Mrs. OT's Identity Lesson

Essential Question

How do I change because I’m part of different groups?
How do I benefit from my identities?

Texts

Multimedia

StoryCorps: Growing Up Poor

“I wasn't like other kids.”

Noe Rueda and Alex Fernandez

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

Economics

Topic

Class

July 8, 2014

Literature

Hussein, the narrator of My Name Was Hussein, lives in Bulgaria. His Muslim family takes great pride in their religion and traditions. But soldiers soon arrive in their village and force all of the Muslims to adopt Christian names, thereby inhibiting their freedom and identities.

Hristo Kyuchukov

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

Topic

Religion Rights & Activism

July 7, 2014

Multimedia

A Priceless Lesson in Humility

Felipe Morales' telling account of an encounter with a blind woman on the streets of Washington, D.C. was recorded for This I Believe. The NPR project features brief personal essays in which people from diverse backgrounds discuss how their values affect their daily lives.

Felipe Morales

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Ability Class Immigration

July 2, 2014

Literature

SWOOSH!

In this story, Hani faces the decision of removing her hijab in order to play in a basketball tournament or sitting on the bench and watching the game. With the support of her teammates, she stands up to injustice and makes an important decision.

Ann Malaspina

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity

May 19, 2017

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Brain Share

During Brain Share, small groups of students rotate through stations, discussing and recording concepts from central texts. This strategy is a modified combination of gallery walks and jigsaw.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RF.3-5.4, RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2

July 13, 2014

Close and Critical Reading

Annolighting

“Annolighting” (annotating and highlighting) shows students how to identify critical information in a text during close reading. Students learn to annotate text, highlight important facts and summarize what they have read to capture main ideas, concepts and details.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, RL.3.5, RI.3.5, L.3-5.4

July 19, 2014

Close and Critical Reading

Directed Reading - Thinking Activity (DR-TA)

While engaging in DR-TA, students interrupt their reading periodically to predict what developments might logically follow. This strategy works well with texts in which the outcome of the narrative is uncertain (e.g., “cliffhangers”).

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, RL.3-5.3, RI.3-5.3, RL.3-5.7, RI.3-5.7

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Identity Portraits

Students interview one another, then draw or paint portraits containing symbols that represent the subject’s identity, beliefs, values or areas of interest.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Community Mural / Poster Campaign

Students create a large-scale artistic depiction in a community space. As an alternative to the community mural, students can create a set of informational posters that reflect a diversity topic or social justice theme.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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Mrs.OT

Mrs. OT's Identity Lesson

StoryCorps: Growing Up Poor

My Name was Hussein

A Priceless Lesson in Humility

SWOOSH!

Brain Share

Annolighting

Directed Reading - Thinking Activity (DR-TA)

Identity Portraits

Community Mural / Poster Campaign

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