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English Language Arts / HEALTH OCCUPATIONS Grade 12 Unit DISPOSITION / Leadership Qualities DATE / February 7, 2007

TEXT / Tuesdays with Morrie AUTHOR / Mitch Albom

| |Dispositions |Literary Genre Focus/ Anchor Texts |Linking Texts |Genre Study and Literary Analysis |Reading, Listening/Viewing |Writing, Speaking, Expressing |On-Going Literacy Development |

| |Big Ideas/Themes | | | |Strategies and Activities |Strategies and Activities | |

| |Essential Questions | | | | | | |

| | | |Narrative Text |Informational Text | | | | |Unit

Plan

(CTE Content)

|Disposition

Leadership

Big Ideas

Ethics

Code of Ethics

Social Responsibility

Medical Research

Socio-economic Issues

Altruism (Integrity, Empathy,

Service)

Health Care for All

Leadership Qualities

Theme

Health professionals abide by a code of ethics

Ethical dilemmas create challenges for health care leaders

Socially responsible leaders advocate technological advances and research development in health care

The availability of medical care reflects the quality of a culture / civilization

A government of the people must provide health care for all the people

Altruism defines humanity

Focus Questions

To what degree does our ability to sustain life through technology conflict with quality of life and/or overshadow compassion?

What values must we identify in leaders to guide us in ethical decisions?

What is the role of lobbyists in impacting heath care legislation?

How do we select leaders who will represent the values and needs of their constituents?

How can we assure that our elected officials represent our opinions and views?

How do we hold our elected leaders responsible to our values?

What needs to happen to our health care system to provide care for all citizens?

What is the level of responsibility that each individual has to his fellow man?

What is the cost of caring for the terminally ill?

Essential Questions

What rules or principles do I use for how I treat others?

What responsibility do I have to society?

Why should I provide time, money, and effort to care for others?

How can I identify and challenge non-ethical healthcare practice?

How do I resolve my

responsibilities to myself with

those to my family members, my school, community, and world?

Who is in a position to help me affect change?

What can I do to avoid repeating mistakes made in history?

What leadership skills have I

developed?

What leadership qualities will I need to take with me from high school?

What qualities define a good

world citizen?

How can I create the world I

want to live in?

How can I use my talents to

create new opportunities for

myself and for others?

Quotation(s)

Important Quotations from Tuesdays with Morrie

“You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it. Create your own.”

“The last class of my old

professor’s life took place once a week, in his home, by a window in his study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink flowers. The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required.

The subject was the meaning

of life. It was taught from experience. The teaching goes on.” (p. 192)

“Death ends a life, not

a relationship.” (p. 174)

“It is unconscionable that we ration health care by the ability to pay.... your heart breaks. Health care should be a given.”

[Kathryn Anastos (b. 1950), U.S. physician. As quoted in New York Magazine, p. 90 (December 21-28, 1992).

“New York or New Yorker?”

Anastos was at this time serving as medical director of an ambulatory-care unit of HIV primary-care services at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York City. A feminist and social reformer, she was an advocate of health care for women and the poor.

“Many of the most important issues in medical ethics today –

from genetic testing and stem cell research to the humane treatment of prisoners of war –

are directly affected by the experiences of medicine leading up to and during the Holocaust. Physicians need to explore these issues without getting caught up in political agendas or the results can be something we never intended and cause great harm.”

Alan Wells, Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh

“We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.”

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Quote from “The Gettysburg Address”(Of the people, by the people, for the people…)

Emily Dickinson Poem

“The distance that the dead have gone does not at first appear; their coming back seems possible for many an ardent year.

Emily Dickinson, Part Four: Time and Eternity, XCIII

And then, that we have followed them, we more than half suspect, so intimate have we become with their dear retrospect.”

“Altruism is unselfish concern for the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and central to many religious traditions. In English, this idea was often described as the Golden rule of ethics. In Buddhism it is considered a fundamental property of human nature.” Wikipedia definition

|Nonfiction Autobiographic Documentary

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom

Informational Text

“A New Story for America”

The Nation, Jan. 22, 2007

p.11-17



“Close Encounter of the Human Kind,” by Abraham Verghese, M.D.

New York Times Sept. 18, 2005



“America’s Best Leaders”



Donald Berwick: Seeding A Simple Dream: Do No Harm

Created the Institute for Healthcare Improvement which changed the inner workings of thousands of hospitals, saved 122,000 lives in 18 months with plans he implemented

“Tuesdays with Morrie vs. Stephen Hawking: Living or Dying with ALS”

Literature and the Arts in Medical Education



Altruism definition

Wikipedia



|Media

Clips from

John Q.

Denzel Washington

The Rainmaker

Grisham

Night line. Conversations with Morrie Schwartz: Lessons on Living. ABC News:

Reference #S961101, November 1, 1996.

Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Politics at the Crossroads Part 3: Politics and Economics



“The future of human embryonic stem cell research: Addressing ethical conflict with responsible scientific research,” by David M. Gilbert

“The Communication of Medical & Health Care: The Moral Consequences of Paradigm Shift from a Professional to a Market Ethic,” by Edmund D. Pelligrino The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy. Volume 24, Number 3 June 1999.

