Unit 1: IdentityHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Identity

• Noun

• The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

• A close similarity or affinity.

• WHO ARE YOU?!?!?!?!?!??

Identity

Characteristics?

• Bossy

• Caring

• Generous

• Funny

• Tall

• Old

Titles?

• Brother

• Cousin

• Student

• Reader

• Teacher

• Aunt

WHO are you?

• Who are you?

• Answer in 5 words. No explanations.

Identity.

• What is the most important factor in determining someone’s identity?• Age? • Ethnicity?• Gender Choose 1• Characteristics?

EXPLAIN!• Family/Name?• Job?• Environment?

Identity

• Can someone CHANGE their identity? Or, are you always going to be the same person? EXPLAIN.

• Are people a product of their environment? Meaning, you adapt and react to your surroundings and they become a part of who you are. EXPLAIN.

• What are some stereotypes that are associated with you? Are any of them true? Can stereotypes become a part of someone’s identity? EXPLAIN.

Identity

• What do you judge people on?• Physical characteristics?• Personality characteristics?• Environment?• Titles?• Background/History?

• Which is the MOST important when it comes to identity?

Identity

When it comes to YOUR identity, how do you want others to see you?

Do you think that people do know you in that way? Why or why not? What do your actions say about you?