The Password Problem
A final project is due today, but your partner is absent and not responding. The file is in your partner's cloud drive. Someone in your class knows their password and you are tempted to use it, but this is a violation of privacy and school policy.
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You're working on a final assignment at school and your partner is absent and is not responding to your panicked messages. The project is due today, and the work is on their cloud drive. You are stressed because your professor has a strict rule about deadlines.
One of your classmates says, “I know their password. You could just log in to their account and grab the file from their drive.” This sounds like a simple solution and you’re tempted to try, but logging in to someone else’s account without permission is a serious violation of school policy.
What do you do?
Log in with the shared password and submit the project on time.
Turn the option down and wait for your partner to contact you.
Useful Language
Students can access a Useful Language drawer at any time during the activity. The key vocabulary and sentence stems will help your learners express their thoughts and opinions.
Keywords
- cloud drive: an online storage space for digital files
- deadline: the final day or time to submit something
- policy: an organization's rule that must be followed
- tempted: feeling like you want to do something, even if it’s not right
- privacy: the right to keep information personal
- violation: the breaking of a rule or law
Sentence Stems
- I would choose to log in because...
- If I log in, I might get in trouble for...
- Breaking school rules can lead to...
- My professor might understand if I...
- It’s hard to choose between doing what’s right and...