1. Humanity and Claims Period 4
English 9
Humanity and Claims
Period 4

2. Do Now:
Find the desk with your name on it
Materials/set-up notebooks
Essential Question/Focus

3. Making claims about humanity
What impacted people to act or not?
Why do some walk by?
Why do some people stop?

4. Do Now:
Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “WANT”

5. Video 2: Vandalism What impacted people to act or not?
Why do some walk by?
Why do some people stop?

6. Do Now:
“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching”~ John Wooden
Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? Explain.
How does this apply/relate to the videos we watched?
How does this apply/relate to your own life?

7. Homework: Go onto my website and complete a student survey- due Monday
Your student survey MUST be submitted via - due Monday
Print lyrics of a song you like- Friday

8. Claim: the point you will argue
Claims MUST be:
Interesting (not obvious)
Specific (pick a stance- no wishy washy argument)
ONE complete sentence
Strong word choice
Create a claim about human behavior based on either video we watched.

9. Do Now:
Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “LIKE”
Complete a vocab wheel

10. Reminder . . . Turn in printed song lyrics to Mrs. Crowe
Complete your student survey and submit via by the end of the day Monday

11. Media and Human Behavior
Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

12. Media: Video 2
Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

13. Media: Video 3
Brainstorm what you saw in the video . . .

14. Exit Ticket Put your name on the top of your card
Create a claim about humanity and how people are portrayed in media

15. Create a claim about human values based on how media portrays people.

16. Homework: Due TOMORROW
Print out lyrics from a song

17. Do Now:
Brainstorm SYNONYMS for the verb “FEEL”
Complete a vocab wheel

19. Choose 2-3 photos that stand out to you.​
Describe it. Do you know what scene its showing? ​
What do you notice about the people’s faces? Do they look happy, sad, confused, etc.?​
What part of the image stands out the most?​
Do you know what the historical context is? Can you guess?​
What do you think the photographer was thinking when he or she took the photo? How do you think the photographer wanted you to feel in response to the photo? Why?​
What observation about human nature is being made?

20. Do Now: Put your name on the card
Select & record 1 claim about humans and their behavior as it relates to an image or the lyrics you viewed yesterday

21. Claim Sort Partner up with someone- your choice
Discuss the claim statement and sort them from best to worst (each person will have his/her own sort to complete)
Once you have decided on your rankings, glue into your composition books (don’t forget to label table of contents)
In the margins, give reasons for your rankings