Common Cultural Problems

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After our morning reflection/article, please attend to the following cooperative task.

There are a variety of cultural problems that you can imbed into your stories, poems, or scripts (or essays) to build conflict. If we start with the basic types of conflict in literature, they include:
  • Human versus Human
  • Human versus Nature
  • Human versus self
  • Human versus the Divine
Taken in a cultural context, gather in groups of 2-3 this morning and discuss the various ways in which conflict rises from culture. You may consider such broad areas as economics, health, religion, government, laws, taboos, education, art, entertainment, technology, geography, social institutions, trade and commerce, cuisine, or any other topic you think relevant. Make sure members of your group contribute to your list.

Then create a graphic depiction of your brainstorming list. Use padlet as a way of gathering/presenting your ideas. The link is here: http://padlet.com/wall/wtt5hxsn33

Read the article: Differences in Cultures. Take notes and create a response from what you learned/covered today. Try not to take more than period 1 for these tasks.

During period 2, please continue to work on your cultural setting project. Flesh out the details of your "world" or setting. You will want to have a firm idea of this setting (with notes, pictures, maps, etc.) for our next class.

HOMEWORK: Complete 1984. Examine the culture in the book. Prepare to have an essay test on the book next class. You may use your notes and book for the exam (it will be timed). Continue to build your world setting for your cultural setting project.

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