Sigi Freud

The educational collection I contributed to encompassed podcasts about the life and works of Sigmund Freud. Freud, as most of us know, is recognized for his suppositions concerning the unconscious mind and his unprecedented theories relating to sexuality. Although many of his theories have been discredited, psychoanalysis as it exists today can, in almost all fundamental respects, be traced directly back to Freud’s original work.
To begin my unit on Freud, I would show a preview of a documentary on Sigmund Freud made by the people at Biography. The video found at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1790072718824083699#docid=-7134767319633389506 gives an exciting, engaging overview of Freud’s life. Next, I would separate the students into small groups and have them answer and discuss guiding questions for the purpose of intensely analyzing his major theories including his sometimes absurd presumptions. The collection would be used during this portion of the lesson for the reason that some of the podcasts lecture on Freud’s theories, such as his theory of development. Each group would take turns listening to the podcasts and analyzing his other theories through websites like http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/freud02a.html. This website is unique, in that, many of Freud’s theories are explained along side pictures of his patients, his family and his manuscripts. To conclude, I would wrap-up the lesson by initiating a class discussion about the theories to ensure that all content and objectives had been covered.