Literary Blog Entry 2
After reading Early Chinese Literature and Thought,
Classics of Poetry, Confucius, Du Fu, and The Story
of Yingying, by Yuan Zhen, one theme stands out: integrity. Integrity is
different for everyone interprets it differently. Giants of Ancient Chinese
Literature wrote about standing up for what was right with corrupt leaders in
government. Some Ancient Chinese authors wrote about what it means to have integrity,
others used nature and the elements as metaphors.
When
teaching integrity in the secondary classroom, teachers could have students
write an essay on what integrity means to them. Teachers could incorporate integrity
into character building lessons, discussing certain scenarios that could take
place and have peer groups where students could discuss what their outcome
would be. Students could do community service work, learning to help others
while instilling character qualities such as integrity.
Students
could watch a video about Zhou dynasty,
to learn about history, corruption and inconsistencies that took place during
that time in history. I would have students read some of the writings of
Confucius, From Analects Book II, Duke Ai asked: “What should I do to
win the hearts of the people?” Confucius replied: “Raise the straight, and set
them above the crooked, and you will win the hearts of the people. If you raise
the crooked and set them above the straight, the people will deny you their
support.” Students could interpret some of the lines of poetry written by
Confucius, how it applied to the Zhou dynasty, and how Confucius showed
integrity.
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Shutterstock. (2020). Retrieved from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/integrity-typed-words-on-vintage-typewriter-526617763
YouTube. (2015). Chinese History: The Zhou Dynasty.
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkNMZoHlUzw
YouTube. (2018). Ethics Defined: Integrity.
Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD8Vc6Y6EIQ
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