Curriculum / ELA / 12th Grade / Unit 2: Klara and the Sun: Heart, Hope and Humanity in the Age of AI / Lesson 6

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

Lesson 6

ELA

Unit 2

12th Grade

Lesson 6 of 27

Lesson Overview

Objective

Analyze how Ishiguro illustrates similarities between humans and AI.

Readings and Materials

Book: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro — Part One, pp. 28–45

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Analyze and discuss the benefits and dangers of Artificial Intelligence.

Materials

“The ChatGPT Revolution”

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

“Excerpts from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”

Standards

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

Lesson

Analyze why Frankenstein still matters today.

Materials

“Excerpts from Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus”

Standards

RI.11-12.2RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Analyze the setting and narration of Klara and the Sun.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze how Ishiguro illustrates similarities between humans and AI.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

Analyze how Ishiguro foreshadows the novel's conflicts.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

Generate questions about AI and human loneliness.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

“How COVID taught America about inequity in education”

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Lesson

Analyze how Ishiguro develops themes about human relationships and faith.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

Assessment

Socratic Seminar

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

Materials

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

Lesson

Analyze how Ishiguro develops conflicts about identity and love.

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

“If By Chance We Meet Again”

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

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

Materials

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

Standards

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

Lesson

Overview

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

Standards

W.11-12.7W.11-12.8

Day 1

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

Standards

Day 2

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

Standards

Lesson

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

Lesson

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

Lesson

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

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