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Take out a piece of paper. Title the paper: Unit 1: “Life is Not Fair” Copy the Essential Questions for Unit 1. Your paper should look like this . Table Top Twitter. Next Step:
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Take out a piece of paper. Title the paper: Unit 1: “Life is Not Fair” Copy the Essential Questions for Unit 1 Your paper should look like this
Table Top Twitter Next Step: Place the Life is Not Fair title page in your binder. You will put all the materials related to the theme of unit 1 behind this title page. AG
On a piece of paper: Write the title of Unit 1 at the top of a separate sheet of paper.Unit 1: Life is Not Fair • Essential Questions: • How do we measure whether life is fair or not? • What control do we have over unfair circumstances? • How can we make life worthwhile even though it seems unfair? • How much of our fate is determined by luck?
Look at the four questions on your “Twitter Page” and replace #1, #2, and #4 with the following questions. #1. What is the meaning of fairness? What is considered fair or unfair? #2. What are some examples of fairness or unfairness in life? #3 is the only question that remains the same! #4. Have you seen examples of unfairness in stories or articles you have read?
1) What is the meaning of fairness? What is considered fair or unfair? “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers • Lemon Brown has lived a hard life but he values his memories. Many would say his life has been unfair but he thinks the meaning of fairness is remembering the good times and not focusing on the bad. Being grateful for your experiences is how he defines fairness.
2) What are some examples of fairness or unfairness? “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury Margot lives on Venus, where it rains all day, everyday, except for one amazing span of time every seven years. On a planet where Margot has little control over the circumstances, like weather, how does she react and adapt to her new world even though it is an example of unfairness? Other Examples of Unfairness: moving away, death, divorce, fights with friends, gossip, bullying, illness, siblings
3) How can we make life worthwhile even though it seems unfair? “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes In this poem a mother gives her son advice on life, hardship, and hope. Her encouraging words display the reality of her life, which “ain’t been no crystal stair”, but also instills in her sonthe determination to never give up.
4) What examples of unfairness have your read about in stories, articles or novels? In the article, TishaUnArmed, a 25 year-old woman without arms lives life to the fullest and doesn’t let her disability hold her back from accomplishing her dreams and goals. Her disability might be unfair but she overcomes it and lives life!
Life is not Fair in pictures…. “If life were fair, horses would ride half the time.”
Write clearly in your colored marker. These will be displayed. Table Top Twitter • Start your “tweet” by responding to one of the unit essential questions. Write for the entire 1 ½ minutes • When the music starts stop writing, get up and walk around the room finding a new desk and new tweet. • Sit at the desk and wait for the music to stop. Then start tweeting!!You will be communicating in your written words only.
How much of our fate is determined by luck? "Bronx Masquerade" by Devon Hope "I woke up this morning exhausted from hiding the me of me so I stand here confiding there's more to Devon than jump shot and rim. I'm more than tall and lengthy of limb. I dare you to peep behind these eyes, discover the poet in tough-guy disguise. Don't call me Jump Shot. My name is Surprise."
