Subject: Critical Thinking Grade: 9 Suggested Timeline: 4-5 weeks Unit Title: Psychology Unit Overview/Essential Understanding: Students will learn the essential concepts of psychoanalytic theory with special emphasis on repression and its impact on rational thinking. Unit Objectives: Employ psychological theory to explain irrational thinking Explain how the unconscious functions Explain the different of defense mechanisms Evaluate the impact of unconscious decision making on historical events Focus Standards Addressed in this Unit: 9.2.12.F Know and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities 9.3.12.E Examine and evaluate various types of critical analysis of works in the arts and humanities 8.1.9.B Compare the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect relationships Important Standards Addressed in this Unit: Misconceptions: Underestimation of the impact of the unconscious on decision-making Concepts/Content: Competencies/Skills: Description of Activities: Pain and Attention Applying psychological theory to Discussions on the following topics: frames, The Machinery of Mind the analysis of works of fiction groupthink, schemas, family paradigms, The Unconscious in a variety of media schemas, projection, defense mechanisms, the Repression Using psychology to evaluate the nature of the unconscious, neurochemical Collective Self meaning of historical events foundations of subconscious processes Construction of Social Reality Explain the various types of Analytical short paper or response sheets on repression and how they The Truth About Lies and Mirror Image function in the public mind as well as the private self
Subject: Critical Thinking Grade: 9 Suggested Timeline: 4-5 weeks Unit Title: Psychology Unit Overview/Essential Understanding: Students will learn the essential concepts of psychoanalytic theory with special emphasis on repression and its impact on rational thinking. Unit Objectives: Employ psychological theory to explain irrational thinking Explain how the unconscious functions Explain the different of defense mechanisms Evaluate the impact of unconscious decision making on historical events Focus Standards Addressed in this Unit: 9.2.12.F Know and apply appropriate vocabulary used between social studies and the arts and humanities 9.3.12.E Examine and evaluate various types of critical analysis of works in the arts and humanities 8.1.9.B Compare the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect relationships Important Standards Addressed in this Unit: Misconceptions: Underestimation of the impact of the unconscious on decision-making Concepts/Content: Pain and Attention The Machinery of Mind The Unconscious Repression Collective Self Construction of Social Reality Competencies/Skills: Applying psychological theory to the analysis of works of fiction in a variety of media Using psychology to evaluate the meaning of historical events Explain the various types of repression and how they function in the public mind as well as the private self Description of Activities: Discussions on the following topics: frames, groupthink, schemas, family paradigms, schemas, projection, defense mechanisms, the nature of the unconscious, neurochemical foundations of subconscious processes Analytical short paper or response sheets on The Truth About Lies and Mirror Image
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