How can identity be explored in literature?
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*"Graceling" by Kristin Cashore *If you are willing and able, please go ahead and purchase a copy of the novel for class. We will begin this text the third week of school. Supporting Texts: "Beowulf" Excerpts The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Spoken Word: “Who Am I?” by Nate Williams Can I Hide My Identity? Can I Play a Role? by Tanni Koens Informational Psychology Text: “Self-Concept” by Saul McLeod Poem: “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes “If” by Rudyard Kipling “People Liked Him” by Edgar Guest “Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst “The Cold Within” by James Patrick Kinney “Dark They Were” by Ray Bradbury "Little Things Are Big” by Jesus Colon “The Three Century Woman” by Richard Peck Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age “Online Identity” by CommonLit Staff Drama: West Side Story “Many Young Facebook Users ‘Unfriend’ the Network” by Patti Neighmond “The Pressure to Cover” by Kenji Yoshino (The New York Times Magazine) “Visualizing Race, Identity, and Change” by Michele Norris “The Real Me” by Katherine Bowman (NPR: This I Believe) “Identity Listening Lists” (Podcast Brunch Club) My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the United States |
ActivitiesIntroductions--Welcome to the 7th Grade!
"Is It the One for You?" Book Speed Dating Harry Potter Mood + Tone Videos "What do You know?" Pre-assessment Quiz |
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