Encourage students to edit/revise their autobiographies as they listen to their classmates they might hear a particular trait from a peer that also applies to them. Students should be encouraged to share at least a few descriptors of their identities with the class. Be sure students consider their personality traits, physical traits, likes/dislikes, strengths/challenges, and so on.Īllow students ample time to complete their body autobiographies, and then have them share the results with their peers. Encourage them to be creative and use whatever materials they would like to generate this product. Students should construct a representation of their identities using this handout. Once students have had time to engage in substantive conversation, distribute copies of the Body Biography Handout (found under Attachments).Īsk students to fill in the body with words, phrases, drawings, symbols, etc., that describe who they are as individuals. Students can Think-Pair-Share as they discuss the video clip. Encourage students to consider what it would be like to not know who they are or what their identity is.
How do a person's traits-looks, words, thoughts, and actions-play a role in forming that person's identity? Snapshotīegin by showing this video, a clip from The Bourne Identity, to students.Īsk students to discuss the problem the character is having in this clip. While this lesson is currently aligned only to 10th grade standards, it would be appropriate to teach in grades 10 through 11, adjusting standards as needed. Students not only analyze these works, focusing on characterization, but they also create their own poem centered on their identities and construct a biography of a character's identity. Then, they will work through several readings, including a poem and two short stories, with a focus on the role characterization and character traits play in forming a character's identity. In this lesson, students will initially consider who they are as people-what makes up their identities. Part of any adolescent's life is determining one's identity.
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