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Lesson 1 (from Part 1: Chapter 1)

Objective

Part 1: Chapter 1

The story of the Morgan and Lang families parallels the stories of many families complete with emotions, bonds, jealousies and love. The objective of this lesson is to understand the foibles of human nature regardless of time or setting.

Lesson

Lead the class in a discussion of the human condition. What can the students add to validate their understanding of the topic? What do they feel is the human condition from their perspective? Do they think that all humans are capable of all emotions, motivations, behaviors, etc.? Or are there people who are all good and people who are all bad? Can they offer up any examples of people, either real or fictional, they know about in either of these categories?

Divide the class into small groups and have them research the human psyche. What are the variables that can affect a person's personality...

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