Death is a difficult topic that we often choose to avoid discussing. Dr. Peter Saul, however, encourages his audience to begin a conversation on what dying means to each of us and how we see its place in our lives. Use this as a way to prompt discussion or writing in your class by exploring different cultural conceptions of life and death or perhaps considering the current debate over euthanasia.

Concepts

death, euthanasia, cultural awareness, the afterlife

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Additional Tags

euthanasia, death, afterlife, culture, social studies

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Pros

• Includes interesting short-answer questions in assessment
• Opportunity to flip lesson

Cons

• Sensitive topic that may be difficult or feel irrelevant for young learners

Common Core

SL.11-12.3