1. AGENDA: SILENTLY PUT HW ON DESK, TAKE OUT AGENDA, AND NOTES FROM YESTERDAY DO NOW: REVIEW KOHLBERG’S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETE ANY QUESTIONS ON WORKSHEET LEFT BLANK TAKE ‘A.P.P.A.R.T.S. HAMMURABI’S CODE PREVIEW TONIGHT’S HW (READING) ETHICAL DILEMMAS WITH TABLE GROUPS NOTES: SOCIAL STRUCTURE & POLITICAL POWER GROUP ACTIVITY: LETTER TO THE EDITOR EXIT TICKET (TURNING IN TODAY SO DON’T FORGET YOUR NAME!) 3.7 Code Of Hammurabi WWBAT describe Hammurabi’s contributions to ancient Mesopotamia and Babylon. WWBAT understand the significance of Hammurabi’s code and evaluate his choices using Dr. Kohlberg’s mountain.

2. Who was Hammurabi? Leader of Mesopotamia around 1750 BC (That is over 3,700 years ago!!!) A Mesopotamian King of Babylon (A city-state)

3. What did Hammurabi Want? wanted to heighten city walls to protect the people wanted to have a peaceful city-state wanted to give consequences for those who make poor choices

4. wrote a series of laws to display in the town for everyone to see One of the very first recorded set of laws in history

5. Was the code of Hammurabi fair? Why? What are your thoughts???

6. Hammurabi and Kohlberg

7. Do Now 1. What is the first level on the Kohlberg Mountain? 2. What would be a good example of doing something because you feel it is right? What level on the Kohlberg’s mountain does this follow?

8. Objectives WWBAT learn about how the Code of Hammurabi applies to the Kolhberg’s Mountain Why did Hammurabi write these codes? What level on the Kohlberg’s Mountain was he at?

9. Kohlberg’s Level 1 I don’t want to get in trouble  Maybe Hammurabi didn’t want his people to take over and kill him…so he made a code.  What level on the Kohlberg’s mountain does this go with?  Level 1

10. Kohlberg’s Level 2 I want a reward  Hammurabi wanted to sure his people were in order so he would be wealthier

11. Kohlberg’s Level 3 I want people to like me  Hammurabi wanted his people to be more secure so he would be more popular

12. Kohlberg’s Level 4 I want to follow the rules  Hammurabi wanted to do what all rulers should do and made rules

13. Kohlberg’s Level 5 I want what’s best for my community  Hammurabi wanted to do what was best for his community

14. Kohlberg’s Level 6 I have my own moral code  Hammurabi thought the codes were morally the right thing to do.