1. ITW: “To Build a Fire” 11Honors

2. SWBAT identify characteristics of resilient people DO NOW: Pop Quiz Chapters 1-4 HW Reminder: Read Stephen King piece tonight and write a journal entry

3. Materials Needed Copy of “To Build a Fire” Highlighter

4. Nature vs. Nurture It is important to emphasize that traits at any given time are a tendency and that people may choose various courses of action at any point in their life.

5. Definition 1."Nature versus nurture" is a psychology term related to whether heredity or the environment most impacts human psychological development (behavior, habits, intelligence, personality, sexuality, aggressive tendencies, and so on).

6. What are characteristics of a resilient person?

7. “To Build a Fire” You are going to be assigned a chunk to review. I want you to underline and identify traits that shows that the protagonist is resilient.

8. SHARE As we share, underline and highlight from the other groups

9. Essential Question How does this relate to our essential questions? ❏ What is the relationship between nature and American identity? ❏ What is the relationship between self and society? ❏ What is success? ❏ To what extent is community essential to happiness? ❏ Is knowledge dangerous? ❏ How do we construct identity through our actions, interests, values and beliefs?

10. Closure Choose one and write one journal entry for “To Build a Fire” Please note we will have a total of 2 entries for this reading.