“Future Health, Future Choices,.” by Kathleen Fackelmann

Textbooks

Diversified Health Occupations

-Code of Ethics chapter

-APA Guidelines

Texts

“Gettysburg Address”

“Frist Breaks with Bush on Stem Cell Research” by Ceci Connolly

Washington Post Staff Writer

Saturday, July 30, 2005; A01



Nursing Code of Ethics

“American Nursing Association Code of Ethics”



Codes of Ethics for each discipline

“The Kevorkian Verdict”

Death Interviews by Thomas Hyde (ALS patient)

Frontline



“Night Flying Woman”

Ojibway narrative on dying

cultural values of life and death



Current articles addressing medical ethics

Essays

Huttmann, Barbara. "A Crime of Compassion." The Brief Bedford Reader. Boston New York: Bedford, St. Martin, 2003. 106-10.

Ascher, Barbara L. “On Compassion." The Brief Bedford Reader. Boston New York: Bedford, St. Martin, 2003. 163-167.

“Illness as Metaphor” by

Susan Sontag



“With a Little Help from Your Mom” by Carol Jago

(College application)



Poetry

Interview and Poem

“Fundamental Project of Technology” by Galway Kinnell

The Courtland Review

Issue 17, August 2001



“The distance that the dead have gone” by Emily Dickinson



Art and Poetry

“The Seven Ages of Man”

As You Like It, Act II, Scene 7

William Shakespeare



The Poetry Society

“Four Things”

“In Memoriam”

“A Cancer Cell Speaks:Send No Money Now”

http:.uk/content/archives/healthcare/resourcelist/

Teacher Resources

“Theme Analysis: Compare-Contrast Paper Shakespeare and Albom”



Other suggested topics to consider:

Inefficiencies in health care system

|Genre Study

Characteristics of

-biography

-autobiographical documentary

-poetry

Literary Elements

Voice

Tone

Plot structure

Setting

Theme

Literary Devices

Extended metaphor

Foreshadowing

Flashback

Symbolism

Imagery

Historical/Cultural

Do the main points of “The Gettysburg Address” still apply today?

Critical Perspectives

Discuss moral/ethical issues in three texts read

Discuss social and technological issues related to ALS and other terminal issues.

Visit web sites to explore critical perspectives on issues related to the themes.





Critical/Journal Perspective:



|Genre Study

Scientific essay

Magazine special report

Medical article review

Expository Elements

Thesis

Facts and opinions

Writer’s tone

Genre

Statistical evidence

Chronology

Organizational Patterns

Organization of formal report

Steps for presentation

Compare and contrast

cause/effect

Problem/solution

Process analysis

Definition

Features

Introduction

Methods

Thesis

Results or evidence

Discussion

Reflection

Criticism

Abstract

Citations

Graphs,charts,figures

Bold face, italics and parenthesis

Photographs and drawings

Headings and subheadings

Document signatures

Media conventions and special effects

Text Criteria

ACT characteristics of complex text

|Reading

Activate prior knowledge

Note taking

Comprehension strategies

-clarify

-question

-make inferences

-monitor comprehension

Strategies for reading online texts, article reviews

Read the US News Special Report and the Moyers article; identify leadership qualities you value and want to develop in your life; post them on a data wall.

Read Tuesdays with Morrie. Compare Morrie’s values with those of people you know. Think about lessons we can all learn from Morrie and from Mitch.

Read articles on ethical issues in healthcare; think about the role of government and healthcare leaders in making these decisions. What should our role be as informed and active citizens?

Listening/Viewing

Critique student lesson presentations using rubric

Read Abraham Verghese’s “Close Encounters of the Human Kind.” Think about the power of listening as a form of altruism. Conduct interviews with other students to hear the story of their illness, problem, or issue. Use “Eliciting a Narrative” from Narrative Based Medicine

|Writing to Access Prior Knowledge

Think about the power of storytelling. How much of what you have learned about family values, ethics, and morals has been learned through family stories?

Write a personal narrative about the power of the story to help us better understand our families, ourselves, and our values.

Writing to Learn

Quick writes

Annotate text

Quotation notebook

Journal Entries

Interactive journaling/notebooks

-collecting examples of leadership qualities, acts of altruism and ethical issues.

Respond to focus questions

Reflect on

-lessons learned from articles read and videos viewed

Respond to the role of the government in providing quality health care. (John Q & The Rainmaker)

-work-based learning experiences initiative, attitude, responsibility

Reflect on ethical issues as they relate to the code of ethics

How does Morrie explain aging as a growth process and not a form of decay? Is this a common belief?

How would a serious long-term illness like Morrie’s affect family life? Consider financial, emotional, psychological effects.

How is the grieving process as noted in Dickinson’s poem represented in Albom’s story of Morrie?

How have you “learned” the compassion described by Ascher in the essay “On Compassion?”

Record instances in Tuesdays with Morrie and in the informational articles and essays in which leadership is displayed. Use your notes for a reflective (descriptive and comparative) essay in which you summarize your findings.

