You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Crisis Intro
Divergent:
Divergent:
PowerPoint: Intro on
Crisis
Read “Divergent”
chapter 1 through 8
(Teacher will stop
periodically to ask
questions about text)
Read “Divergent” chapter
11 through 18, while
marking the text (Teacher
will stop periodically to
ask questions about text
Start Plot diagram sheet.
Continue working on Plot
diagram sheet.
KWL: Identity
Week 1: Crisis on Identity
Tuesday
Journal Assignment:
How have you handle
a crisis?
Assign groups and
introduce Literature
Circles
Preview the text
(Divergent)
Diagnostic
Assessment: KWLs,
Prior knowledge
W.9-10.2e
Complete Vocabulary
terms for chapters 1
through 10.
Homework: Read
chapter 9 and 10.
Informal Assessment:
Plot diagram
RI.9-10.5
Complete Vocabulary
terms for chapters 11
through 20.
Journal Assignment: What
is bravery to you?
Homework: Read
chapter 19 and 20.
Informal Assessment:
Vocabulary terms
worksheet
RI.9-10.4
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 2: Crisis on Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Divergent:
Divergent:
Introduce Level 1, 2, 3,
questions.
Read chapter 21 through
28
Complete “Questions
Worksheet”
Continue working on
plot diagram sheet
Discussion Time: What’s
happening?
Complete vocabulary
terms for chapter 21
through 28
Informal Assessment:
Class Discussion
Journal Assignment:
Free write
SL.9-10.1
Homework: Finish
Book
Informal Assessment:
Students will be
following in text, while
taking turns reading
RI.9-10.5
Friday
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 3: Crisis on Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Divergent:
Divergent:
Survival Guides:
Literature Circles
Homework: Finish
Divergent
Assignments
Fishbowl Discussion:
What is identity? Where
do you obtain identity?
How do you obtain
identity? Can identity
change? Why is learning
your identity so
important?
Prewriting:
Write survival skills you
believe you need currently
or believe you will need.
Jot down why you believe
they may be important.
What does the word
survival mean to you?
Informal Assessment:
Students work in
groups to complete
task.
Journal Assignment:
Why do you think
learning your identity is
so important?
Research:
Make a list of attributes,
skills, and rules the
members followed.
Find quotes to support you
SL.9-10.1b
Divergent Work Due
Character Chart (group
assignment).
Diagnostic: Class
Fishbowl Discussion
Summative assessment:
Survival Guide
W.9-10.3
SL.9-10.1b
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 4: Crisis on Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Survival Guides:
Survival Guides:
Watch an episode of
Survival Man: Compare
and Contrast
Finish Rough drafts
Rent lab tops Tues,
Thurs, and Mon.
Teacher time: Look over
guide with teacher.
Rough Draft: Put ideas
together.
Summative assessment:
Survival Guide
Informal assessment:
Compare and Contrast
RI.9-10.3
RI.9-10.7
Peer Edit: With groups
Friday
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week
Monday
Survival Guides:
Week 5: American Identity
Revise: Work on
revision of guide.
Homework: Finish
Survival Guide:
Summative
assessment: Survival
Guide
W.9-10.2
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
”What students carry
assignment
Read the Gettysburg
Address
Write a short description
of what you can tell
about the person whose
personal items you saw.
Questions: Why was the
purpose of this speech?
What do you notice about
the language use in the
speech? What was
happening during the time
of the speech
Read chapter 1 of The
Things You Carry.
Journal Assignment:
Explain how the author
characterizes the
individuals by the
solders belongings.
Survival Guide Due
Informal assessment:
written assignment about
other students
Read Give me Liberty or
Give me Death
Questions: Same as above
Journal: How has America
changed its identity since it
became its own nation
Informal assessment:
Grading of questions 7&
marking the text
W.9-10.3e
RI.9-10.9
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 6: Cultural Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
African American
History:
African American
History:
Watch Martin Luther’s
Speech
Watch “The Ernest
Green Story” based on
The Little Rock Nine
Watch “The Ernest
Green Story” based on
The Little Rock Nine
Listen to Traditional
Gospel during the time
of the speech
Journal Assignments: As
you watch the movie
write down your
reactions to what is being
seen. (There should be
over a page of notes)
Write your own song of
hope
Informal: Journal Note
taking
Informal :Written song
W.9-10.10
W.9-10.6
Friday
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week
Monday
Week 7: Cultural Identity
African
American
History
Fishbowl Discussion:
What was the teacher’s
point of view during
this time?
What was the white
point of view?
What is the black point
of view?
What is the
government point of
view?
Informal assessment:
Student lead
Discussion
RL.9-10.2
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Latin American
Culture
Latin American
Culture
View items for show and
tell.
Guest Speaker: Will talk
about life in Mexico and
life in America. Her story
on Immigration here and
the treatment of her and
her family while crossing.
Followed by question and
answer.
PowerPoint: History of
Latin Americans
Read:” A Rock Trying to
be a Stone” while
marking the text. Answer
questions for reading:
How were the boys
dangerous? What do you
think this story saying
about the Mexican
border?
Read: “Angie Luna”
while marking text.
Answer questions: What
do you think is the
identity of Victor before
Angie? How did it
change as the story went
on?
Formal assessment:
questions are typed in
Paragraphs.
