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Clase de unidad ELA sobre exploración de la identidad y el carácter personal (inspirada en Montessori)

Durante esta clase de 8 semanas, los estudiantes explorarán las ideas de identidad personal y examinarán textos más breves de diversos géneros (no ficción, poesía, palabra hablada y cuentos) en los que diversos personajes exploran sus identidades.
Elissa Pugh, MA & MEd
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Qué está incluido

16 reuniones en vivo
14 horas 40 minutos horas presenciales
Tarea
1-2 horas por semana. incluido
Evaluación
Formal assessments, such as quizzes and tests, will not be given. Learners will be assessed through observation, discussions, and writing activities.
Calificación
Grades and/or a certificate of completion can be provided by request.

Experiencia de clase

Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 6 - 9
Join our 8-week class to delve into the complexities of personal and social identity. Explore topics such as individual temperament, conflicts between social and personal identities, and diverse approaches to identity acceptance. Analyze a variety of texts, including nonfiction, poetry, spoken word, and short stories, featuring characters navigating their identities. Reflect on your own identity while honing your critical thinking skills. Craft a free verse narrative poem and a personal narrative/reflection to express your journey. Engage in dynamic discussions, including small-group hexagonal discussions, whole-group discussions, and a Socratic seminar. Discover more about yourself and the world around you in this immersive learning experience.

Week 1:
Class Activities: Identity Charts, Discussion, and Writing Prompt
Readings: 
Poem: “I'm Nobody! Who are you? (260)” by Emily Dickinson

Week 2:
Class Activities: My Honest Poem Writing Activity
Readings: 
Excerpt: Counting Descent by Clint Smith p. 13 Poem: “Soles”
Excerpt: Counting Descent by Clint Smith p. 25 Poem: “Counterfactual”

Week 3:
Class Activities: Discussion and Writing Prompt
Readings: 
Excerpt: Fresh Ink: An Anthology pp. 194-209 Short Story: "Super Human" by Nicola Yoon 
Excerpt: How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity pp. 63-72 Short Story: “Trev” by Jacqueline Woodson

Week 4:
Class Activities: Hexagonal Discussion and Writing Prompt
Readings: 
Excerpt: One Good Story, That One by Thomas King pp. 133-147 Short Story: "Borders" Excerpt: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu pp. 26-43 Short Story: “The Paper Menagerie”

Week 5:
Class Activities: Discussion and Writing Prompt
Readings: 
Poem: “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo
Written Text: “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo

Week 6:
Class Activities: Hexagonal Discussion, and Writing Prompt
Readings: 
Video: “Our Fight for Disability Rights and Why We’re Not Done Yet” by Judith Heumann
Video: “Judy Heumann Reads an Excerpt from Her Memoir Being Heumann” by Judith Heumann

Week 7:
Class Activities: Personal Identity Narrative/Reflection Introduction and Socratic Seminar Prep
Readings: 
“In ‘Turning Red’ I Finally Saw Myself Reflected in a Main Character” by Evelyn Kwong

Week 8:
Class Activities: Personal Identity Narrative/Reflection and Socratic Seminar

Metas de aprendizaje

Educational Goals and Specific Learning Outcomes: 

Essential Questions
•	What is identity, both personal and social? How are those identities sometimes in conflict with each other?
•	What factors impact how and when we can fully be our authentic selves?
•	How can shorter texts from different voices, cultures, and experiences help us examine our own identities?

Vocabulary
 
•	text-based 
•	abstraction 
•	abate 
•	brittle
•	counterfactual
•	concede
•	confer
•	defiant
•	deride
•	dissipate
•	existential
•	formidable
•	freight
•	frivolous
•	gravitas
•	inherent
•	inalienable
•	inane
•	litany
•	menagerie
•	misanthrope
•	mundane
•	paradox
•	pensive
•	pundit
•	reclamation
•	temperament
•	tinny
•	translucent
•	wallow 

Literary Terms
 
•	diction 
•	ethos 
•	figurative language 
•	first person 
•	flashback 
•	imagery 
•	logos 
•	metaphor 
•	mood 
•	motif 
•	narrative 
•	point of view 
•	pathos 
•	personification 
•	rhetoric 
•	rhyme 
•	scheme 
•	second person 
•	simile 
•	stanza 
•	structure 
•	symbol 
•	third person limited 
•	theme 
•	third person omniscient 
•	third person 
•	tone
 

Core Standards
L.9-10.1	L.9-10.2	L.9-10.5	RI.9-10.1	RI.9-10.2	RI.9-10.3	
RI.9-10.4	RI.9-10.5	RI.9-10.6	RI.9-10.7	RL.9-10.1	RL.9-10.2
RL.9-10.3	RL.9-10.4	RL.9-10.5	RL.9-10.6	SL.9-10.1	SL.9-10.1.a
SL.9-10.1.b	SL.9-10.1.c	SL.9-10.1.d	SL.9-10.3	SL.9-10.6	W.9-10.1
W.9-10.2	W.9-10.2.d	W.9-10.3	W.9-10.4	W.9-10.5	W.9-10.9
W.9-10.10

Supporting Standards
L.9-10.1	L.9-10.2	L.9-10.6	RI.9-10.1	RI.9-10.2	RI.9-10.9
RI.9-10.10	RL.9-10.1	RL.9-10.2	RL.9-10.4	RL.9-10.5	RL.9-10.10
SL.9-10.1	SL.9-10.4	SL.9-10.6	W.9-10.1	W.9-10.9	W.9-10.10
objetivo de aprendizaje

Programa de estudios

Estándares
Alineado con Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
16 Lecciones
más de 8 semanas
Lección 1:
Identity Charts
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Identity and Introversion
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
My Honest Poem Writing Activity
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
My Honest Poem Writing Activity
55 minutos de lección en vivo en línea

Otros detalles

Necesidades de aprendizaje
I strive to meet all learners where they are by providing empathetic support, accommodations, and adjustments whenever needed. I am happy to answer any questions or discuss any concerns a student and/or parent may have.
Idioma en el que se imparte la clase
Inglés
Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Se unió el November, 2019
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3reseñas
Perfil
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Maestría en Educación desde Xavier University
Maestría en Inglés desde Belmont University
***This class is modeled on the thematic and cyclical approach seen in many adolescent Montessori classroom environments.***
I am a trained and experienced Montessori teacher.  I believe in individualized, student-led education.

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