Spring+2014+Essential+Questions

**1/27: What is Social Identity? What is the difference between Personal Identity and Social Identity?**
===**1/31: Think about the relationship between an individual and the society they live in. How can an individual keep their integrity and pursue personal dreams while still contributing to the overall society?**===

**2/4: Watch video: How does Tone effect the overall meaning of a message? How can tone translate into writing rather than speaking?**

 * 2/6:** **"Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots." -Victor Hugo **
 *  What does this quote mean? Do you agree or disagree with it? Why or why not? **


 * 2/11: What is the relationship between our stories and our identity? To what extent are we all witnesses to history and messengers to humanity? **

====**2/20: Explain the following quote in regards to the Holocaust: "Democratic institutions and values are not automatically sustained, but need to be appreciated, nurtured, and protected." Use at least one appositive in your response.**====
 * 2/18: ****" ****We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." //-Elie Wiesel// What does this mean? **
 * 2/19: ****What are your initial reactions to //Night//? List some of Elie Wiesel's traits, interests, hobbies, and behaviors. **

**3/31: Based on what we've read so far, which of the 3 popular Literature types do you think Cyrano falls under? Romanticism, Naturalism, or Realism? Explain your answer.**

 * 4/7: "A mighty pain to love it is/ And 'tis a pain that pain to miss/But of all pains, the greatest pain/ It is not to love, but love in vain." -Abraham Cowley**
 * What does this poem mean? How does it connect to Cyrano?**