HOD lesson 3

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Heart of Darkness- lesson 3

Goals (teacher version) 

At the end of this lesson students can: 

• form an opinion supported by well substantiated arguments based on their reading of a literary work (Final goals havo/ vwo upper secondary + critical thinking - 21st century skills).
• collaborate with others in order to form one opinion (collaboration - 21st century skills).
• form an opinion on a specific topic [Kurtz’s role] and can discuss different perspectives related to the topic (language goal: B2 CEFR level speaking skills)
  

Plan (student version)

Warm up: Are you an explorer character quiz 

Main activity: Kurtz: good or evil?  

Wrap up: Decide on Kurtz' destiny? 

Goals (student version)

At the end of this lesson you: 

• can analyze evidence extracted from the novel.
• can form an opinion based on well supported arguments from the novel. 

Warm up: Are you an explorer

For this activity you will take a quiz.

based on the outcome of this quiz you will be put in groups.

Please click on this link to take the quiz

You have five minutes

quiz link needed

I don't remember how lesson up works with links. We should use both the link and a qr code for the quiz that they can scan from the board. 

Kurtz: accountable or unaccountable? 

The trial: your task

• Imagine Kurtz was being tried for the horrors he committed in the Congo. 
• In your group you will be assigned a judgment. You will either discuss and find arguments why Kurtz should be held accountable for the horrors he commited OR arguments why he should not be held accountable. 

The trial: requirements

• Use the notes from your homework to help you discuss and form an opinion. 
• Your verdict of accountable/ unaccountable must explain Kurtz' role in: slavery, colonisation, & trade. 
• If your group has to decide that Kurtz is accountable, you must also explain whether he took those actions himself or as part of the company that was in the Congo.
• If your group has to decide that Kurtz is unccountable, then you must explain who should be accountable for those horrors (king Leopold II, the company, no one, he was insane etc...).
• You may not use the same quote to support two different arguments.
• You have 15 minutes. Afterwards, each group will present its verdict and explain why they believe Kurtz should be accountable/ unaccountable for his actions. 

preparation time needed where they use the quotes template

The trial: Verdict

• Each group will present their verdict and support it with arguments. 
• The rest of the students will take notes for both sides of the arguments (accountable/ unaccountable). 
• When all the groups have presented their case, we will vote on Kurtz' fate. 

Wrapping up

You have heard different opinions and presepctives on Kurtz' actions.  

Now you will vote on whether he should be accountable or not. 

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