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1. Setting/Context:

In this unit, students will explore themes of individual and group identity. The book we will cover Sherman Alexies novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Students will examine the difficulties of the search for identity during adolescence, and stereotyping as they analyze Alexies. Alexies main character in Diary, Junior, struggles to understand who he is within the context of tribal and family expectations and Native American Stereotypes. Ninth-grade students can identify with Arnolds challenges in a new school, and will reflect on the expectations of family and community in their own lives.

2. Guiding Question: What are the effects of stereotyping and how does it come into conflict with ones identity? 3. Objectives: Students will be able to relate to Arnold in some way and be able to answer questions about themselves. Students will participate in active conversations of themse and questions we will encounter in the story. Foster group work and the communication skills that go along with that. Revisit the effectsof stereotyping and how that affects individuals.

4. Timeframe: The book will be covered for a week.

5. Assessments (aligned with Objectives, central aspects of Activities) : Small group discussion questions that the whole class will try to answer. Self illustrations like those in the story. They will draw and label themselves as well as a labeled illustration of how society would stereotype them. Any form of genre writing What my family expects of me . One page response. Paragraph answering the question Would you have transferred to Reardon High School if you were in Juniors place?

*This lesson plan format was adapted from lesson plan guides developed by K. Kumashiro and C. Worthman.

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6. Activities:

Students will engage with the stories and with each other, through tasks such as reading aloud, interactive notebooks, and small and large group discussion. The Line game Here I Stand Activity. I will instruct that standing on one side of the room is the I agree and the other side will represent, I disagree. I will read statements about racisim, community, identity, and peer pressure. We will then talk about the issues raised. Whats in a Label Activity: Pick about 6 kids and stick a label on their forehead, so they will not see it. The rest of the class will form groups. The labeled students will rorate around the groups and talk about thyeir future goals. The observers have to treat the labeled person as if they are what they are labeled. For example, fi the student is labeled spoiled rich, then the observers should treat him like one. After rorating, we will come together as a class and the students will find out what they were labeled. This activity will show that people are judged without getting to know them and how it affects the way people treat them. Every student chooses their favorite quote from the book and reads it out loud and explains why it is significant to them.

Arnold You Education Traditions and Customs Friendship Identity Home Race Health

*This lesson plan format was adapted from lesson plan guides developed by K. Kumashiro and C. Worthman.

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Hope and Dreams

*This lesson plan format was adapted from lesson plan guides developed by K. Kumashiro and C. Worthman.