Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Students will work with conflict and theme as they engage with Maupassant's "The Necklace." Students will start by charting a video to look at how the different types of conflict are present. They then participate in a debate that encompasses the central theme of the story. After the debate, they will... Read more »
Created by: K20 Center
Date Updated: October 4th, 2024
Engaging with "The Necklace"
This lesson is based on the short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton. Students will summarize the story and analyze each character's personality and internal conflict. Students will also identify the external conflict through the plot and setting. The author does not provide an ending... Read more »
Created by: Susan McHale
Date Updated: September 11th, 2024
Internal & External Conflict
In this lesson, students explore the idea of superstitions and ghost stories and how they affect people and their emotions and behaviors. Students read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving and examine how the two main characters react to and are affected by the legend of the headless... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: September 12th, 2024
Characters' Differing Perspectives
Students will engage in a discussion about what it means to be human before trying to determine, much like the Turing Test, which images were created by artificial intelligence and which were created by humans. Students will read a passage from Frankenstein, analyzing the piece for how the author portrayed... Read more »
Created by: Brandy Hackett
Date Updated: August 9th, 2024
Thematic Links Between AI and Frankenstein
In this lesson, students will explore the protected rights all students have on school grounds based on the precedent set by 1969 Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines. Students will analyze how this court case helped to clarify and extend students' First Amendment freedoms, then they will reflect... Read more »
Created by: Mariana DeLoera
Date Updated: June 22nd, 2023
What are Your Rights as a Student?
This introductory philosophy lesson begins by introducing students to existentialism through artwork. Once they have a basic understanding of philosophical inquiry, which explores the issue of human existence, students will delve further into the key themes: Philosophy as a Way of Life, Anxiety and... Read more »
Created by: Margaret Salesky
Date Updated: May 6th, 2024
Existentialism