Cultural Identity Terms & Concepts + Why Identity Matters - High School Lessons
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Description
Introduce terms with EXPLORING CULTURAL IDENTITY. Delve deeper into concepts with WHY IDENTITY MATTERS. Students learn through engaging activities, including discussions. The lessons are appropriate for high school, could be used with middle school students, and work for digital learning.
“Who am I?” Students love to explore this question! The EXPLORING CULTURAL IDENTITY lessons examine facets of identity that include culture, subculture, nationality, race, ethnicity, social class, biological sex, gender, and sexual orientation. The resource is LOW PREP (print and go). It includes a guide, slides, worksheets, and assessments.
The WHY IDENTITY MATTERS lessons deepen student’s understanding of cultural identity. Delve into concepts such as social construction, socialization, prejudice, discrimination, power, meritocracy, systemic oppression, inequality, intersectionality, media stereotypes, and social justice. Need a last-minute lesson or a break? The resource has a NO PREP option! Students can participate in engaging activities using directions on the slides, links, and their own paper – or you can use the handouts.
HOW YOU CAN USE THESE RESOURCES
- The resources can be used as a self-contained unit about identity.
- The lessons can be integrated with literature in ELA or with topics in Social Studies. For example, to provide a framework for reading autobiographies in English or examining civil rights in History.
- You can use these lessons to front-load concepts in preparation for in-depth discussions of race, class, and gender. For example, as an introduction to Ethnic Studies or Sociology.
WHY GET THESE RESOURCES?
- Student encounter these concepts through social media and often receive misinformation. These lessons clarify important concepts that can be confusing! For example, the difference between race, ethnicity and nationality, and between sex, gender and sexual orientation.
- Students can also be subjected to bullying. This resource can help you provide a safe space for students to address sensitive topics.
WHAT YOU GET
The EXPLORING CULTURAL IDENTITY resource includes:
- A guide with easy, step-by-step directions
- A PowerPoint with 50 slides that explains 12 facets of cultural identity and provides ample opportunity for discussions
- A handout of terms and definitions, including culture, subculture, nationality, race, ethnicity, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and religion
- A matching quiz and a fill-in-the-blank quiz (with keys) in PDF and a multiple-choice quiz in Easel
- Links to engaging and informative short videos
- A Close Watching: Video Response Notes handout
- Close Reading Annotations cards
- A reading on “Creating a Latino Race"
- Links to additional readings and information
- A reading and questions on “Why Identity Matters”
- A reflection in which students identify aspects of their own identity, rank their importance, and discuss their influence in both PDF and Easel versions
The WHY IDENTITY MATTERS resource includes:
- A PowerPoint with 45 slides
- Directions in the slide notes
- A Close Watching: Video Response Notes handout
- A “Media Stereotypes vs. Me” project with a rubric
- Close Reading Annotation cards for a reading and questions on “Why Identity Matters”
*For copyright reasons, the materials in this resource are NOT editable with the exception of the slide notes. You ARE able to insert text boxes and images, rearrange the slides, and add your own.*
Directions are clear and concise, and the resource includes graphic organizers to help you serve students with special needs. For differentiation, there is a simple matching quiz and a more complex fill-in-the-blank quiz.
The slides can be imported into Google Slides, Nearpod, or Pear Deck to enhance digital learning and/or to add activities such as discussions and polls.
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