Walk-In-The-Shoes Questions
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?

Observation Questions

• What was Henry Cabot Lodge’s role during the debates over the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?
• Why did Lodge disagree with President Wilson about the Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations? How did his disagreement affect his purpose?
• What did Lodge do to show his disagreement?

Discussion Questions
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 evaluate the integrity of Henry Cabot Lodge in the Senate debate over the Treaty of Versailles.
• Students will analyze Lodge’s actions and develop examples of integrity that they see in their own lives.
• Students will apply their knowledge of integrity in their day-to-day lives.