Directions: Let’s try to describe a big idea or event in one word. Read the topics and choose one for your focus. Share your answers in a short paragraph. Be sure to answer these questions:

Why did you choose that word?
How does it cover the big ideas?
Use specific details from the readings from this class or your own experiences and knowledge to support your choice of word.

Prompt:

Topic 1: In Anthem, Chapter 11, the narrator of the story comes to an important realization, one that opens his perspective on life and changes the way he speaks. The topic for this Word Journal is We. Choose one adjective to describe We in Anthem, Chapter 11. Then explain your word choice.

Topic 2: In “The Limits of Empathy,” author David Brooks writes about the concept of empathy. The topic for this Word Journal is empathy. Choose one adjective to describe empathy as it is used in the text. Then explain your word choice.