ELA11, CSS, Cizeron

Task:  

For this assignment, you will examine your personal identity both internally and externally using both direct and indirect characterization.  (PART A)  Use the graphic organizer to describe your personal identity and examine how you understand yourself in relation to others.  (PART B) Then read the poem "Nonconformist" by Angela Shelf Medearis and answer the questions that follow.  Use the following worksheet to complete your assignment.

Assignment 2 - Personal Identity Response Worksheet (.PDF)

Assignment 2 - Personal Identity Response Worksheet (.DOCX)

"Nonconformist" a poem by Angela Shelf Medearis

I don’t want to be anybody 

but myself.

So, I shaved little lines

in my head and

dyed my hair purple

and green

(with just a hint of orange)

and pierced my nose and

hung a gold earring in it.

AS AN EXPRESSION OF WHO I AM

(who am I?)

Of course,

I waited until someone else did it first.

I didn’t want anyone to think I’m

weird.

You know what I mean?

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: Exemplary (6/6):  Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective.  Student uses direct and indirect characterization to describe personal identity and is then able to connect and identify personal perspectives in text.  

Written Expression:  Exemplary (6/6):  Sentence structure and vocabulary are varied, skillfully written, and carefully chosen.  Work has been proofread and there are few or no errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.  Content contributes to the central idea and makes insightful connections with logical organization.

Submission: