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  • Madison Middle School
  • Appleton, WI
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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For our non-fiction unit, I would love to dive into identity and how it fits within our social comprehension, guided by the work of the incredible new book from Sara K. Ahmed, Being the Change. We will look at how our identity shapes our actions, and I thought a safe spot to start with would be within the pages of picture books. After all, some of my students are not yet ready to share parts of their identity and so looking at the lives of others before we turn inward is a more welcoming path. The questions we will use to spark conversation include: What can you infer about their character traits based on their actions? What can you infer about their identity and what they value? What do you think motivated them to do what they did? How do these actions fit into the world from a historical standpoint? (adapted from Pernille Ripp's blog post: https://pernillesripp.com/2018/04/10/great-picture-books-to-discuss-identity-and-character/)

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For our non-fiction unit, I would love to dive into identity and how it fits within our social comprehension, guided by the work of the incredible new book from Sara K. Ahmed, Being the Change. We will look at how our identity shapes our actions, and I thought a safe spot to start with would be within the pages of picture books. After all, some of my students are not yet ready to share parts of their identity and so looking at the lives of others before we turn inward is a more welcoming path. The questions we will use to spark conversation include: What can you infer about their character traits based on their actions? What can you infer about their identity and what they value? What do you think motivated them to do what they did? How do these actions fit into the world from a historical standpoint? (adapted from Pernille Ripp's blog post: https://pernillesripp.com/2018/04/10/great-picture-books-to-discuss-identity-and-character/)

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