Beyond Black and White: Teaching Moral Complexity Through All My Sons- MYP 4 English LAL- Vivek Mukherjee

Objective of the Learning Engagement:

To study the motivations behind decision making

Details of the Learning Engagement:

Today in my Grade 9 English class, we explored the idea of decision-making and what drives people to make the choices they do. Our focus was Joe Keller’s fateful decision to ship faulty airplane parts in Arthur Miller’s timeless play All My Sons.

Students reflected on what lay behind Keller’s choice: was it mainly socio-economic pressure, or was it a result of his deeply flawed character? This sparked a lively debate in class, with many different perspectives coming to the surface. To wrap up, the students created posters that tried to justify Keller’s decision-making process from different angles.

Impact of the engagement on students and reflection as a teacher:

It was inspiring to see such young learners engaging passionately with themes like war profiteering, morality, and survival under extraordinary circumstances.

That’s the real magic of literature—it shows us that human choices often exist in a grey area, where nothing is completely black or white.

-Vivek Mukherjee

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