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6th grade reading & vocabulary
Course: 6th grade reading & vocabulary > Unit 2
Lesson 1: Building knowledgeWelcome to the Identity unit!
What makes us who we are? This is a fundamental, but difficult, question to answer. How can we become who we want to be? This unit examines these questions with stories about people, both real and fictional, who are exploring their identity.
In this unit, you will:
- Read stories and informational texts on the theme of identity
- Think about what identity means to you
- Identify themes about characters’ identities in stories
By:
- Watching videos that explain different approaches and strategies for reading
- Reading and answering questions about literary and informational texts
- Expanding your academic vocabulary
In order to answer the essential question: What defines us as individuals?
Want to join the conversation?
- I think what defines us as individuals is how we react to situations,how we interact with other people and where we come from.(36 votes)
- That makes perfect sense! I so agree.(8 votes)
- i think what makes us unique is that we all have different special things that other dont(10 votes)
- I think what makes us who we are is our choices.(12 votes)
- I think what makes us who we are is our personality and our actions(9 votes)
- I think what makes us unique is maybe our style, or cultures and our traditions.(9 votes)
- I think what makes us individuals is what we do to show we are unique and different.(6 votes)
- I think what makes us who we are is what we believe how we see things in our own way.(6 votes)
- is these words are vocabulary?(5 votes)
- People have different personality's that's what make them who they are.(4 votes)
- I think what makes us unique is our sense of style, our choices, what we like, and our cultures.(4 votes)
- light skin stare(3 votes)