Identity
William Shakespeare wrote, “To thine own self be true.” This is sound advice, but in order to be true to oneself, one must first know oneself. It seems simple enough – to know oneself. But we are complex individuals, constantly evolving through new experiences, interactions, and challenges. So how can a person really know oneself? Is a person born a blank slate, shaped primarily by external factors? Is a person born with a predetermined personality that reacts to these external factors? Throughout this unit, we will use literature and writing to examine the concept of identity and to discover and reflect on who we are as individuals, as well as members of a community. Perhaps then we will be ready to follow Shakespeare’s advice and learn to be true to ourselves.
Enduring Understandings: Conceptual Lens, Expository Writing, and Reading
Essential Questions: : Conceptual Lens, Expository Writing, and Reading
Enduring Understandings: Conceptual Lens, Expository Writing, and Reading
- Internal and external factors shape an individual's identity.
- Individuals have the power to choose how they view themselves.
- People learn about themselves by studying the lives of others.
- Good writers develop and support an idea to inform their audience.
- Good writers organize ideas to enhance meaning.
- Good readers set a purpose for reading to aid comprehension
- Good readers use strategies to monitor their comprehension.
- Analyzing genre and text structure advances reading comprehension.
Essential Questions: : Conceptual Lens, Expository Writing, and Reading
- a) What internal factors shape an individual's identity? d) What external factors shape an individual's identity?
- To what extend do people have the power to choose how they see themselves?
- a) What can people learn about themselves by studying the lives of others?
- a) How do writers develop an idea to inform their audience? b) How do writers support an idea to inform their audience?
- a) Why do writers organize their ideas? b) What structures do writers use to organize their ideas? c) How do writers select the organizational structure to best express their ideas?
- a) Why do readers set a purpose for reading? b) What are the different purposes for reading?
- a) Why do readers monitor their comprehension? b) How do readers monitor their comprehension?
- How does text structure advance audience comprehension?
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