1.   Write a definition of death. Bellringer:

2. Self Study: How do I feel about death & dying? Jackilyn Malone, RN, BSN Montgomery County ATC

3.   Cessation of heart & lung function or of whole brain function Death

4.   Fear  Sadness  Anger  Confusion  Desperation  Depression  Anxiety What emotions does the word “death” bring up?

5.   Kid on the news  Celebrity  Classmate  Best friend  Parent/sibling  Significant other  Self Different emotions for different people?

6.   How do I feel about death & dying?  Worksheet: read each statement. Place a check mark next to the ones that you agree or identify with.  We will repeat this after the unit is complete Self Study: Activity

7.   Arrange selves in a circle.  I will read a statement and you will go around the circle and finish the statement.  You may pass if you are uncomfortable sharing your thoughts. Round Table Conversation

8.   Take a 5 minute break for water and to stretch your legs Break

9.   How do people get through the grieving process?  A lot people use artistic expression as a way to work through their grief.  Art (paintings, photography)  Poetry, short stories  Music Grieving process

10.   Do Not Stand by My Grave & Weep  Mary Elizabeth Frye Grieving through poetry

11.  Grieving through Architecture

12.   Crown Palace  Built out of grief and love as a mausoleum for Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. Took 16 years to complete Taj Mahal

13.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZ5dld2qHs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjZ5dld2qHs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQB7QRyF4p 4  With & Without music—which draws more on your emotions?? Healing through Music

14.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0  Clapton wrote this about his four-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in the apartment where his mother was staying in New York City. Tears in Heaven

15.   In March 2004, Eric stopped playing this and "My Father's Eyes" in concert. While touring Japan in November and December 2003, he discovered he could no longer perform them. Said Clapton: "I didn't feel the loss anymore, which is so much a part of performing those songs. I really have to connect with he feelings that were there when I wrote them. They're kind of gone and I really don't want them to come back, particularly. My life is different now. They probably just need a rest and maybe I'll introduce them for a much more detached point of view." Tears in Heaven

16.   Choose a song that deals with death or coping with death  Copy & paste the lyrics to a document  Give background information about the song & artist.  Is there a social message in the song as a result of a particular political or musical period? (ie. War, eBola, etc)  Does the song you have chosen promote a better understanding of death?  Do you feel the song is a good means to help people cope with death.  See my example covering “Tears in Heaven” Assignment

17.   Tell me one thing from today’s lesson that you didn’t realize about yourself in relation to your feelings about death/dying. Exit Slip