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 * __ Unit One: The Search for Meaning __**

__**Essential Questions:**__
 * How and why does one search for meaning in life?
 * What are the qualities of a noble and meaningful life?
 * What is the role of literacy and literature in creating citizens with meaningful lives?
 * How has literature helped you better understand yourself and the world around you?
 * How are you the person you are because of your cumulative reading experiences?

Assignments for this unit will be drawn from the following resources:

//Man’s Search for Meaning// Victor Frankl //Siddhartha// Herman Hesse //Waking Life// Richard Linklater "The Allegory of the Cave” Plato Selected short stories & poetry from The Norton Introduction to Literature











Plato's "Allegory" Animated

__**Unit Goals**__: We will use this first unit to focus on various styles of writing. You will write an analytical paper as well as a number of personal narratives and some creative pieces. We will do some introductory work on Socratic Seminars but our main focus will be on writing about the major texts in addition to beginning our Inquiry Project.

__**Formative Assessments**__: Mini- Seminars Crirical analyses on reading Close reading and reading comprehension quizzes Inquiry Project drafts Writing folders/Essay reflections

__**Summative Assessments**__: Analytical Paper Personal Narrative Paper Inquiry Project







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