My Life
Live Events that Shape Character
Live Events Matter
Live Events Matter
Leadership Lessons
Leadership Lessons
You never know what's on the inside.
You never know what's on the inside.
- Remember, the way someone acts or responds, could be a result of what they've experienced in life.
- Try to be patient & accepting of others, you never know what they have been through.
- Looks are deceiving, you can't judge a person's character or emotions by how they look.
People's life experience help shape their character.
People's life experience help shape their character.
- How you CHOOSE to respond to life events determines your character.
- Personality is who you naturally are, character is who you choose to be.
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
What are the events in my life that have shaped my character and who I am?
What are the events in my life that have shaped my character and who I am?
What experiences have my peers had that shaped their character and who they are?
What experiences have my peers had that shaped their character and who they are?
Skills
Skills
- I can reflect on life events that have shaped my character and who I am today.
- I can analyze life events for their impact on my life.
- I can take information about my peers and use it to create poetry that defines who they are in an intentional an positive way.
Assignments & Practice
Assignments & Practice
My Life Chart & Graph
My Life Chart & Graph
- My Life +/- T-Chart
- My Life T-Chart (on own paper)
- See Examples Below
- My Life Graph Rough Draft
- My Graph Handout (Rough Draft)
- My Life Graph Final Draft
- See Examples Below
- My Life Graph Scoring Rubric
Life Lesson Narrative
Life Lesson Narrative
- Narrative Brainstorm & Outline (print)
- Narrative Brainstorm & Outline (digital w/video)
- Narrative Writing (Draft in Google Docs)
- Example Narratives
- Example Narrative #1
- Example Narrative #2
- Narrative Read Aloud in Small Groups
- Small Group Feedback: 1 Strength & 1 Question after listening
I Am From Poetry & Art
I Am From Poetry & Art
- I Am From Identity Questionnaire
- VIDEO: What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs
- I am From Poem Overview
- Stanzas & Lines
- Rhyme & Repetition
- I Am From Example Poems & Template
- I Am From Poem Template 2
- I Am From Poem Share-Out Handout
- I Am From Art
- Poetry Slam
- VIDEO: To This Day Project - Shane Koyczan
- Reflection: What did you notice about the way the author read his poem? (confidence, tone, fluctuations in voice, pacing, etc.)
- Read poem about your partner aloud to the class. Can everyone guess who it is?
End of Unit Reflection Questions
End of Unit Reflection Questions
- How have the events in your life helped shape your character?
- How have your feelings towards and impressions of your peers changed since the first day of class?
- What life lesson(s) have you learned from this unit?
Examples of Student Work
Examples of Student Work
My Life T-Charts
My Life Graphs (Final Drafts)
