Journal Topic “Some of the responsibilities I have inside the classroom”
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Transcript of Journal Topic “Some of the responsibilities I have inside the classroom”
Journal Topic
Reflections on a goal I have set for myself (what I’ll have to do to get there—try to get as specific as you can)
~or~
What makes goal-setting difficult or unnecessary for me at this time
3 Questions
What does it say? (literal level)Goal: Paraphrase text
What does it mean? (deeper meaning)
Goal: Support ideas with the text
What does it matter? (Theme)Goal: Application of text (demonstrate understanding of the text in context of our lives and those of others)
What it says… What it means…
Stanzas 31-37~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 39-43~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 55-58~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 62-65~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 68-72~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 31-37~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 39-43~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 55-58~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 62-65~~~~~~~~~~
Stanzas 68-72~~~~~~~~~~
Things to consider for “What it means”:
How do ideas expressed connect to our ongoing discussion of Hinduism (dharma, karma, caste, reincarnation)?What is Krishna saying is important for a person of understanding to realize?Based on what Krishna is telling him, what difficulties does Arjuna seem to be experiencing? What is he asked to understand in order to overcome these problems?You should be ready to cite examples from the reading in your answers
Things to consider for “Why it matters”:
What do people become “attached to” today? How can these attachments affect a person and their personal pursuit of “oneness”?Why is it so difficult for people to achieve “oneness” with their goals (if you like, think about people of your own “caste”)
Review of Stanzas 1-27
What does it say? (your paraphrase)
What does it mean? (your interpretation)*
What does it matter? (How does it connect to our discussion/our lives?)*
* To be collected
But what do you do with literature?
Use context cluesLook for the familiarMake inferences
What is our context?What might be familiar?What are you going to look at in order to make inferences?
Stanzas 1-8
Read each stanza and:Write a paraphrase
After you have finished with stanza 8:
Write a brief summary of this section of the story
Stanzas 1-8
1 - Arjuna is sad/filled with pity as Krishna appears to talk with him2 - Krishna asks why he is acting like a coward3 – Don’t give in (to weakness) Fight agains this urge!4 – Arjuna is worried about fighting those he should respect
Stanzas 1-85 – Shouldn’t I choose personal loss (lower caste) over victory (dishonor)?6 – Won’t it be worse to win (and suffer dishonor) than to lose with honor?7 – I have pity (guilt) in my heart which is keeping me from my duty – help me to know what I should do8 – All I can think about is how I will feel (guilt/sorrow/regret) if I go against my elders to win greatness in this life
Stanzas 1-8
Sanjaya – narrator provides situationKrishna – asks question of Arjuna:
Why this cowardice in time of crisis?What is the real question as it relates to the dharma of a soldier?
Arjuna – responds:How can I fight? (against elders)Has personal conflict (“the flaw of pity”)Torn between sacred duty and family honor
The nature of the story – an Ethical Dialogue
How to fight against those who ought to be respected
What should be the desired outcome in such a conflict
How should one deal with the feelings of pity one experiences as a result
Reincarnation’s role in Spiritual Discipline
Krishna’s response (to the flaw of pity): “You grieve for those beyond grief”
Key Questions:• What makes understanding reincarnation
so important for Arjuna to understand? (see 12-20)
• According to Krishna, when is someone fit for immortality? (see 15)
Reincarnation’s role in Spiritual Discipline
Krishna discusses the implications of dharma
“Look to your own duty; do not tremblebefore it; nothing is better for a warriorthan a battle of sacred duty.”
Key Questions:What consequences will Arjuna face if he
does not follow his dharma?How does spiritual discipline help in this
area?
Reincarnation’s role in Spiritual Discipline
Krishna speaks of discernment“Arjuna, action is far inferior
to the discipline of understanding.”
Key Questions:What characterizes an undiscerning
person (41-44)?What characterizes true discernment
(46-53)?
Reincarnation’s role in Spiritual Discipline
Krishna speaks of discernment (cont.)
Key Questions:How does the one with discernment
overcome the sensuous/material world 55-58)
How do the senses fight against true discernment (59-63)?
What results from yielding to the senses (62-63)?
Reincarnation’s role in Spiritual Discipline
Krishna speaks about the victory gained by the discerning person“But a man of inner strength whose sensesexperience objects without attraction andhatred, in self-control, finds serenity.”
Key Questions:According to Krishna, how is discernment
and peace achieved (64-68)?