An excerpt from Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir about how his experiences as a Pakistani growing up in England shaped the way he though about his identify provides a stimulus for a discussion of how experiences can shape our concept of identity and belonging. The carefully scaffolded lesson ends with a journal reflection that asks learners to consider how the reading broadens their thinking about identity and belonging.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, democracy, prejudice, discrimination, racism, stereotypes, bias, bullying

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Before conducting the lesson, preview the PowerPoint, which includes teaching notes, rationales, and context information
• Ask class members to create a list in their journals of times they experience a lack of power and times when they feel empowered

Classroom Considerations

• Eighth in a series of 15 lessons in the Standing Up for Democracy unit
• The lessons are cumulative and designed to be taught in order
• Access to the lesson presentation requires a free account
  

Pros

• The journal prompt asks learners to make connections to key ideas from previous lesson and their own identity charts

Cons

• None