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Take out a piece of paper. Title the paper: Unit 1: “Life is Not Fair” Copy the Essential Questions for Unit 1. Your paper should look like this . Fairy Tale Breakdown.
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Take out a piece of paper. Title the paper: Unit 1: “Life is Not Fair” Copy the Essential Questions for Unit 1 Your paper should look like this
Fairy Tale Breakdown • Choose a fairy tale story to read with your group. Skim through the Disney book with your group members, focusing on the sequence of events. • Take the Jenga plot pieces and place them in the correct order on the plot diagram.
Table Top Twitter Warm-up: Write a paragraph reflecting on the following questions: What is considered fair, or unfair? What are some examples of fairness or unfairness in life? In stories or articles you have read? AG
On a piece of paper: Write the title of Unit 1 at the top of a separate sheet of paper.Unit 1: Life is Not Fair • Essential Questions: • How do we measure whether life is fair or not? • What control do we have over our circumstances? • How can we make life worthwhile even though it seems unfair? • How much of our fate is determined by luck?
Reflect on the following questions….write 2 to 3 sentences of each question. • What is the meaning of fairness? What is considered fair or unfair? • What are some examples of fairness or unfairness in life? • Have you seen examples of fairness in stories or articles you have read? GT
How do we measure whether life is fair or not? “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers • Lemon Brown values his memories, and while his life has taken a difficult turn, he measures his success by remembering the good times and not focusing on the bad.
What control do we have over our circumstances? “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury Margot lives on Venus, where it rains all day, everyday, except for one amazing span of time every seven years. On a planet where Margot has little control over the circumstances, like weather, how does she react and adapt to her new world ?
How can we make life worthwhile even though it seems unfair? “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes In this poem a mother gives her son advice on life, hardship, and hope. Her encouraging words display the reality of her life, which “ain’t been no crystal stair”, but also instills in him the determination to never give up.
How much of our fate is determined by luck? In the article, “TishaUnArmed” a 25 year-old woman without arms lives life to the fullest and doesn’t let her disability hold her back from accomplishing her dreams and goals. Fate might have “handed” her some obstacles but it takes more than luck to overcome them.
Life is not Fair in pictures…. “If life were fair, horses would ride half the time.”
Write clearly in your colored marker. These will be displayed. Table Top Twitter • Start your “tweet” by responding to one of the unit essential questions. Write for the entire 1 ½ minutes and when I say stop, pass your tweet to the right. You will be communicating in your written words only. Respond to the questions or your classmates’ tweets by incorporating evidence from… • Your own life and experiences • the world around you • literary works you have read before—look at the board for inspiration
How much of our fate is determined by luck? "Bronx Masquerade" by Devon Hope "I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me so I stand here confiding there's more to Devon than jump shot and rim. I'm more than tall and lengthy of limb. I dare you to peep behind these eyes, discover the poet in tough-guy disguise. Don't call me Jump Shot. My name is Surprise."
