Today we begin our new unit: The Value of Life.
Before we read what others say about the value of life, take a few minutes to respond to the following questions:
1) What does being alive mean to you?
2) How do you assign value to life?
3) What makes life challenging?
4) What makes life worth living?
5) Describe a few examples that help show your thinking about how people should value life?
Pearl Jam - Alive
* Eddie Vedder writes about the day his mother told him that his real father had died and that the man he thought was his father - was not. The lyrics below indicate.... Vedder shows that...The question he is asking pertains to....
"Is something wrong, she said
Well of course there is
You're still alive, she said
Oh, and do I deserve to be
Is that the question
And if so...if so...who answers...who answers...
I, oh, I'm still alive..."
Brittany Maynard - Death With Dignity
* Video Clip -
1) Do you agree or disagree with this sort of decision?
2) Write your initial reaction to the clip. Support your viewpoint with evidence.
3) Write three questions that will allow for authentic discussion
Homework - Due Weds.
*Bring in a song/poem about life/death
*Have some annotations and a
paragraph that explains your reason and selection
You can quote specific lines
or include your own background about the artist or band.
*Steve Jobs Speech - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
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