Altruism and Interconnectedness in Short Texts

Introduction

Synthesize ideas from excerpts from Justice and SuperFreakonomics to formulate an argument about altruism.

SuperFreakonomics pp. 139–141
Justice

Standards

LO 1.1ALO 1.4BRL.9-10.1

Determine the audience's needs, values, and beliefs in John Lewis’s farewell essay and examine the rhetorical strategies that compel his audience to action.

“Together, You...”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Identify and analyze the rhetorical situation and key diction choices in “A Call for Unity.” Craft an argument about the extent to which the public statement is ethical.

“A Call for Unity”

Standards

LO 1.2BLO 2.3ARI.9-10.6W.9-10.2.a

Analyze how King’s rhetorical strategies address his audience’s needs, values, and beliefs.

“Letter from...”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Socratic Seminar

Analyze how King achieves his authorial purpose by identifying and interpreting his rhetorical strategies.

“Letter from...”

Standards

LO 1.2BRI.9-10.6

Assessment

Free Response Question

Analyzes the rhetorical choices that Lewis or King makes to convey his message about the importance of unifying in response to injustice.

“Together, You...”
“Letter from...”

Standards

LO 2.2BLO 2.3ALO 2.3CLO 2.3DRI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.6W.9-10.2

Analyze Sammy’s characterization and narrative perspective to unpack central ideas in “A&P.”

“A&P”

Standards

LO 1.3BRL.9-10.3

Analyze the speaker’s perspective and poetic form to convey central ideas about interconnectedness in “The World is Too Much with Us.”

“The World is...”

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.3

Analyze how the author uses the juxtaposition between "The Pledge of Allegiance" and the Thanksgiving address to convey central ideas about gratitude and interconnectedness in the excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass.

“Epiphany in the Beans”

Standards

LO 1.3ARL.9-10.3

Assessment

Socratic Seminar

Formulate and share unique arguments about meaning across Unit 1 texts. Support arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence in a summative Socratic Seminar.