English 10 · Week 2 · World Voices and the Hero's Journey
Voices from Around the World
Analyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Students will
- Students analyze a cultural experience reflected in a work of world literature.
- SEL skill
- Ask a curious question about a practice before judging it
- What it looks like
- Students approach unfamiliar cultures with curiosity rather than judgment.
- Content focus
- Cultural experience in world literature
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and feeling with them, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.6: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 6
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.7 Evaluating language choices
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
- Popular books named: Things Fall Apart
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 1: Destiny
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 2: Outsiders and Outcasts
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More social awareness activities for English 10
- Reading Between Cultures Social awarenessInferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awarenessAnalyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awarenessRetelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
- Counterarguments with Respect Social awarenessSteelmanning the other side in a global debate.
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