Tragic Events: Lesson

It’s not an accident that many of the world’s greatest works of literature are tragedies. Some tell a version of humankind’s expulsion from Eden. Others are tales about tragic heroes.

Or, as is the case of this famous photo, a whole story can be told with out any words.

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History, art and literature have no shortage of tragic events.

​Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California. 1936

​Well, why?

Why do we learn about

tragic events?

What good can we gain from

examining them?

​a museum-goer looks at photos of victims

at the Holocaust Museum

What if we didn't learn about human tragedy?

Think about it....

What if we just carried on as if nothing bad ever happened?

What would the consequences be?

Is ignorance bliss?

You will be asked the Essential Question that we have been discussing in class.

Your answers must be well-meditated and well-written.

Prudent, thoughtful responses will be highlighted in class, given extra credit, and used to aid in the upcoming essay outline.

Be aware of using the appropriate tone and mood.

Off-topic or non-serious questions should not be submitted as they will not be considered.

Again, silly and/or thoughtless questions will be discarded.

Please govern yourself accordingly.

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You Will Be Held Accountable for Your Actions