Raised By - Writing About Our Identity

Essential Question

How can recognizing where we come from affect who we are?
What makes us who we are?
How are our identities today shaped by society?
Do the ways we identify ourselves change over time?
How do different parts of our identities combine to make us who we are?

Texts

Literature

Raised By Women

In her poem, Kelly Norman Ellis brings to life a vivid picture of the kind of women she was surrounded and brought up by during her childhood in Mississippi. The poem's speaker takes you down south and makes you feel like a guest at the kitchen table by way of her descriptions.

Kelly Norman Ellis

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Race & Ethnicity

January 5, 2015

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Shared Reading

Shared reading combines aspects of guided reading and read-aloud strategies. During shared reading, a teacher or proficient student reads the text aloud, pausing at pre-selected moments to discuss content and analyze the text. This strategy facilitates close reading of a complex text in small or whole group settings.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Poetry and Storytelling Café

Students write and share original poems and stories about community issues or themes present in the central text.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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aronberg

Raised By - Writing About Our Identity

Raised By Women

Shared Reading

Poetry and Storytelling Café

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