FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES
Who Am I?
Students explore the role that identity plays in forming their values, ideas, and actions.
Standard: Geography
Benchmark:
- Geo.6.6-8 Explain how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to human identities and cultures.
Objectives:
- Students will be able to define the word identity
- Students will be able to identify various factors that shape their identity
Essential Questions:
- Who am I?
E Ola! Learner Outcomes:
‘Ike Kūpuna (Ancestral experiences, insights, perspectives, knowledge, and practices): Students develop understandings of the achievements of their kūpuna and recognize that ‘ike kūpuna is seeded within themselves. Students apply ‘ike kūpuna to shape their growth.
Value:
NĀNĀ I KE KUMU—
Look to your Sense of Place and sources of spirit, and you find your truth.
Memory Verse:
- In the beginning God created the heavens & the earth. Genesis 1:1
New beginnings, new opportunities: You are not here by chance. This universe is Godʻs creation. You are made in His image and you should be treated with dignity, respect and love. Every part of your life: your work, family, relationships, friends, memories, dreams are completed in Jesus.