Mrs.

Allen
20152016

English12
Semester2

To Know and Be Known

Overview

SocratesoncestatedthatTheunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.So,whatdoesitmeantoexamineones
life?Considerthefollowingquestions:Whoareyou?Whatmakesyouwhoyouare?Whydoyoudowhatyou
do?Whatdoyoubelieve?Manyscholars,philosophers,andwritersandreally,humankindingeneralhave
dedicatedtheirlivestoraisingandansweringthesequestionsandotherslikethem.Together,wewillbeginto
wrestlewiththeconceptofidentityasweseektounderstandourselves,eachother,andthecharactersweread
about.Thisunitwillchallengeyoutoknowyourselfbettersothatyoucanmakeyourselfknowntotheworld
aroundyou.Inturn,wewillhopefullycometoknoweachotheronadeeper,richerlevel.

HowtoUseThisPacket
:Thispackethasalltheworkthatwearedoingforthecomingweeks,sodontbe
intimidated!Iwillbeprovidingguidanceandinstructionatapacethatwillhaveyoufinishedbytheendofthe
unit.Eachstephasitsown
rationale
,
objectives
,
sequence
,and
assignments
(explainedbelow).

Rationale
:Thistellsyou
why
wearedoingsomething,whyitsimportantnoworinthefuture.

Objectives
:Thesearetheskillsyoushouldbeabletodemonstratebytheendofeachstep.

Sequence
:Thislistsworkyoumustcompleteinordertoprogresstowardmeetingourobjectives.

representsanassignmenttoturnin
representsstepsleadinguptoassignments
representssomethingthatcanbeusedtodevelopablogpost

Assessments
:Onthelastpageofthepacket,theassessmentsarechecklistedinorder.Imayadd,subtractor
changeassessmentsasneededthroughouttheterm.

Mrs.Allen
20152016

English12
Semester2

Step One: Personality as perspective

Rationale

Therearemanythingsinlifewetakeforgrantedasnormal.Often,weassumethatothersseeasweseeandfeel
aswefeel.Inreality,peoplesperspectivesoftheworldarevastandcomplex,andourunderlyingassumptions
aboutwhatisimportantareoftendifferentfromthoseofothers.Inthisstep,weconsiderdifferentaspectsofour
livesthatmakeupouridentitywhoweareanddiscerntheinnermostpartofwhatmakesus
us
.Referringto
theMyersBriggspersonalitytestasareference,weconsiderthewayourpersonalitiesshapeourperspectiveof
lifeandwhythosedifferentperspectivesarepowerfultosharewitheachother.

Objectives

Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto

1. Usecorrectconventions,includingMLAformattingandcitationstyle,inavarietyofcontexts.
2. Usetechnologytocommunicateideasandpublishwork,employingawiderangeofmedia,
strategies,andformats.

Sequence

Asaclass,categorizedifferentaspectsofouridentityanddiscusstheirvaryingimpactsonhowweliveour
lives.

Determineaworkingdefinitionofidentitytousethroughoutthisunitusinganexcerptfrom
EveryDay
.

Takepersonalitytestsandsharetheresultsbyaddingyournamestoourmapofpersonalities.Usingthe
worksheetprovided,researchanddiscussyourandotherspersonalitytypestoconsiderthevaluewithin
eachofthem.

Inclass,splitintogroupsbasedondifferentcategoriesoflookforsinsuccessfulblogs.Accordingtoyour
assignedtopic,browsevariousblogsanddeterminewhatexcitesandattractsviewers.Presentyourtopicto
thegroup.Asaclass,discussthequalitiesofsuccessfulblogsandblogpoststocreateachecbricfor
upcomingassessments.

CreateablogonWeeblytouseforourclassthissemester.WriteyourAboutMepagethatarticulatesyour
perspectiveonlifeandwhyitmattersforyouraudience.

Step Two: This we believe

Rationale

Whydoyouwhatyoudo?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutit?Muchofwhatwethinkgoesunsaidandeven

Mrs.Allen
20152016

English12
Semester2

unnoticedtoourselves.Inthisnextstep,wereadSocratessfinalwordsinPlatos
TheApology
asweseekto
unpackthefundamentalbeliefsthatdrivethewaywetreatothersandthechoiceswemakeinlife.More
importantly,welearnhowtoarticulatethosebeliefstothepeoplearoundus,sothattheymightseethevalueof
andthereasoningbehindthewaysweaddmeaningtoourlives.

Objectives

Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto

1. Defineandaccuratelyusehighlevelvocabulary.
2. Identifyandevaluatemainandsupportingpointsinargumentativewriting.
3. Developandsupportathesis,usingaptorganizationalpatternsandtransitions.
4. Usecorrectconventions,includingMLAformattingandcitationstyle,inavarietyofcontexts.
5. Usetechnologytocommunicateideasandpublishwork,employingawiderangeofmedia,strategies,
andformats.

