Language and Thought - Grade 10

This unit consists of two cycles of work, each focused on a single text that explores the relationship between language and thought. While this relationship has been pondered by philosophers for centuries, recent research has made this topic especially relevant and compelling. Understanding this relationship sheds light on how something as commonplace as language can actually shape the way we think and perceive reality.

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Table of Contents

Text Audio

From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime by Robin Tolmach Lakoff
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? by Guy Deutscher

Writing Tasks

Title: S-8: Synthesizing the Two Texts

Session 8

PDF

Charts for Discussion

Title: S-1: What We Learned From Reading “The Power of Words in Wartime”

Session 1

Title: S-1: “The Power of Words in Wartime”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments

Session 1

Title: S-1: What We Learned About Identifying and Resolving Unfamiliar Terms or Difficult Moments

Session 1

Title: S-4: What We Learned From Reading “Does Your Language Shape How You Think?”

Session 4

Title: S-4: “Does Your Language Shape How You Think?” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments

Session 4

Title: S-6: Findings and Evidence

Session 6