1. Umbrella Topic: Obedience and Conformity
English B1A
Umbrella Topic: Obedience and Conformity

2. Obedience and Conformity
Get into groups of 3 or 4 and answer the following questions on a single sheet of paper with all group members’ names.
What is obedience? Give it a definition and a connotation. What images come to mind when you hear the word? Is it a positive or negative attribute? Why? Think of at least two examples of this word.
What is conformity? Give it a definition and a connotation. What images come to mind when you hear the word? Is it positive or negative? Why? Think of at least two examples of this word.
Be prepared to share your group’s answers with the class.

3. Food for thought
“If a man can only obey and not disobey, he is a slave; if a man can only disobey and not obey, he is a rebel (not a revolutionary)”
Erich Fromm
What does this quote mean to you? In your groups, paraphrase this passage. Then, decide if you agree or disagree with this quote and explain why in a brief paragraph.