North or South: Robert E. Lee’s Fateful Decision45 min
As you read, imagine you are the protagonist.
- What challenges are you facing?
- What fears or concerns might you have?
- What may prevent you from acting in the way you ought?
- Who was Robert E. Lee?
- What did Robert E. Lee do before the war?
- What do Robert E. Lee’s actions say about his personal integrity?
Discuss the following questions with your students.
- What is the historical context of the narrative?
- What historical circumstances presented a challenge to the protagonist?
- How and why did the individual exhibit a moral and/or civic virtue in facing and overcoming the challenge?
- How did the exercise of the virtue benefit civil society?
- How might exercise of the virtue benefit the protagonist?
- What might the exercise of the virtue cost the protagonist?
- Would you react the same under similar circumstances? Why or why not?
- How can you act similarly in your own life? What obstacles must you overcome in order to do so?
- Students will analyze Robert E. Lee’s life and actions leading up to the Civil War
- Students will understand how acting with integrity can affect their purpose and identity
- Students will apply this knowledge to the pursuit of integrity in their own lives