English 12 · Week 22 · Modern Worlds and Real World Writing
Surveillance and Privacy
Privacy in the digital age across multiple sources.
- Students will
- Students integrate information from multiple sources in different formats to evaluate an issue of privacy.
- SEL skill
- Weigh benefits and risks across sources before deciding
- What it looks like
- Students practice prudence by weighing benefits and risks before deciding.
- Content focus
- Surveillance and privacy across sources
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing what to do by weighing ethics, safety, and the likely consequences for yourself and others. More responsible decision-making 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
- RI.11-12.7: Reading: Informational Text, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 7
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any nonfiction
- Popular books named: 1984
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 3: An Exchange of Ideas
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 2: Reflecting on Society
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 3: Big Brother and the Authoritarian Surveillance State (1984)
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 4: Brave New World
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 12: The Daily Me
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 14: Fake News and Bias in Reporting
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 15: Is Boredom Good for You?
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 12
- Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-makingAmbition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
- Satire and Social Change Responsible decision-makingA Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
- Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-makingCreators' responsibility, from science to AI.
- Ethics of Technology Responsible decision-makingArguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.
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