Legally…..

it could be
you!
Norms, Rules and Laws
• What do these terms mean?
• Which is more serious?
Lord of the Flies, By William
Golding
“He (Ralph) jumped down from the terrace. The
sand was thick over his black shoes and the heat
hit him. He became conscious of the weight of
his clothes, kicked off his shoes fiercely and
ripped off each stocking with its elastic garter in
a single movement. Then he leapt back on the
terrace, pulled off his shirt, and stood there
among the skull-like coconuts with green
shadows from the palms and forest sliding over
his skin. He undid the snake-clasp of his belt,
lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there,
naked, looking at the dazzling beach and water.”
- Chapter 1, Paragraph 53

What norm has Ralph ‘broken’?

Norms
• A set of rules based on socially or culturally
shared beliefs of how an individual ought to
behave.

• List 3 norms you can think of.

Rules
• One of a set of explicit or understood
regulations or principles governing
conduct or procedure within a particular
area of activity.
• Usually breaking rules comes with consequences.
• List 3 rules at school that you believe are
NECESSARY.
Laws
• Ipswich has over 200 000 people all interacting via schools, jobs and
friendship and community groups.
• In society most people recognise that there must be rules to regulate
their interactions and keep society operating properly.
• To be effective, these rules need to be generally recognised and
accepted by members of society.
• These rules create rights and responsibilities for society’s members
and society agrees to live by them.
• These rules are enforced and are called the ‘law’.
Think about…..
• A rule at school that you think is strictly followed
by students. Why do you think this rule is
followed and not others?
• What is a rule at school that you know is not
followed? Why do you think this is?
• Why must laws be enforced?
• What would happen if laws were not enforced?
 Why do we need laws?
• Watch the video in your Teams Files ‘NZ’s School without Rules’
and answer the questions after it is finished.
• Do you agree with Principal’s philosophy?
• What dangers/risks can you see?
• What benefits are there?
• Do you agree that ‘overprotection’ can do more harm than good?
• In society, do we overprotect?
Imagine what society would be
like without road laws…..
Recreate the worksheet on
the next slide and fill it in
with the information from
the rest of the PowerPoint