UNIT OVERVIEW

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UNIT OVERVIEW

• Changing Attitudes Through Knowledge

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In this unit we will deal with issues like

• TRUTH
• INTEGRITY
• COURAGE

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Where do our attitudes come from?

• Parents
• Friends
• Religion
• Education
• Experiences

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Attitudes

• When attitudes are based on ignorance or lack of
  knowledge, they are sometimes called prejudice.

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What is prejudice?

• Prejudging without actually knowing.
• Why do we prejudge?

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What are some examples of prejudice you have seen?
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What are some ideas or attitudes you have held?

• Did you ever change those attitudes?

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Personal EssayChanging Attitudes through
Knowledge

• Write about a time, when you changed a negative
  attitude toward a person or idea after you
  learned more about that person or idea.
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• Tell how a person you admire changed a negative
  attitude toward a person or idea after s/he
  learned more about that person or idea.
• OR
• Persuade readers of the importance of basing
  attitudes on wide knowledge and experience. (Give
  specific examples).
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• Write about the theme in your own way.