Aspects of Belonging Notes
English questions:
- Explain how some of the specific events that are presented in your texts provide insight into belonging/ not belonging?
- Relationships are integral to human beings feeling like they belong.
Assess the truth of this statement in regard to your prescribed text and one other text.
TODAYS LESSON:
- Thesis statements for each aspect of belonging:
- Acceptance
- Understanding
- Relationships
- Notions of Identity
- Experience
- Landscape
Write an introduction and conclusion for each of the questions at the top of the page.
Acceptance:
• A strong sense of belonging within a community is reliant not only on the willingness to assimilate, but also on those already in the community to be accepting.
• Feelings of acceptance can heighten a sense of belonging whereas rejection can alienate individuals.
• An individual’s fear of alienation can lead them to think or act in ways that are not true to their ideology.
Understanding
• For an individual to feel that they belong to a particular person, place or group, they need to accept and understand the social expectations and behaviours of that community.
• Understanding the values of a person, place or group is the fundamental foundation for mutual respect that allows for a sense of belonging.
• An understanding and appreciation of individual differences – even within a group – is essential for the smooth running of the society and thus is the origin of the sense of belonging or not belonging.
Relationships
• The need to belong to a group or community shapes our behaviour, attitude and actions.
• When humanity experiences a strong connection to a place the notion of belonging is strengthened and enriched.
• When our relationship with a place is shaped by a narrow and biased view of the world, our notion of belonging can be questionable.
• Connections with individuals, groups or places can nurture a sense of belonging through the relationship with that other person, group
- Explain how some of the specific events that are presented in your texts provide insight into belonging/ not belonging?
- Relationships are integral to human beings feeling like they belong.
Assess the truth of this statement in regard to your prescribed text and one other text.
TODAYS LESSON:
- Thesis statements for each aspect of belonging:
- Acceptance
- Understanding
- Relationships
- Notions of Identity
- Experience
- Landscape
Write an introduction and conclusion for each of the questions at the top of the page.
Acceptance:
• A strong sense of belonging within a community is reliant not only on the willingness to assimilate, but also on those already in the community to be accepting.
• Feelings of acceptance can heighten a sense of belonging whereas rejection can alienate individuals.
• An individual’s fear of alienation can lead them to think or act in ways that are not true to their ideology.
Understanding
• For an individual to feel that they belong to a particular person, place or group, they need to accept and understand the social expectations and behaviours of that community.
• Understanding the values of a person, place or group is the fundamental foundation for mutual respect that allows for a sense of belonging.
• An understanding and appreciation of individual differences – even within a group – is essential for the smooth running of the society and thus is the origin of the sense of belonging or not belonging.
Relationships
• The need to belong to a group or community shapes our behaviour, attitude and actions.
• When humanity experiences a strong connection to a place the notion of belonging is strengthened and enriched.
• When our relationship with a place is shaped by a narrow and biased view of the world, our notion of belonging can be questionable.
• Connections with individuals, groups or places can nurture a sense of belonging through the relationship with that other person, group