Today's Goals
1. To analyze an author’s purpose and beliefs.
2. To explain his "virtues" and evaluate the effectiveness of his plan for moral perfection.
3. To prepare a moral perfection plan of your own.
Do Now: What is the one thing you will try to do (or not to do) every day that will improve your life or make you a better person? Why did you select this one thing? ( 5 lines )
Read Arriving at Moral Perfection page 168.
Moral perfection, according to Franklin, means to live without doing anything wrong or to lead a good and honorable life. How will he achieve moral perfection?
Reading Questions:
1. What difficult or arduous task does he set for himself?
2. What is moral perfection? Write the context clue that helps you understand this term.
3. What are the virtues?
4. How will Franklin know if he is successful?
Class Discussion: The Thirteen Virtues.
Homework: Select one of Franklin's virtues and track your progress the rest of today and this evening. Bring your chart to class tomorrow and be prepared to discuss your experience.
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