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SEL activities for HMH Collections Grade 12

18 RoseThread Connect activities matched to the chapters of HMH Collections Grade 12 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Each one teaches the chapter's content and builds one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill in about 20 minutes.

We look only at each book's table of contents (chapter titles and topics) to suggest activities that fit the flow of your course. We don't use or reproduce any textbook content, and your edition's chapter order may differ slightly. RoseThread Connect is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these publishers.

Collection 1: Chasing Success

• Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-making · English 12Ambition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
• The Interview Relationship skills · English 12Mock job and college interviews.
• Resumes That Tell a Story Self-awareness · English 12Turning experiences into a resume that reflects strengths.

Collection 2: Gender Roles

• Identity and Belonging Self-awareness · English 12Characters caught between cultures.
• Spoken Word Self-awareness · English 12Writing and performing spoken word about identity.

Collection 3: Voices of Protest

• Satire and Social Change Responsible decision-making · English 12A Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
• Civic Voice Social awareness · English 12Writing to influence a local or state decision.
• Spoken Word Self-awareness · English 12Writing and performing spoken word about identity.
• Dystopia and Freedom Responsible decision-making · English 121984 or Brave New World and the cost of comfort.
• Postcolonial Voices Social awareness · English 12Things Fall Apart and stories told from the other side of empire.
• Ethics of Technology Responsible decision-making · English 12Arguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.

Collection 4: Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace

• Guilt and Conscience Self-awareness · English 12How guilt shapes characters and how we handle our own mistakes.
• Seminar on Power Relationship skills · English 12Socratic seminar on power and responsibility.
• Postcolonial Voices Social awareness · English 12Things Fall Apart and stories told from the other side of empire.
• Senior Project: Collaborate Relationship skills · English 12Team roles and resolving conflict on long projects.

Collection 5: Taking Risks

• Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-making · English 12Ambition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
• Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-making · English 12Creators' responsibility, from science to AI.
• Epic Heroes and Everyday Courage Self-awareness · English 12Epic heroes and the courage of ordinary life.
• The Modern Hero Self-awareness · English 12Antiheroes and complicated heroes in modern literature.
• Senior Project: Plan Self-management · English 12Planning a senior project that serves others.

Collection 6: Finding Ourselves in Nature

• Poetry and Grief Social awareness · English 12Elegies and supporting others in grief.
• Spoken Word Self-awareness · English 12Writing and performing spoken word about identity.

RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.