Lesson One - Parent-Child Relationships

Introduction

Lesson One - Parent-Child Relationships
Duration - 3 blocks (3 x 80 min + homework)

"Children need models rather than critics." - Joseph Joubert

Much literature suggests that situations and events offer a variety of experiences and outcomes - provided we are willing to embrace them. In this unit, through the study of various pieces of text, we are going to consider the question, "What is your opinion of the idea that our identity is shaped by difficult experiences?"

Resources

Example
Out, Out!

Website
Photos for Class

Poetry
Poems
Cat's in the Cradle

VIDEO

Lesson

Read the poems "Warren Pryor", "Departure" and "Because You Waited" in the POEMS document.

Study the lyrics to "Cat's in the Cradle" and view the Harry Chapin video.

Consider what each of these poems says about the parent / child relationship.

Assignment 1

(30 marks - one day)

Open a new Word document. Label it E302U2L1surname 
In this document, complete the assignment outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox Folder for U2L1 poem paragraph

Choose ONE of the poems OR the song lyrics.
Write a detailed paragraph of at least eight sentences, that answers the question, "What idea does the poem suggest about the relationship between parents and their children?"

Write a detailed paragraph, set up in the following manner: (NEXT)

• New idea - answer the question and provide a statement of theme (thesis) for the paragraph
• Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
• eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
• Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
• eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
• Evidence - provide evidence in the form of a strong quotation or paraphrase from the story to support your statement
• eXplanation - explain how the detail you have chosen proves your thesis to be true
• The Conclusion - provide a conclusion that sums up this paragraph 

Your paragraph, then, will follow the "principle of thirds" - you create a statement, and then provide three pieces of evidence to support it, evidence for which you provide explanations.

Follow this method when you are writing the body paragraphs of an essay - at least three paragraphs with a topic statement presenting a new idea that will develop the thesis, followed by three sets of evidence and explanations.

Assignment 2

(100 marks - two days)
Open a new Word or PowerPoint document. Label it E302U2L12surname 
In this document, complete the two parts of the assignment outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox Folder for U2L1 photo essay.

Click on "Out, Out" to view the example.

Your task is to create a similar photo essay, based one of the poems in this lesson - "Warren Pryor" OR "Departure" OR "Because You Waited" OR "Cat's in the Cradle". Your photo essay will serve as a summary of the main theme or the plot of your chosen poem.

You are limited to FIVE photos, and TEN lines of TEXT.

When looking for photos, be consistent in your photo choices - do not use gifs.

Once you have created your photo essay, you will write a paragraph of at least ten sentences, in a Word document, explaining the choices you made. Save the Word document as label it E302U2L12surname

• Why did you choose the photos and text that you did?
• What were you attempting to achieve through the use of font style, size, and colour?
• Why did you make the changes to the photos that you did?
• What does your photo essay say about the unit theme - "our identity is shaped by difficult experiences?"

Conclusion

Our identity - shaped by a variety of experiences - begins its formation at a very early age.