Creator: Cari Ladd | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
What makes up an individual’s identity? This lesson plan includes video clips to introduce identity and then culminates with students creating a self-portrait using items or elements that share key aspects of their self-identity. Note: this is an archived version of the lesson plan found on PBS POV (Points of View), and the video links are not available on PBS. However, they are available by searching on YouTube and using each video’s title to find and use the video in your lesson.
In the Classroom
Incorporate this lesson into your current study units related to learning about identity, differences between people, bias, and character education. Use this lesson with younger students by finding videos with students that are the approximate age of those in your class. The lesson includes a study guide to accompany the videos, use edpuzzle, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15288">reviewed here</a>, as an alternative to a paper worksheet by adding questions and comments to appropriate areas within each video. As students complete their self-portraits, add them to a class book created using Book Creator, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17988">reviewed here</a>. In addition to a picture of each self-portrait, ask students to create a short video sharing and discussing the characteristics they identify as important to their identity. Share your book with students in lower grade levels to help them learn how to celebrate differences in others.
At Home
Use the ideas and questions found in this lesson to discuss identifying characteristics with your student as you encourage her to celebrate differences between her and her peers.
Tags
identity, character education, bias,