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UNIT 4What is my responsibility towards

others?

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Highlights of this unit

Historical documents/background information The Great Depression The Holocaust

Major Texts Of Mice and Men Night

Assessments Narrative writing – Great Depression photos Deposition—legal investigate of George’s

innocence Graded discussion—Holocaust historical documents Research paper—Is the Holocaust unique?

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Essential Questions

Directions: Get out a blank sheet of paper. If you are the first person in the row, label your paper #1 and write down essential question #1. Person #2, write EQ #2 and so on.

After you have copied your question, respond to the question with 2 full minutes of writing. When time is up, pass your paper back. Then you will have 2 minutes to respond to your classmates’ answers and/or write your own opinion.

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Essential Questions

1. What is empathy? Why is it an important human characteristic?

2. What is the individual’s duty/responsibility towards others?

3. What can the struggles of others teach us about ourselves?

4. Is it ever right to do the wrong thing?5. Can hope and despair coexist?

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Challenge Tasks

Get out a sheet of paper and:1. Write your name.2. Draw an elephant.3. Read a paragraph.4. Write a 1 sentence summary of the

following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usteic_kwms

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Discuss

How did it feel to try to do these tasks? Why was it or wasn’t it frustrating to complete a

familiar task in a different way?

HW: ½ page journal: What is the value of recognizing different ability levels? How do different ability levels shape the way we interact with others?

The novel Of Mice and Men is Steinbeck’s examination of these questions by exploring a particular time period.

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