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Don Miguel Ruiz

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

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Short Answer

1. In your own words, define “domestication.” In what context have you heard it before? What is the purpose of domestication?

Teaching Suggestion: The purpose of this question is to prepare students to engage with the theme Self-Limiting Agreements Learned Through Human Domestication. Students’ personal context will help them to make text-to-self connections to Ruiz’s ideas. If learners have little context for the processes involved in domestication, or if there is a desire to have an extended class discussion, the following links may be helpful. Teachers might use these videos to build a collective understanding of domestication, its methods, and purposes.

  • This video from History is a short discussion of one of the theories of how humans domesticated wolves into dogs.
  • This video from SciShow is a compilation of topics related to the domestication of both plants and animals. You might want to select a portion that will connect with student interests. This deep dive will lend itself well to extended class discussion to build context for domestication.
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