The Identity Project

Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.
Parker J. Palmer

In this project we will be discussing the topic of identity and learning about how others in
our lives influence us. In humanities we will be reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton while
we explore themes of identity, belonging, and the important role of family. In
math/science we will we studying our unique learning styles as well as learning about the
human brain.

Essential Questions:

Who am I and what makes me unique?
How does my cultural background and family history influence my identity?
What people in my life impact me the most?
Why is it important to belong to a group?
How can understanding my personal learning style help me as a learner?
How can understanding how the brain works help me understand myself?


What you will be learning:

Detailed narrative writing
The importance of self reflection
Characterization and theme from the novel The Outsiders
Colloquialisms and customs of the 1960s
Learning Styles
The structure and Function of the Brain

What you will be creating:

Your own personal coat of arms that represents who you are as a unique individual
A dialectical journal that consists of 12 different entries for each chapter in the
book
Narrative writing piece on the topic of identity
Your own personal learning portfolio
A model of the brain
A lesson teaching one aspect of the brain











Humanities Project Calendar

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9/1

No School
9/2

Project Launch





9/3

Read Ch. 1

HW: D.J. 1
9/4

Read Ch. 2

HW: D.J. 2
9/5

Socratic Seminar

Character Chart

Friday Reflection
9/8

Read Ch. 3

Character Chart

HW: D.J. 3
9/9

Read Ch. 4



HW: D.J. 4
9/10

Read Ch. 5

Slang Dictionary

HW: D.J. 5
9/11

Intro to narrative
writing

Slang Dictionary

9/12

Read Ch. 6

HW: D.J. 6

Friday Reflection
9/15

Read Ch. 7

HW: D.J. 1
9/16

Narrative writing
draft skills
9/17

Read Ch. 8

HW: D.J. 1
9/18

Read Ch. 9

Narrative rough
draft due

HW: D.J. 1
9/19


Begin Final Draft

Peer Critiques

Friday Reflection
9/22

Read Ch. 10

HW: D.J. 1
9/23

Narrative writing
9/24

Read Ch. 11

HW: D.J. 1
9/25

Narrative writing
9/26

Read Ch. 12

HW: D.J. 12

Friday Reflection








Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9/29

Introduction to
Symbolism and coat
of arms
9/30

Begin Coat of Arms
Draft
10/1

Continue Coat of
Arms Draft

Peer Critiques
10/2

Continue Coat of
Arms Draft

Continued Peer
Critiques
10/3


Socratic Seminar
10/6

Begin Final Coat of
Arms
10/7


10/8

Continue working on
final product

Project Reflection
10/9


10/10

Continue working on
final product

Project Reflection



Math/Science Project Calendar


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No School 9/2
I Learn: Learning
Profile


9/3

I Learn: Learning
Profile

HW: Khan


9/4

I Learn: Learning
Profile

HW: Khan
9/5


I Learn: Learning
Profile

No Homework
9/8

Bill Nye Video
The Brain


HW: POD
extension
9/9

Brain Activity


HW: Khan
9/10

Webquest: Human
Brain &
Choose Brain
Project Focus
HW: Connected
Math
9/11

Webquest:
Human Brain &
Choose Brain
Project Focus

HW: Khan
9/12

Brainstorming
and
Planning Brain
Project

No Homework
9/15

Sketch and
proposal of brain
project


HW: POD
extension

9/16

Sketch and
proposal of brain
project



HW: Khan
9/17

Begin creating
brain model



HW: Connected
Math
9/18

Begin creating
brain model


HW: Khan
9/19

Begin creating
brain model




No Homework
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9/22

Brain Model


HW: POD
extension

9/23

Brain Model



HW: Khan
9/24

Brain Model


HW: Connected
Math
9/25

Brain Model


HW: Khan
9/26

Brain Model


No Homework
9/28

Helmets

HW: POD
extension
9/29

Helmets

HW: Khan
9/30

Helmets

HW: Connected
Math
10/1

Helmets

HW: Khan
10/3

Helmets

No Homework
10/6
Helmets

HW: POD
extension
10/7
Helmets

HW: Khan
10/8
Helmets

HW: Connected
Math
10/9

Helmets

HW: Khan
10/10

Final Helmet
Prototype Test

No Homework