Sequence

Asaclass,readPlatos
TheApology
andoutlinetheargumentbehindSocratessfinalwordsfocusingonthe
elementsofclaim,evidence,andwarrant.ThenconsideryourownreactiontoSocratessideas.Whatbeliefs
aboutlifemightyoubewillingtotakeblamefor,nomattertheconsequence?

Throughsamplescenarios,considerdifferentresponsestoethicaldilemmasthroughsmallgroupfishbowl
discussionsandactivities,focusingagainonclaim,evidence,andwarrant.

Individually,writeanargumentinresponsetoanethicaldilemmaarticulating
why
youwouldrespondinthe
wayyoubelieveyouwouldbyprovidingclaim,evidence,andwarrant.

Asaclass,webrainstormdifferentbeliefswehold.Onyourown,determineonebelievethatyouthinkmost
impactsthewayyouchoosetoliveyourlife.

Writeyoursecondblogpost,thePersonalManifesto.

TakePlatos
Apology
VocabQuiz.

Step Three: Discovering identity in theatre and tragedy

Rationale

Likesomanyotherliterarytexts,dramaandperformancesconsiderunderlyingquestionsaboutthehuman
conditionandexperience.Tragedycanengenderfeelingsofpityandfearwithinusaswerecognizetheparallels
betweenusandthetragichero.LikeOedipus,themaincharacterofourplay,weeachencounterforcesthatare
seeminglybeyondourcontrol,allwhiletryingtostaytruetowhoweareandbecomewhowelongtobe.Inthis

Mrs.Allen
20152016

English12
Semester2

laststepoftheunit,wewillapplyourpersonallearningfromthepreviousstepstoanalyzeelementsoftragedy
andthemesofidentityin
OedipusRex
.

Objectives

Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto

1. Readwithdevelopingfluency,usingavarietyofstrategiestoconstructmeaning.
2. Identify,describe,andrecognizeavarietyofliterarymovementsandcriticallenses,usingthemto
analyzeliterature.
3. Usecorrectconventions,includingMLAformattingandcitationstyle,inavarietyofcontexts.
4. Usetechnologytocommunicateideasandpublishwork,employingawiderangeofmedia,strategies,
andformats.

Sequence

Asaclass,createaconceptmapdefiningtragedyandbrainstormexamplesoftragedy.

WatchandtakenotesontheAristotlelecturevideo.

Insmallgroups,createapresentationthatdefinesandillustratesyourassignedelementoftragedy.Include
thedefinition,examples,andrelevantimagesandquotes.

Asaclass,watchthe
OedipusRex
lecturevideo.

ReadandwatchSophocless
OedipusRex
,focusingclassdiscussionaroundAristotleselementsoftragedy
andthethemesofidentity.

Asweread,createacollaborativetimelineoutliningtheeventsof
OedipusRex
,identifyingelementsof
tragedyandthemesofidentity.WealsowriteTweetstosummarizeeachdaysreading,thenpostthemon
thetimeline.

Take
OedipusRex
VocabQuiz.

TakenotesusingtheJournalingForm,thenwriteaonepageElementsofTragedyAnalysisexplaininghow
OedipusRex
illustratesanelementoftragedy,includingatleastoneMLAcitation.

Personallyrespondtoathematicelementof
OedipusRex
throughyourfinalblogpost,orreflectonyour
ElementsofTragedyanalysisforyourfinalblogpost.

Mrs.Allen
20152016

English12
Semester2

Assessments

From
StepOne:

WeeblysitewithAboutMepage

From
StepTwo
:

Ethicaldilemmaargument
PersonalManifestoblogpost
Platos
Apology
VocabQuiz

From
StepThree
:

Oedipus
VocabQuiz
Journalingformon
OedipusRex
Elementsoftragedyanalysis
Finalblogpost

Standards
:Thisunit,youwillhavetheopportunitytoshowyourmasteryofthefollowingskillsandconcepts:

Reading:
1. Defineandaccuratelyusehighlevelvocabulary.
2. Readwithdevelopingfluency,usingavarietyofstrategiestoconstructmeaning.
4. Identifyandevaluatemainandsupportingpointsinargumentativewriting.
5. Identify,describe,andrecognizeavarietyofliterarymovementsandcriticallenses,usingthemtoanalyze
literature.

Writing:
1. Usecorrectconventions,includingquotationrulesandMLAstyle,inavarietyofcontexts.
4. Developandsupportathesis,usingaptorganizationalpatternsandtransitions.
6. Usetechnologytocommunicateideasandpublishwork,employingawiderangeofmedia,strategies,and
formats.