Transcript The Siddhartha Unit - Kent School District

The Siddhartha Unit
The Plot and Themes of Siddhartha
The Genesis of Siddartha
• Herman Hesse grows up
in a religious Catholic
family, but learns to reject
everything he has been
taught in the past.
• In 1911 has an
opportunity to visit India.
• Finds that he shares with
Siddartha Guatama (the
man who would become
the Buddha’s) love of
learning by experience.
Siddartha – the plot
• A young Indian prince
rejects his wealth and lives
the life of a peasant to
experience the pain of life.
• He is joined by his friend
Govinda who accepts what
is given to him in life.
• Siddartha, on the other
hand, always questions
what he is taught.
• He eventually searches for
the “Buddha” to learn how
to reach “enlightenment.”
Themes in the novel
• The Path to
Enlightenment: Can
Siddhartha find harmony
in the world and within
himself?
• Classroom vs.
Experience: Does one
learn by being told of by
doing?
• The pursuit of life: Can
one find one’s path or will
the path find him?
As we read the novel Siddhartha
please consider the following
essential questions:
• What is the difference between learning in
school and learning in life?
• What does it mean to be an adult?
• How does one form one’s identity?
• What constitutes one’s belief?
Goals
• The Goal: To learning reading and writing
to help you to prepare for the WASL.
• The Challenge is: Taking that new
knowledge and writing an in-class write
and an essay about your personal beliefs.
• Obstacles to overcome: To stay organized
to complete all assignments.
Product, Performance, and
Purpose
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Frayer Models (50 pts)
Vocab Quizzes (20 pts)
Reading Quiz (50 pts)
In-Class Write (100 pts)
Socratic Seminars (30 pts)
1-Pager (50 pts each).
Learning Log (120 pts)
A note about Sparknotes
• You will be required to read 30+ pages a
night.
• I realize there are websites like
Sparknotes that summarize the book,
please use this as a resource. To pass you
must read the book!!!
Please Stand for Think on your
Feet