Who Am I? Who Are You?

Essential Question

What makes us who we are?
Do the ways we identify ourselves change over time?

Texts

Informational

Families

This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.

Ann Morris

Grade Level

K-2 3-5 6-8

Topic

Religion Class Immigration

November 7, 2014

Multimedia

Meet Hoʻonani Kamai

Hoʻonani Kamai, a student at Hālau Lōkahi—a public charter school in Hawaii—introduces herself to us and expresses self-pride and knowledge of her cultural roots.

Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

History

Geography

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

March 20, 2015

Teaching Strategies

Word Work

Traits Matrix

In this semantic feature analysis strategy, students use a grid to show how vocabulary words relate to one another and to conceptual frameworks (e.g., masculine versus feminine).

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

L.6-12.4, L.6-12.5, L.6-12.6

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

The Pages of My Life

The Pages of My Life asks students to demonstrate their writing skills when constructing a personal narrative.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.3, W.6-12.4

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

ChrisLS

Who Am I? Who Are You?

Families

Meet Hoʻonani Kamai

Traits Matrix

The Pages of My Life

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