Feelings, Identity & Purpose
Objectives
- D01.S1.11.01 Articulate the emotional climate of a group or society and how collective emotions such as hope, fear, and grief arise.
- D01.S1.11.02 Reflect on their own emotional development over time and name areas of strength and growth.
- D01.S2.11.01 Articulate their developing values, purpose, and sense of what a meaningful life looks like for them.
- D01.S2.11.02 Reflect on their place in a global, interconnected world and what they owe to people unlike themselves.
- D01.S3.11.01 Make decisions that align their actions with their values, even under pressure or uncertainty.
- D01.S3.11.02 Take authorship of a personal project or commitment and see it through with self-direction.
Essential questions
- How do collective emotions such as hope, fear, and grief arise in a group or society, and how do I read and shape that climate?
- What are my developing values, purpose, and sense of a meaningful life, and what do I owe to people unlike myself in a global world?
- How do I make decisions that align my actions with my values under pressure, and see a personal commitment through with self-direction?
Big ideas
- Emotions are not only personal; groups and societies have emotional climates, and collective emotions such as hope, fear, and grief arise from shared histories and conditions.
- A meaningful life grows from articulating my values and purpose, and from reflecting on my place in a global, interconnected world and what I owe to distant others.
- Authorship of my life means aligning my actions with my values and seeing a personal project through, even under pressure or uncertainty.
Lessons
- 1 The Weather of a Group 55 minutes
- 2 How Hope Spreads 55 minutes
- 3 Fear and Grief in Common 55 minutes
- 4 My Emotional Development: Then and Now 55 minutes
- 5 Naming My Values 55 minutes
- 6 Purpose and a Meaningful Life 55 minutes
- 7 My Place in a Global World 55 minutes
- 8 What I Owe to People Unlike Me 55 minutes
- 9 The Values Compass Under Pressure 55 minutes
- 10 Deciding When Nothing Is Certain 55 minutes
- 11 Authorship: Choosing My Project 55 minutes
- 12 Seeing It Through: Reflection and Celebration 55 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of a learner articulating the emotional climate of a group or society and how collective emotions arise; a written reflection on their emotional development naming strengths and areas of growth; a developing values-and-purpose statement; a place-in-the-global-world reflection on what they owe to people unlike themselves; a values-aligned decision log from a pressured or uncertain moment; and a self-directed personal project with evidence of follow-through, gathered as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 1 — Feelings, Identity & Purpose
Overview
This unit opens the year inward, building on Grade 10’s examined-and-defended identity. Learners now articulate and commit to it: they articulate the emotional climate of a group or society and how collective emotions such as hope, fear, and grief arise, and reflect on their own emotional development over time, naming areas of strength and growth. They articulate their developing values, purpose, and sense of what a meaningful life looks like, and reflect on their place in a global, interconnected world and what they owe to people unlike themselves. They make decisions that align their actions with their values even under pressure or uncertainty, and take authorship of a personal project or commitment, seeing it through with self-direction. Every self is honored as a whole in the making, never a label, and every question is held as a question.
Facilitation notes
All lessons are written in plain, concrete language and are designed to be teachable with paper, a voice, and found objects (no device or internet required); digital options appear only as an optional enriched tier. Because the curriculum travels across languages, facilitators are encouraged to translate instructions and key vocabulary on the fly, and to accept responses in the learner’s strongest language — a thought expressed in one’s first language is a complete answer.
Essential questions
- How do collective emotions such as hope, fear, and grief arise in a group or society, and how do I read and shape that climate?
- What are my developing values, purpose, and sense of a meaningful life, and what do I owe to people unlike myself in a global world?
- How do I make decisions that align my actions with my values under pressure, and see a personal commitment through with self-direction?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Weather of a Group | D01.S1.11.01 |
| 2 | How Hope Spreads | D01.S1.11.01 |
| 3 | Fear and Grief in Common | D01.S1.11.01 |
| 4 | My Emotional Development: Then and Now | D01.S1.11.02 |
| 5 | Naming My Values | D01.S2.11.01 |
| 6 | Purpose and a Meaningful Life | D01.S2.11.01 |
| 7 | My Place in a Global World | D01.S2.11.02 |
| 8 | What I Owe to People Unlike Me | D01.S2.11.02 |
| 9 | The Values Compass Under Pressure | D01.S3.11.01 |
| 10 | Deciding When Nothing Is Certain | D01.S3.11.01 |
| 11 | Authorship: Choosing My Project | D01.S3.11.02 |
| 12 | Seeing It Through: Reflection and Celebration | D01.S3.11.02 |