I can analyze connections between conflict, power and identity and discuss with my peers the value and development of these conflicts.
Bellringer: Using DEBRA, describe an instance of conflict you experienced and how you overcame it. (Despite, Even though, Because/Besides, Rather than, Although).
Essential Questions
Bellringer: Using DEBRA, describe an instance of conflict you experienced and how you overcame it. (Despite, Even though, Because/Besides, Rather than, Although).
Essential Questions
- What are the links between identity and power?
- Which people or which groups do we identify as the most powerful?
- What do “powerless” people perceive to be vehicles to gaining the autonomy and identity the “powerful” people have?
- How is power linked to conflict?
- Reading Schedule
- TRailer
- Wall Walk
- Discussion/Disclaimer
Brief Summary of the novel: The "Perks of Being a Wallflower," deals with the trials and tribulations of adolescence as the main character, who goes by the alias of "Charlie," tells his story through a series of letters addressed to an unknown person. Charlie, the youngest in his family, is an unpopular and shy teen. His one and only friend from middle school, Michael, committed suicide before the start of the novel, and now Charlie must face high school alone. In addition, his Aunt Helen, who he refers to as his most favorite person in the world, was killed in a car accident prior to the start of the book as well. In ways, he blames himself for her death and does not like to talk about it because it "takes [him] to a bad place." These deaths, along with many others issues in his life, leave him feeling lost and confused. To cope, he makes friends with two older classmates, Sam and Patrick, who become advisers to him and introduce him to a world of drugs and other things.