"Human condition is much larger than just human nature. It includes the characteristics natural to all humans, but also looks at the events that all humans go through and the moral conflicts that they face. It looks at what we do with our natural characteristics and how we use them to shape the world around us" (Theodore T).
Understanding the human condition and how it shaped others and ourselves creates a broad avenue of empathy and ability to create change. Literature shares the stories of the human condition through individual and whole group experiences. These glimpses into plights and successes of others broaden our vantage point and help us question and challenge the circumstances of some of the external influencers of the human condition. Let's explore the stories of the human condition as an avenue of knowledge and possibly change.
OUTCOME: create a short argument to convince listeners about the importance of the human condition and how your selected book is a good example of the human condition.
In this studio we will work to develop competencies in literacy, which is the comprehension of written, spoken, and watched mediums of communication. We will also develop writing and communicating skills.
Use the competency guide to direct your learning.
ELA 1 - Critical Reading
ELA 2 - Writing Effectively
ELA 3 - Collaborative Discussion
This section starts off with a fun launch activity and then moves into the understanding of bias and stereotypes. Assignment #1 and #2.
Focusing on critical reading, while further exploring the human condition, by reading short experts from stories that highlight the strength and inequities of humanity. You will complete assignment #3 and #4, as well as performance task #1.
Performance task #2 and #3. This milestone is the collaborative discussion. Taking a look at all of the videos and readings you have done so far in this studio, you will hold a discussion with a peer about what you have learned about the human condition.
Here you will complete assignment #5, #6, and #7, along with performance task #4 and #5. These activities focus around developing your argument paper in which you will argue which of the books you have read is the best representation of a story that shares about the human condition. The point is to argue your case and why the book is the best example of the human condition. You will have to read more of the book you have selected to prove your point so be sure to select a book you will enjoy.