiscussion1.Frightened,peoplereactedstronglytothem.Theytalkedoflittleelseandweretryingtohelpintighteningguncontrol.EvenatthePentagon,thetopicofconversationwasalsotheshootings;andflagsflewathalf-staffinWashington.2.Thesafetyofchildreninschoolspeopleusedtotakeforgrantedisnolongerthere.3.Accordingtothetext,thereissomethingwrongaboutAmericanculture.(Paragraph12)Specifically,theauthormentionsthreethings:thelooseguncontrolinthecountry—gunsareeasilyavailabletoteenagers(Paragraph5),racialprejudiceunderwhoseinfluencesome“teenageboysmakebombsandtargetAfricanAmericans”(Paragraph14),andtheso-called“freedomofinformation”(Paragraph15)—toomuchcoverageofviolenceontelevision(Paragraph19)aswellastheeasilyaccessibleinformationaboutbomb-makingontheInternet.(Paragraph14)MemorableQuotesReadthefollowingquotesandrefertoUnitSeven.Whatisthedifferentemphasisofeachquote?Guidance:Ateacher’spersonalphilosophyofeducationisacriticalelementinwhatsheorhewoulddotoenlightenthestudents.Whilethestudent’spersonalphilosophyofeducationplaysalsoanimportantroleonhisorherpathtoformexpectationandseekknowledge.1.Educationhasforitsobjecttheformationofcharacter.—H.SpencerHerbertSpencer(1820–1903)wasanEnglishphilosopherandsociologist.Paraphrase:Oneoftheaimsofeducationistheshapingofpersonalityandmorality.2.Ineducationwearestrivingnottoteachyouthtomakealiving,buttomakealife.—W.A.WhiteWilliamAllenWhite(1868–1944)wasarenownedAmericannewspapereditor,politician,andauthor.Paraphrase:Ineducationwearetryinghardnottoteachtheyouthtoearnaliving,buttoenjoylife.3.Educationisnotthefillingofapail,butthelightingofafire.—W.B.YeatsWilliamButlerYeats(1865–1939)wasanIrishpoetanddramatist.Paraphrase:Educationisnotpouringknowledgeintoanemptymind,butilluminatingthemind.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）