RL.9-10.6
Watch 20 minutes of
telemundo and have
Journals: Students write
down their thoughts as
they watch in their
journals. (What comes to
mind)
Mexican food tasting
Informal: Journal
completion
SL.9-10.1c
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 8: Cultural
Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture
PowerPoint: Intro on
Graphic Novels
Read: American Born
Chinese (Independently)
Chinese Culture (KWL)
Find 3 types of Gutter
transitions you read so
far
Diagnostic assessment:
KWL
Informal: Annotated
W.9-10.2e
RI.9-10.5
Friday
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture
Read: American
Born Chinese
Journal Assignment:
What influences does
Chinese culture have on
America? (Volunteer
Share)
Find three types of
Gutter transitions
you read so far.
Week 9: Cultural Identity
Tuesday
Homework: Talk to
your family about
your culture. Find
out some traditions
and how your family
came to America. Try
to find an item from
your culture for show
and tell.
Informal assessment:
Identify Gutters
RL.9-10.6
Class Book Discussion
What does Jin realizes
about his perceptions of
life and identity? How
does he set out on his
own path of redemption?
What stereotypes did
you notice about the
Chinese culture and
which ones have you not
heard of?
Art Project:
Write one word using the
Chinese Alphabet that
describes you. (trace
then use black paint)
Informal assessment:
Journal writing
W.9-10.9
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Thursday
Friday
Mini Graphic
Novels
Go over project
Gather information
about your
personality/identity/traits
Begin outlining your
story
Summative assessment:
Graphic Novel
W.9-10.3c
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Week 10: Cultural Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Mini Graphic
Novel
Mini Graphic
Novel
Finish outlining the
story of your Graphic
Novel
Put Graphic Novel
Together (Pictures and
Pages)
Present Graphic Novels
5 minutes presentations.
Including telling the class
what you believe to be
your identity
Put Graphic Novel
Together (Pictures and
Pages)
Homework: Finish
Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel Due
Summative assessment:
Graphic Novel
Formal assessment:
Presentations
W.9-10.3e
SL.9-10.3
Summative
assessment: Graphic
Novel
Mini Graphic Novel
W.9-10.3d
Week 11: Career and Identity
Friday
Career Project
Career Project
Brainstorm words that
describe them.
Continue researching:
Students will list jobs
they are interested in and
choose one.
Schooling
Pay
Skills
Dress
Language Skills
Benefits
Informal assessment:
Students writing and
brainstorming
Informal assessment:
Students conducting
research.
W.9-10.7
W.9-10.2b
Personality test
You and Identity
Christina Jones
Week 12: Career and Identity
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Career Project
Career Project
Career Project
Written 1 page
summary: How does
your job relate to your
identity?
Poster Boards
Presentations: Each
student will get 7 minutes
(Will finish presentations
Monday)
Start Poster Boards
(The researched
information will be on
the Poster Board)
Summative
assessment: Career
Project
Note Cards: Help will
what will be said during
presentations.
Career Project Due
Homework: Finish
Career Project
Summative assessment:
Career Project
Summative assessment:
Career Project
SL.9-10.6
W.9-10.2c
W.9-10.2e
Explanations:
KWL’s: What students Know, Want to know and what they learned. “Know” and “Want” are done before reading and “Learned”
after. This is an Informal assessment based upon completion.
Journals: Students will keep a journal throughout the semester and have writing assignments. They are an informal assessment based
upon completion.
Literature Circles: This is an assignment with groups of four, where each student is responsible for a part of the assignment. One
student will be the discussion coordinator. This student will come up with themes to discuss from the reading and keep everyone else
on track. The next student is the connector. This student will find ways to connect the assignment to the real world (current events).
Another student will be the illustrator. This student is to draw a picture of an important part that happened in the story. Lastly, there
will be a student who is the passage coordinator. This student will find important passage to discuss with the group.
You and Identity
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Questions worksheet: Students will find Level 1, 2, and 3 questions to go along with the readings.
Vocabulary Words: Each week following Divergent, student will find 5 words in the dictionary and 5 words of my choosing. Then the
students will write the words 5 times each, write each word in a sentence once, and try to use them in a sentence during class once.
Write Song: Student will type of a song that is a song of hope. The song must be 3 minutes long when sung.
Mini Graphic Novel: Students will create a short graphic novel telling their cultural identity. They will incorporate a wide range of the
elements of graphic novels, drawl the illustrations by hand (final draft will be in ink” and write the text of the story. To them to be
successful with this project, they will need to show clear understanding of the elements of graphic expression as well as tell a
compelling and complete story of some aspect of your cultural identity. Artistic merit will be only a small portion of the grade, but
they will need to create a book that is neatly done and shows attention to detail.
Career Project: Students will research a few careers they are interested in and learn about them. They will find the schooling and skills
needed, the pay they will receive, how they are to dress, the written and language skills used, and some possible benefits to the job
they choose. They will provide a type paragraph for each category. They will additionally make a poster board that will have all 5
researched topics on them as well as, their one pager explaining how their career and identity relate. Students will also need to make
notecards for key talking points. The poster boards should be decorated. Once done students will get a chance to present their career
choice and try to come dressed as their career choice.
Essential Questions:
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Why do you think learning your identity so important?
Do the people around you help you form your identity? Why or why not?
In what ways does your Nationality shape your identity?
What do you believe to be the identity of America?
How does you ethnic background shape your identity?