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Social ExperienceIn this unit, you are asked to consider the society in which you live and the kind of society in which you would like to live.
It is necessary to question your role in society. Each person must look at himself as an individual and then decide how he fits into society. While evaluating each person's role in society, we must consider our individual and social responsibilities, the effects of ambition and power, the necessity of social criticism, and the need for truth and justice. Read John Donne's poem, "No Man is an Island" and Paul Simon's poem, "I am a Rock". Each of these poems looks at a completely different view of an individual's role within society. Once you have read each poem, determine which view of the world is closest to your own. Write a journal article arguing which of the author's has a more realistic view of life.
Note - the extensive novel assignment is listed in the Individual and Social Responsibility Unit. Teachers may want to adapt the assignment slightly to include in any of the other sub-theme unit. Throughout the unit, you will be asked to use your reflective journal. Your teacher may use the following evaluation tool(.doc) or (.rtf) throughout the year. The following list contains the most commonly used resources in this unit:
Other Resources Used Include:
Please consult the English Language Arts B30 bibliography located on the Evergreen Curriculum website for more useful titles to be used in this course.
Your task, at the end of the Social Experience unit, is to choose any one of the subthemes you have studied in this unit and use the texts you have read, listened to, or viewed to write a formal essay. In your formal essay, you are going to answer one of the guiding questions, from one of the five subthemes, using the texts you have studied to prove your thesis. The first step in writing a formal essay is to choose a topic. Once you have an idea in mind, use the following instructions to complete your formal essay.
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beginning this unit, you will take the time to consider whether an individual can ignore his/her role in society. 
the exploration of this theme, the Social Experience, you will be asked to explore five different subthemes. Each of these subthemes will provide you with opportunities to participate in activities and read, listen and view text related to the foundational objectives of this unit. 
you have had the chance to explore each of the subthemes in an in-depth manner, take some time to re-evaluate the authors' ideas on an individual's influence on society through a formal essay.