Part One: - Humanities @ The Link



Name:Date:Email:Phone Number:Part One:Welcome to the first unit in English 11. You need to complete this unit before you can be fully registered in this course. Please do not be shy to get in touch with me if you need any help though! I would be happy to help you with any area you are struggling with or if you just need some help navigating the system. Sometimes a bit of an upfront chat can make the whole process much clearer and I am always happy to have the opportunity to connect. I know that when I have taken online courses in the past (and there have been many), it has helped me to feel like there is a human at the other end - not just a computer! Here is how to find me:Email: rsteele@sd61.bc.caPhone: 250-360-4334I am also available for appointments. Please just call the office at 250-360-4300 (ex. 2) and ask to set an appointment to meet with me. A couple of other quick notes before we begin:Scroll to the end of this document and review the rubric that will be used to assess your work in this unit. It is always good to understand the expectations before you start.If you have not already done so, get your registration package into the office ASAP. If they have not received it by the time you have finished this unit, you will not be able to proceed. To make sure you are able to keep moving forward, please submit it now.And now let’s get started! Part Two:Throughout this unit we will explore the topic of happiness. Before we begin, answer the following questions (yes, in complete sentences - always in complete sentences!) to help get you thinking about this topic.What does it mean to be happy? Response:How does one become happy? Response:What are some big life goals that you have that you believe will lead to you having a happy life?Response:Is happiness different from person to person or are there commonalities that connect happy people?Response:Do you think males and females are made happy by the same things?Response:Dr. Robert Waldinger is a Harvard researcher who works on a study that has tracked the lives of two groups of men for over 75 years, trying to discover what makes a happy and satisfying life. -1904990Click here to watch Dr. Waldinger’s TED Talk, and be ready for some insights into what makes a happy life!According to Dr. Waldinger, what are the three things essential to a happy life?Response:Reflect on these three things. Were you surprised? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.Response:As Dr. Waldinger explains, this is one of the longest running studies of its type. Why do you think the original creators of the study chose to study only men? What does this possibly tell you about the time the study began?Response:Do you think the results would be relatively the same or would they be significantly different if women were also part of the initial study group? Explain.Response:Based upon the findings of the study, what are three concrete things people can do to create happy lives? Be specific.Response:Part Three:How would you define a habit?Response:What are some strategies you have found effective to instil good habits? Perhaps you wanted to start exercising - what are some of the specific things you were able to do that helped you to start and keep exercising? Be specific.Response:What are some strategies you have found effective to break bad habits? Maybe you wanted to give up junk food. What helped you be successful in this endeavour? Again, please be specific.Response:Do you think it is easier to instil a good habit or to break a bad habit? Explain.Response:Click here to read “The Simple Secrets to Happiness,” by Aaron Hutchins.An expert on human behaviour, BJ Fogg thinks “the best way to automate a new habit is to set the bar incredibly low.” Why is this? (Remember if you pull this tidbit of information out in the middle of negotiating with your parents about cleaning your room, you must also give them the context!)Response:According to this article, what is the connection between habits and happiness? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.Response:Hutchins says of novelty-seekers: “...the same breakfast day after day is anathema.” Define “anathema.”Response:Explain the three components of habit using an example from your own life.Response:What is meant by: “emotions create habits”?Response:Are you an upholder, a questioner, an obliger, or a rebel… or is there another classification that Rubin does not identify that you feel better describes your tendencies when it comes to adopting behaviours? Explain with specific examples.Response:Set a goal for creating a habit in your life. It might be a habit that will help you to be successful in this course, or something outside of school altogether. What will you do to form this habit and make it stick? How long do you think it will take? How will you know when it has stuck?Response:Part Four:We have looked at a couple of theories behind what makes people happy. How, at the end of your days, will you know you have lived a happy life?Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His famous essay “What I Have Lived For” was included as the prologue of his autobiography.WHAT I HAVE LIVED FOR Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair. I have sought love, first, because it brings ecstasy -- ecstasy so great that I would often have sacrificed all the rest of life for a few hours of this joy. I have sought it, next, because it relieves loneliness -- that terrible loneliness in which one shivering consciousness looks over the rim of the world into the cold unfathomable lifeless abyss. