¨Explain to students that you will be handing out a reading that poses an ethical dilemma about stealing.  Instruct them to read along with the group as you read aloud.  Stop, when necessary, to explain the meanings of any words or to clarify the main points of the story. 

¨After reading, ask the students to write a response to the following questions in written form on their Reading Activity Sheet for this lesson:

Do you believe the people who collected the money that fell out of the armored car were stealing?

If you were in the same position as the people on the street when the money fell out of the car, what would you have done?

What beliefs that you live by influence your answers to the previous two questions.

¨After completing writing assignment, remind students of rules for discussion that they formulated as a group in Lesson #3. 

¨Facilitate a discussion about the various opinions students hold regarding the three writing questions.  As students talk, write their various opinions on the board or flip chart.  Facilitate discussion in such a manner that it follows the rules of the class.

¨Turn discussion to the notion that we not only hold ethical values, but that we also learn these values from our friends, family, church, and society.  On the Reading Activity Sheet, have students identify at least one value that informed their answers for the questions posed above and have them identify where they learned that value.  They should write these answers in the appropriate section of the Reading Activity Sheet.

¨Following discussion, ask students to answer the following question using clear ethical beliefs that inform their answer.  Students must identify at least one source from which they learned this ethical belief. 

A crime is defined as an act which harms the public welfare and is made unlawful by a government.  Was picking up the money lost by the armored truck a crime?

¨Read the story “A Dash for Loose Cash” with the class.  If you don’t understand any part of the story ask the teacher or a neighbor to explain it to you.

¨Think about your reactions to the story and answer the following questions as honestly as possible on your Reading Activity Sheet.

Do you believe the people who collected the money that fell out of the armored car were stealing?

If you were in the same position as the people on the street when the money fell out of the car, what would you have done?

What beliefs that you live by influence your answers to the previous two questions.

¨Following the rules that the class developed for discussion, share your ideas.

¨You learned the values you hold.  Where did you learn them?

¨Answer the following question and identify at least one ethical value you hold that informs this belief.  In your entry, write about where you think you learned this value.

A crime is defined as an act which harms the public welfare and is made unlawful by a government.  Was picking up the money lost by the armored truck a crime?