Activity: Explore the diversity of family structures by looking at works of art from a photography exhibit at the MFA called “(un)expected families.” Next, pick someone from your own life who makes you feel a sense of family to honor. Turn a photo of this person or people in a type of print called a collagraph.
Activity: Design a shoe that reveals 10 things your classmates and teacher would never know about you... unless we walked in your shoes.
Activity: One of the themes of the graphic novel American Born Chinese is that connecting to your roots can give you power. This short story assignment asks students to connect to their own roots by researching a character from the mythology, religion, or literature of their culture(s) and then bringing this character to life in their own, original short stories -- just like Gene Luen Yang did with the Monkey King in his graphic novel.
Student Reflection:
"I liked learning about an aspect of my culture I didn't even know existed and being able to make it my own!" Activity Overview: Make a quick video in which you tell me all about your name. Here are some possible talking points:
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Teacher Reflection: This activity was a happy accident that I will intentionally repeat in the future! I found that students spoke more freely on camera and shared more about themselves than I would have thought to ask. |
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