Unit 1
Out of the Cave: Introduction to Philosophy and Persuasion
Out of the Cave: Introduction to Philosophy and Persuasion
Plato
Video summary

"The Allegory of the Cave"

Stephen King
"Why We Crave Horror Movies"

Chuck Klosterman
"My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead"

Shaquem Griffin
"A Letter to NFL GMs"

James Baldwin
"A Letter to My Nephew"

"A Talk to Teachers"

Unit 2
The Root of All Evil: Understanding Money, Capitalism, and Consumerism
The Root of All Evil: Understanding Money, Capitalism, and Consumerism
Franz Kafka's "Poseidon"

"He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them" by Jack Nicas

Xu Lizhi's poetry

"Black Friday, Through the Eyes of Smith and Marx" by Chad Broughton

Franz Kafka
"A Little Fable"
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (novella)

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, chapter 1

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, chapter 2

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, chapter 3

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Illustrated by Peter Kuper (graphic novel)

Unit 3
Picture This: Personal Narratives in Graphic Novels
Picture This: Personal Narratives in Graphic Novels
Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Chapters with page numbers
Chapter 1: "The Veil" (3-9)
Chapter 2: "The Bicycle" (10-17)
Chapter 3: "The Water Cell" (18-25)
Chapter 4: "Persepolis" (26-32)
Chapter 5: "The Letter" (33-39)
Chapter 6: "The Party" (40-46)
Chapter 7: "The Heroes" (47-53)
Chapter 8: "Moscow" (54-61)
Chapter 9: "The Sheep" (62-71)
Chapter 10: "The Trip" (72-79)
Chapter 11: "The F-14s" (80-86)
Chapter 12: "The Jewels" (87-93)
Chapter 13: "The Key" (94-102)
Chapter 14: "The Wine" (103-110)
Chapter 15: "The Cigarette" (111-117)
Chapter 16: "The Passport" (118-125)
Chapter 17: "Kim Wilde" (126-134)
Chapter 18: "The Shabbat" (135-142)
Chapter 19: "The Dowry" (143-153)
Unit 4
Challenging the Status Quo: Becoming Critically Conscious
Challenging the Status Quo: Becoming Critically Conscious
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