Discovering Self; Decoding the World
UNIT I: NARRATIVE
Who am I?
Narrative Product
(W-3a.) Focus is engaging reader by establishing situation and creating smooth progressions of events
(W-3b.) Focus is using techniques, such as dialogue, description, and reflection
(W-3c.) Focus is to sequence events to create coherent whole
(W-3d.) Focus is using precise words and details
(W-3e.) Focus is providing conclusion that reflects on the experience
(W-4) Focus is producing clear and coherent writing
(W-5) Focus is planning, revising, editing
UNIT II: INFORMATIONAL
How and why am I changing?
Informational/Explanatory Product
Essential Questions:
1. How do I analyze a text?
2. How do external and internal forces influence change within an individual?
UNIT III: PERSUASIVE
How am I different from those around me? Why does society need to be aware of differing identities?
Persuasive Product
UNIT IV: REFLECTION
How do I fit in? Do I fit in? What is collective identity?
Reflective Product
UNIT IV: RESEARCH
Where do I go from here?
Research Product
Who am I?
Narrative Product
- How would you define personal identity?
- What factors create an identity? Do we all have multiple identities? Which one(s) are “true identities?”
- What makes you, you? Who do you say you are? Who are you?
(W-3a.) Focus is engaging reader by establishing situation and creating smooth progressions of events
(W-3b.) Focus is using techniques, such as dialogue, description, and reflection
(W-3c.) Focus is to sequence events to create coherent whole
(W-3d.) Focus is using precise words and details
(W-3e.) Focus is providing conclusion that reflects on the experience
(W-4) Focus is producing clear and coherent writing
(W-5) Focus is planning, revising, editing
UNIT II: INFORMATIONAL
How and why am I changing?
Informational/Explanatory Product
- What aspects of society shape personal identity?
- How do morals, religion, stereotypes, and race influence one’s identity?
- How does society (media) play on parts of your identity?
- How are they used to motivate the population?
Essential Questions:
1. How do I analyze a text?
2. How do external and internal forces influence change within an individual?
UNIT III: PERSUASIVE
How am I different from those around me? Why does society need to be aware of differing identities?
Persuasive Product
- Personal experiences/views on Politics, Religion, Society
- What causes conflict between identities?
- How does conflict shape identity?
UNIT IV: REFLECTION
How do I fit in? Do I fit in? What is collective identity?
Reflective Product
- “Fitting in”
- Assimilation
- What do people do to fit in?
- Why do people want to fit in?
- How does popular identity and culture facilitate or hinder social change?
UNIT IV: RESEARCH
Where do I go from here?
Research Product
- What motivates people?
- How does culture shape how one sees the world?
- What are the qualities that I admire in an adult (a role model)?
- How are these qualities viewed by my society (social and historical context)?
- Why do I admire these qualities?
- When, why, and how have my perspectives on what is admirable been affected by the biases and stereotypes of my society?