Part I

• Central idea and theme - Common Lit Short Stories

  • Most Dangerous Game - 

  • “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams - a possible example of how power can be used for good (Doctor/patient, parent/child) on common lit

    • Alternate: “One of These Days” by Gabriel García Márquez on Common Lit - shifting power 

  • Compare and contrast themes in the stories?<-- Use this venn diagram

Part II

• Rhetorical Appeals and CER

  • Oprah’s #METOO speech

  • Elie Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference" Speech

  • Complete chart: Rhetorical Analysis

Part III

• Synthesis Essay 

  •  Read, gather evidence for essay

    • Stanford Prison Experiment

    • Prometheus and Pandora

    • Does Power Make You Corrupt?

Some other reading ideas 

• Books:

  • A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

  • A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

  • Maze Runner

  • Ender’s Game

  • The 57 Bus

  • The Hate You Give