UNIT OBJECTIVES

COGNITIVE (Know & Understand)

1. Students will understand that they have a unique story to tell.
a. Students will create individual writing territories to help them understand that they have unique stories to tell.
[Lesson 2]
b. Students will reflect on what stereotypes get imposed on them to help them understand that they have unique
stories to tell. [Lesson 3, 7]
c. Students will reflect on how it felt to come to the understanding that they have unique stories to tell. [Lesson
12]

2. Students will understand that if they only see people through stereotypes, they don’t get to see how multifaceted
people are.
a. Students will understand “the danger of a single story” or single perspective (Adichie). [Lesson 3, 4, 12]
b. Students will understand that diversity is a natural and positive part our community. [Lesson 9, 12]

3. Students will know how to show respect in a community and to their peers.
a. Students will know classroom norms and routines that help maintain a respectful, positive, and inclusive
classroom community. [Lesson 1, 2, 3, 12]
b. Students will know how to listen actively to show respect. [Lesson 7, 12]

PERFORMATIVE (Do)
4. Students will be able to tell a personal story that shows how multifaceted they are.
a. Students will be able to express through writing about what makes them them. [Lesson 2, 8, 12]
b. Students will understand that personal narratives reflect on a significant event, moment, or experience in an
individual’s life and are written in first person. [Lesson 6, 8, 12]
c. Students will understand that a powerful personal narrative includes a so what or theme. [Lesson 6, 8, 12]
d. Students will be able see how specific diction helps craft unique voice in writing. [Lesson 7, 8, 12]
e. Students will be able to revise their personal narratives for power and clarity. [Lesson 10, 11, 12]

5. Students will be able to explain how people/characters are more than their single story/stereotype and are
multifaceted.
a. Students will be able to identify stereotypes that are untrue and unjust. [Lesson 3, 4, 5]
b. Students will be able to explain why an author chooses to include stereotypes in a text. [Lesson 5]
c. Students will be able to write a reflection explaining how people are more than their single story/stereotype
and are multifaceted. [Lesson 12]

6. Students will be able to reflect on the value of other people’s stories

a. Students will write a reflection on the value of reading about other people’s stories. [Lesson 5, 8, 12]
b. Students will write a reflection about how diversity strengths our community [Lesson 9, 12]
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AFFECTIVE (to feel/value) &/or NON-COGNITIVE
7. Students will reflect on the value of other people's’ stories.
a. Students will reflect what they learned and/or how their mindset changed after reading a text [Lesson 5, 8,
12]

8. Students will be able to show respect for other people’s stories.

a. Students will know that displaying genuine empathy can be a way to show respect for other people’s stories.
[Lesson 9, 12]
b. Students will show respect for their peer’s stories by following classroom norms and giving positive,
constructive feedback. [Lesson 11, 12]