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have seen, in a mystic miniature, the prefiguring vision of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what -- at last -- I have found. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the stars shine. And I have tried to apprehend the Pythagorean power by which number holds sway above the flux. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved. Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a hated burden to their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer. This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.Date: 1956SourceDespite its eloquent language, you will likely recognize the simplified five-paragraph essay structure. There is a clear introduction and conclusion. Each of the body paragraphs addresses a different passion. Your task is to imagine you are old and looking back upon a happy life. What were the three things that you lived for? What was it that made you happy? While you might choose to mirror Russell’s formal tone, you certainly are not required to. The tone you use will depend upon the effect you wish to have. You have the freedom to have fun with this (I once had a student very successfully proclaim the joy she gained from high-end bubble bath, a quality toothbrush and lash-extending mascara). I do, however, want your response to be a five-paragraph essay.Response:Part Five:Look back to your initial definition of happiness. How has your thinking deepened or changed? Explain in a well-developed paragraph (8-10 sentences).Response:Part Six:Before you submit this assignment and move on to the rest of the course, I would like to get to know a little bit more about you. Please answer the following questions. Why are you taking this course? What are your goals? What is your timeline?Response:How would you rate your confidence with English 11? Explain. Response:Do you read for pleasure? What do you enjoy reading? What is your favourite book? It could be something you’re reading right now or even a book from your childhood. It can even be non-fiction; maybe it is something related to a hobby like auto mechanics or gardening or video game design. If your answer is “I don’t have one,” stop what you are doing right now, go directly to the closest public library (physical or virtual) and beg for help! Or you can come and see me at the library here at SJ Willis and I will take it as my personal mission to connect you with the right book. I am a firm believer that if you don’t like reading, you just haven’t found the right book. (For more on this, see David Bouchard. Don’t know who he is? Look him up!) I would be happy to help you find it. So again, I ask you: What is your favourite book? Response:Is there anything I should know about you as a learner that would help me to support your success?Response: How was this unit for you? What is pretty straightforward? Was it a challenge? Please explain. Response:Have you ever taken an online course before? How would you rate your comfort with technology?Response:Congratulations! You have completed the first unit of English 11! Before you hand it in, please double check the following: Have you answered each of the questions asked fully and offered support for each of your ideas?Have you proofread your work?Have you submitted your completed registration package to the office? If you have answered “yes” to all of these, please save your work one final time and send it to me as an email attachment to: rsteele@sd61.bc.ca. Once I have assessed your work, I will submit it to the office to complete the registration process and I will respond to you with information about the rest of the course. Welcome to English 11!Not YetEmergingCompetentlyExpertlyCritical Thinkingrudimentary and superficial; no analysis or insight displayed; might offer inconsistent answers to the questionsgenerally competent; information lacks analysis; offers straightforward answers to the questionssubstantial information; insight and analysis are offered; offers interesting and thoughtful answers to the questionsrich in context; offers extensive insight and analysis; offers complex answers to the questionsConnectionsno connections are made; off topiclimited if any connections; vague generalitiesconnections are made; perhaps not significantly developedclear connections to content/ to real life situationsUniquenessno new ideas; "I agree with..." statements without further developmentfew if any new ideas or connectionsnew ideas or connections made; limited depth and/or detailnew ideas and/or connections; contains depth and detailStyle and CommunicationWord choice is informal in tone. Writing is choppy, with many awkward or unclear passages. Word choice is occasionally informal in tone. Writing has some awkward or unclear passages. Writing has minimal number of awkward or unclear passages and ideas are easy to discern. Writing is clear.Writing is flowing and easy to follow. Style is engaging and eloquent. Grammar & MechanicsGrammatical, spelling & punctuation errors substantial; detract from meaningOccasional grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors; might interfere with meaningFew grammatical, spelling & punctuation errors; do not detract from meaningGrammatical, spelling & punctuation errors are rare; appears carefully edited ................
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