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Unit 3 Essential Question: How does prejudice influence our ideas of justice and mercy?
My Personal Initial Response: Prejudice affects how we see justice and mercy by making our judgments unfair. When people have biases, they may treat some groups more harshly while giving others special treatment. Stereotypes about race, gender, or class can lead to unfair punishments or undeserved forgiveness, making justice unequal. Mercy can also be given unfairly, based on personal opinions rather than real need or fairness. Because of this, prejudice weakens true justice and mercy by replacing fairness with favoritism.
The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare follows Antonio, who borrows money from Shylock for his friend Bassanio. When Antonio can't repay, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. In court, Portia, disguised as a lawyer, saves Antonio by arguing that Shylock can take flesh but not spill blood. Shylock loses the case and is forced to convert to Christianity, highlighting themes of justice, mercy, and prejudice.
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Literary Analysis Essay: Explore how Shakespeare portrays privilege and prejudice through the themes of mercy and justice in TMOC
Informal Letter (1): Write a letter to a friend talking about your experience when reading, learning, and analyzing TMOC.
Informal Letter (2): Write a first-person letter as a character from TMOC, addressing another character while expressing deep emotions and sharing past or upcoming events while using Shakespearean language.
Mini presentations on topics in TMOC, sharing paraphrased information, exploring themes
Annotations on TMOC: paraphrasing, symbolism, metaphors, personification, allusions
Grammar, essay-writing, annotating, discussing, group-work, paraphrasing
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