Identity Activities for Middle and High School Students
Secondary Urban Legends
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Grade Levels
6th - 12th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.7.1
CCSSRI.7.2
CCSSRI.7.3
CCSSRI.7.4
CCSSRI.7.6
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
15 pages
Secondary Urban Legends
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Description
Looking to dig into identity with high interest texts to engage your middle and high school students? This unit designed to examine the effect of stereotypes on a person's identity. Activities include standards aligned questions, written short response, narrative writing, and a choice board with digital options are perfect for middle and high school students.
Included texts are:
America Ferrera’s TED Talk “My Identity is my Superpower”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk “Danger of a Single Story”
Excerpt from Elizabeth Acevedo
Words by W.E.B. DuBois
Words by Colin Kaepernick
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Total Pages
15 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
Last updated Jun 21st, 2020
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRI.7.2
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRI.7.3
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
CCSSRI.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
CCSSRI.7.6
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
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