Writing to Demonstrate Learning

Quick writes, type I and II writing in response to focus questions

Essay Options

Descriptive Essay

After reading the excerpt from Sontag’s “Illness as Metaphor,” write an essay discussing her perspective on how illness changes our behavior toward those who are suffering from terminal illness. Where possible, use specific examples to illustrate.

Compare/Contrast Essay

Write an essay in which you compare Morrie’s perspective on aging and dying with that of the speaker in one other text read (Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages of Man,” the Ojibway narratives, the Kevorkian article, or other)

Persuasive Essay

After reading Huttman’s “A Crime of Compassion”, write an essay in which you agree or disagree with her decision. Discuss her qualities as a leader in the field of medical ethics.

Consider Kinnell’s statement in the “Fundamental Project of Technology” Write a research paper that addresses the need for effective leadership in formulating policies for the use of nuclear technology in one area of its many applications.

Reflective Essay

After reading Dickinson’s poem, write an essay of your own process of coming to terms with a loss.

Write an essay in which you reflect on the texts read in this unit, identify and then compare the leadership exhibited by three or more main characters. Use your journal entries as a resource.

Write an essay in which you identify what you can/will do as an active and socially repsonsible citizen to make a difference in one area studied in this unit.

Personal Narratives

Write narratives based on the students’ interviews of other students

Research Options

APA Format Paper: Research

-opportunities to make a difference in healthcare policies, or

-ethical issues in medicine

After reading Kinnell’s “Fundamental project of Technolog’y, research the use of nuclear weapons in WW II. Examine the current status of nuclear weapons.

Interview students about health care issues. Record interview in preparation for organizing and sharing information in discussion groups, in written and recorded personal narratives.

Interviewing strategies

Authentic Writing (Communication)

College/career application essay

Evaluate own strengths for leadership potential

Write college application essay based on self-evaluation of leadership potential

Using “Guidelines for Letters of Recommendation” Jim Burke (chart), organize information and request letters of recommendation

Speaking

Report research findings

Discuss interviews

In literature circle discussion groups, summarize issues related to caring for terminal patients (in assigned section from nursing book).

Expressing

Use technology in presentations

Include handouts or take-home products

Create Podcasts of student interviews of other students on health issues and/or read narratives created from the interviews

|Student Goal Setting and Self-Evaluation Strategies

▪ Maintain writing portfolio

▪ Reflect on selected journal entry

▪ Reflect on two pieces of unit writing that represent best effort

▪ Monitor growth using literacy indicators

- language fluency

- reading complexity

- modes of discourse

▪ Evaluate tendency toward dispositions and their appropriate application

Daily Language Fluency

Reading

▪ HSTW/ACT recommendations of 8-10 books per year in ELA class; 25 books per year across the curriculum

Reading Portfolio Recording reading with three levels of support

1. Texts/literature studied in class (challenging text in zone of proximal development – text students couldn’t read without the help of the teacher); anchor, linking texts, and author/poet study

2. Book club groups reading same text from teacher-selected list (somewhat above comfort level); students choose from list of 5-6 titles that support the unit theme; they read the book outside of class, participate in book club discussions, and write annotated bibliographies and literary response essays

3. Independent reading of student-selected text; reading for pleasure outside of class (at comfort level); students write annotated bibliographies

Reading Strategies

▪ Skim text for essential information

▪ Think, write, pair, share new texts

▪ Time reading to determine time commitment for each text

Vocabulary Development

▪ Words from selections

▪ Academic vocabulary

▪ Technical/specialized vocabulary

▪ Word etymology and variation

▪ Find current uses in Google News

Writing

Writing Strategies

▪ Process writing

▪ Language appropriate for purpose and audience

▪ Revise own writing using proofreading checklist

▪ Critique own writing for sophisticated sentence structure

▪ Cite sources using MLA/APA conventions

▪ Evaluate own writing

(review, revise, edit)

▪ Note taking

Grammar Skills

▪ Grammar and rhetoric mini lessons

▪ Practice skills for ACT/SAT success

Grammar Instruction to:

▪ Enrich writing: add detail, style, voice

▪ Create organizational coherence and flow

▪ Make writing conventional

Additional MDE Grammar Resource - “Power of Language” Module

(ELA Companion Document)

ACT College Readiness Standards

English

Analyze text for:

▪ Topic development in terms of purpose and focus

▪ Organization, unity, and coherence

▪ Word choice in terms of style, tone, clarity, and economy

▪ Sentence structure and formation

▪ Conventions of usage

▪ Conventions of punctuation

Reading

Analyze text for:

▪ Main ideas and author’s approach

▪ Supporting details

▪ Sequential, comparative, and cause-effect Relationships

▪ Meanings of words

▪ Generalizations and conclusions

Writing

Write text that:

▪ Expresses judgments

▪ Focuses on the topic

▪ Develops a position

▪ Organizes ideas

▪ Uses language effectively

-conventions (grammar, usage, mechanics)

-vocabulary (precise, varied)

-sentence structure variety (vary pace, support meaning)

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