Digging Deeper
Finding Your Shovel
4 Weeks
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
- Who Am I?
- What is it that makes up who I am?
- How much of who I am as a person do I have control over?
- How do my personal experiences shape how I view others and the world?
- How can I continue to improve the personal I am now to get to be the person I want to be?
Skills
Skills
- I can define who I am.
- I can assess and analyze my strengths and weaknesses.
- I can empathize and connect with my peers.
- I can create a vision for myself and a plan to become the person I want to be.
Unit Progression
Unit Progression
Positive Identity of Self
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Negative Identity of Self
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Identity of Others + Personal Connections
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Ideal or Future Identity
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Short Videos
Short Videos
Prompts
Prompts
Gratitude
Gratitude
Instructions, Assignments & Resources
Instructions, Assignments & Resources
Week 1: Identity (low risk)
Week 1: Identity (low risk)
Guiding Questions
- Who am I?
- What are the experiences that shape how I positively see others and the world?
- What are my personal strengths and successes?
Talking Points/Key Ideas
- The way we view ourselves impacts the way we see others.
- When we're our best self, we are aware of our best qualities and the gifts they provide for others.
Ice Breakers
- "That's Me"
- Walk the Line
Primary Activities
- Reading: "Life Happens, Live It! The jake French Story; Part I"
- Life Happens, Live It! by Jake French
- Pages 1-69
- Video: Jake's Story (2008)
Supplemental Activities
- YouTube Wednesday
- Thankful Thursday
Summative Assessment
- Identity Biography
Week 2: The Struggle is Real (medium risk)
Week 2: The Struggle is Real (medium risk)
Guiding Questions
- Who am I?
- What are my lenses that shape how I positively view others and the world?
- What are my personal weaknesses and challenges?
Talking Points/Key Ideas
- The way we view ourselves impacts the way we see others.
- We have to recognize the negative events and/or forces in our lives to understand how they shape us & how to use them to become our best self.
- Bad stuff is going to happen, but we can get through it together.
- Find your "shovel". Find the thing that you love and are motivated by.
Ice Breakers
- "That's Me"
Primary Activities
- Digging Deeper: How negative life events can shape us, but don't have to define us
- What's Your Shovel
Supplemental Activities
- YouTube Wednesday
- Thankful Thursday
Summative Assessment
- Sharing My Shovel: Mini Speech
Week 3: Everyone in the Room (low-medium risk)
Week 3: Everyone in the Room (low-medium risk)
Guiding Questions
- Who are my classmates?
- What experiences shape how they view others and the world?
- What personal connections do I have with my classmates? How do our interactions shape who I am or impact me?
Talking Points
- The way we view ourselves impacts the way we see others.
Ice Breakers
- "That's Me"
- Face to Face, Side to SIde, Back to Back
Primary Activities
- Identity Bags
- Anonymous Letter
Supplemental Activities
- YouTube Wednesday
- Thankful Thursday
Summative Assessment
- Whole Group Discussion
Week 4: Who I Want to Be (higher risk)
Week 4: Who I Want to Be (higher risk)
Guiding Questions
- Who do I want to be?
- How do I use my personal experiences as a vehicle to motivate and shape my life in a positive way?
- How can the people in my life support the person I want to be?
Talking Points
Ice Breakers
- "That's Me"
Primary Activities
- "LIFE HAPPENED - I'm Living It! The Jake French Story, Part II"
- Life Happens, Live It! by Jake French
- Pages 127-171
Supplemental Activities
- YouTube Wednesday:
- Thankful Thursday
Summative Assessment
- Letter to Myself