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**Standards** [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.3] Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.6] Evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event or issue by assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and evidence. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9] Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. =AIM= How does authenticity relate to existentialism? =Do Now= How useful is the Golden Rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? =Mini-Lesson= **Authenticity -** is that in acting, one should act as oneself, not as "one" acts or as "one's genes" or any other essence requires. **Quote of the Day -** "One should always ask himself, 'What would happen if everybody looked at things that way?'" Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) =Circle Activity= **Round 1 -** Share out Do Now **Round 2 -** Review the tenets of Existentialism **Round 3 -** Contemplate the Quote of the Day. How is it different from the Golden Rule? **Round 4 -** How does authenticity relate to the Quote of the Day? **Round 5 -** What does it mean to "act as oneself"? =Closing= **Reflection -** How does authenticity relate to your personal philosophy? = Absence Make Up = In order to make up missed material, students need to do the following in their notebooks: Go to Previous Class Go to Next Class
 * 1) Complete the Do Now.
 * 2) Answer questions in rounds 3-5 based on the quote & the mini-lesson.
 * 3) Complete the closing reflection.

= Lesson Plan =

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