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Your Name: ________________________________ British Literature, Fall 2012Teacher Name: _____________________________ Unit 1Class Period: _______________________________ 29 August 2012Date (D/M/Y) _______________________________

Topic: Socratic Seminar – The Human Condition

Objective: After this class you will be able to: verbally contribute to answering the essential question “What does it mean to be human?” using evidence from clips and passages provided (11.7.1)_________________________________________________________________________________EXPECTATIONS ON YOUR DESK1. Place proper materials on your desk 1. Your English binder2. Fill in MLA heading 2. Two sharpened writing utensils3. Sit at SLANT 3. This Packet4. Silently and immediately begin the “Do Now”_________________________________________________________________________________

Do NowDirection: Consider the following riddle:

“What animal walks on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?” –The Sphinx, Oedipus Rex

Best Answer: ________________________________________________________________________(if you know you are right, please keep the answer to yourself until prompted)

I Do Directions: Today we will be investigating what it means to be human, what philosophers, theologians, anthropologists, and other scholars call “The Human Condition” though a Socratic Seminar. We have a few procedures to review first:

Suggested Sentence Starters:-I agree but would add… (I’d like to piggyback on that, by adding…)-I respectfully disagree because (slap)…-I want to know….(clarifying questions)-I think the (clip, passage, text, author) is trying to say….(interpreting the text)-Bonus: connecting The Iliad to discussion meaningfully

Remember you do not need to raise your hand but should only speak one at a time. You will be graded on the takeaways you write in your exit ticket at the end of class and in order to get full points for that you must have actively participated at least twice in the seminar.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB3oEHzakOw

“That’s the thing about humans, when things are at their worst, we’re at our best”“We’re imperfect creatures living in a beautifully imperfect world”“It’s amazing humans have made it this far”“When one of us messes up, someone else comes along to help out”

Are these statements made in the commercial about humans true for everyone, everywhere?What are the common characteristics of humans (beyond physical ones) that you’d say apply to us all?

What message about humanity do the following images contain?Sentence Starters:Humans want… Humans are.... Humans need… Humans tend to… Humans cannot help but…

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The following images are photojournalism from human rights incidents in history:

Tiananmen Square 1989

“Migrant Mother” -Dorthea Lange, photographer, 1936 Free Syrian Army Fighter, 2012

What are human rights?Under what conditions do one’s human rights get violated? Examples? How do other humans react?

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Switching gears, how does this clip shed light on what it means to be human in the story of The Iliad? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e0BLcd_WsE

How about this clip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2tFW-Oiyf0Exit Ticket

Homework

Get planner signed. Get rested for your Writing Pre-Test (interim) tomorrow. Remember that we will have a quiz over The Iliad this Friday!

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