Mr. D. Greene Early/Middle College GTCC Jamestown Greensboro, NC

  Grades 9-12 High School  English, History, Humanities Courses  Topic: Identity and Family Values  Introduction to Holocaust Studies Unit Context

  1. Warm-Up (5-7 min): When considering your identity how important is your family in the development of who you are? How important is your word or promise when considering your identity? Explain.  2. What values do you consider to be important in your family? What values do you consider to be a part of your identity? Where did your values come from? Explain. Were values an integral part of your family life growing up? Explain your response.  3. How does our behavior shape or create the values that we embody?  Purpose: Students reflect on the values and characteristics of their own families. GOAL: To articulate their own values and priorities Students then watch “Three Promises” Warm-Up/Hook

1. Who do you see in the photos? Describe their relationship. 2. Which events are presented in the photos?. 3. What do you think their life is like? 4. Where do you think they live? 5.Do you have similar photos in your family album? 6.What values seem to be present in this photo? Explain.

  Students bring boxes to class.  They are instructed to put themselves “inside” the box.  Items, pictures, materials that represent who they are at this point in their lives. Things that have shaped their values and identity.  Students present the boxes in a 5-10 presentation explaining in detail all the aspects of the box. Creating Identity Boxes

More identity boxes.

  - Creating empathy among students and staff.  - Creating a link between cultures and families through something as simple as a promise. (Global Thinking)  - Primary Source document examination and critical thinking  - Constantly looking at MY own identity.  - Creating a community of learners and “soldiers” for good! Teacher Reflection

  - Foster understanding and empathy for their fellow peers.  - Examine the values and identity of themselves and others.  - Create a community of learning and critical thinking in the classroom.  - Foster appreciation for family culture and values and how it shapes our identity. Student Reflections

  RL – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  RI – Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.  RI – Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in her argument.  W – Write Narratives to develop re experiences or events using effective technique and well chosen details.  SL – Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding. Standards Addressed