Identity Activity
Step 1: Materials
Go to the Appstore and get two apps: Puzzlemania and Penultimate. Decide if you will use a selfie picture or an image of a sun with rays or a flower with petals. Take a picture of yourself or use the one from last week's class. Or, download the image you like from below (flower petals, sun rays, etc.) Save the image to your Photos on your Ipad. Step 2: Design Add the picture (selfie or sun or flower image) to Penultimate App. 1)Make a Custom Penultimate Page by adding your photo or the flower or sun image as the background. Write on the Penultimate page using the pen feature tools. Only write your top 8-10 parts of your identity. Put your name in the middle of the sun or flower. For the sunrays or flower petals, add your identity pieces such as dancer, teacher, friend, son etc. Add your photo with your identity rays/petals to a PuzzleMania page. Step 3: Sharing (in Class Thursday) With a partner, you will use your PuzzleMania picture to explain your identity. When you talk to a second person, you will have to remove one or two petals/rays and not be able to discuss those parts of your identity to the next person. Eventually with the last person you speak with, you will only be able to talk about one part of your identity. Step 4: Writing Activity on your Website (after Thursday's class): On your blog, make two posts. 1). First, describe your experience and feelings during the class activity about choosing the top 8-10 values from your long list that best express your identity. How did you feel explaining your identity to other people? What 8-10 values did you choose? Why? How did you feel when you had to limit your values to 9, then 8, then 5, then 1!?? Explain why it was difficult for you to cross off certain values. Which was the most important value you left as #1? How would you feel if you went into another country and couldn't explain those parts of your identity because of laws, rules, or language limitations? |