Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 2: Klara and the Sun: Heart, Hope and Humanity in the Age of AI / Lesson 28

Klara and the Sun: Heart, Hope and Humanity in the Age of AI

Lesson 28

ELA

Unit 2

12th Grade

Lesson 28 of 28

The unit's Socratic Seminar and Performance Task are the primary assessments in this unit. The following additional assessments also accompany Unit 2. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments Teacher Tool.

Warm Read Assessment

The Warm Read Assessment measures students' ability to apply the core reading standards and their knowledge from the unit to comprehend new, topically or thematically aligned texts. It includes multiple choice and an optional on-demand essay.

Vocabulary Assessment

The Vocabulary Assessment measures students' acquisition of text-based vocabulary words from the unit.

Lesson 27

Lesson Map

Analyze and discuss the benefits and dangers of Artificial Intelligence.

“The ChatGPT Revolution”

Standards

RI.11-12.2W.11-12.1.a

Analyze Mary Shelley's message about the quest for knowledge in Frankenstein.

“Excerpts from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Analyze why Frankenstein still matters today.

“Excerpts from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RL.11-12.4

Analyze the setting and narration of Klara and the Sun.

Klara and the Sun — Part One, pp. 3–11

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6

Analyze how Ishiguro uses point of view to convey ideas about human emotions.

Klara and the Sun — Part One, pp. 11–28

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.6

Analyze how Ishiguro illustrates similarities between humans and AI.

Klara and the Sun — Part One, pp. 28–45

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6

Analyze how Ishiguro foreshadows the novel's conflicts.

Klara and the Sun — Part Two, pp. 49–64

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Analyze how the "interaction meeting" (p. 65) highlights important human traits.

Klara and the Sun — Part Two, pp. 64–85

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

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Generate questions about AI and human loneliness.

“Could AI help cure 'downward spiral' of human loneliness?”

Standards

RI.11-12.2SL.11-12.1.cW.11-12.7

Analyze how Ishiguro uses characterization to reveal the complexities of Josie's mother.

Klara and the Sun — Part Two, pp. 85–109

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Analyze how Ishiguro uses symbolism and conflict to develop themes in the novel.

Klara and the Sun — Part Three, pp. 113–135

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3

Analyze Miss Helen's character and her perspectives about the novel's setting.

Klara and the Sun — Part Three, pp. 135–154

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Make connections between Klara and the Sun and an informational text about educational disparities.

“How COVID taught America about inequity in education”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.7SL.11-12.1.cW.11-12.7

Summarize a credible source connected to a self-generated question.

Standards

RI.11-12.2W.11-12.2.aW.11-12.2.bW.11-12.2.eW.11-12.2.fW.11-12.7

Analyze how Ishiguro develops themes about human relationships and faith.

Klara and the Sun — Part Three, pp. 154–177

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3W.11-12.7

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Socratic Seminar

Engage in a Socratic seminar about Parts 1–3 of Klara and the Sun by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.

Klara and the Sun — Parts 1–3

Standards

SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.1.dSL.11-12.4

Analyze how Ishiguro develops conflicts about identity and love.

Klara and the Sun — Part Four, pp. 181–211

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6W.11-12.7

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Make connections between Klara and the Sun and a podcast episode about mortality.

“If By Chance We Meet Again”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.7SL.11-12.1.cW.11-12.7

Analyze how Ishiguro develops themes about identity, hope, and love.

Klara and the Sun — Part Four, pp. 211–231

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

progress
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Analyze how Ishiguro further develops ideas about the benefits and costs of technological progress.

Klara and the Sun — Part Four, pp. 231–259

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3

progress
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Analyze symbolism, structure, and theme in Craig Santos Perez's environmentalist poems.

“(First Trimester)”
“From 'understory'”

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5

Analyze the climax of Klara and the Sun for ideas about love, faith, and grief.

Klara and the Sun — Part Five, pp. 263–281

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6

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Analyze the mood of the ending of Klara and the Sun.

Klara and the Sun — Part Six, pp. 285–303

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4SL.11-12.1.cW.11-12.7

Perform research about a self-generated question relevant to the Unit's Texts.

Standards

W.11-12.7W.11-12.8

Perform research about a self-generated question relevant to the Unit's Texts.

Standards

Perform research about a self-generated question relevant to the Unit's Texts.

Standards

Identify patterns across sources and outline the research essay.

Standards

W.11-12.2W.11-12.2.aW.11-12.2.bW.11-12.2.fW.11-12.5W.11-12.7

Draft the research essay.

Standards

W.11-12.2W.11-12.2.aW.11-12.2.bW.11-12.2.cW.11-12.2.eW.11-12.2.fW.11-12.7

Provide peer feedback on the research essay.

Standards

W.11-12.2W.11-12.2.aW.11-12.2.bW.11-12.2.cW.11-12.2.eW.11-12.2.fW.11-12.5W.11-12.7

2 days

If additional assessment is needed, use the Warm Read and/or Vocabulary Assessments to gauge student understanding of unit content and skills.

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