May+2-3

= THINK/WRITE: = Graphic Organizer: [|Revenge graphic organizer.doc] Have students brainstorm times in their lives when they had to make a choice between taking revenge or showing mercy. Have them create a chart to show the effects of both options. They should compare their charts to Bacon's arguments. = = = DISCUSS: = Share out about a time when you had to choose between taking revenge and showing mercy. What do you think Bacon would have said to you? Would he have agreed or disagreed? Find a sentence or line from Bacon's "On Revenge" that would apply to your situation. = Write: = = = = =
 * Having read Wiesenthal's account and related texts, write a two-page argument that takes a position on whether the Nazi soldier deserves forgiveness and that synthesizes information from two to three different sources.
 * Formulate a clear central claim (position).
 * Support claims with logical reasons.
 * Use evidence from multiple sources to support reasons.
 * Use evidence from 2-3 different texts read within unit (//The Sunflower//, Marcuse's essay page 207, Langer's essay page 186, Bacon's essay).
 * Develop argument into a full two-page piece.

= = = Plan Essay = = =
 * Outline argument [[file:The Sunflower- essay graphic organizer.doc]]
 * Gather evidence from multiple texts