Lesson 1: Intro to Adolescence and the Identity Crisis
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to listen to learn and comprehend Erik Erickson's theory "Identity vs. Role Confusion" in order to apply it to the characters found in texts within this unit.
They will be able to select or request the novel of their choice based presented novel teasers.
-What is the main struggle within adolescence?
-What is the "Identity vs. Role Confusion" Crisis?
-How do teens re-examine their identities during this time of their lives?
-How do adolescences work to resolve this crisis?
-How does a character in your novel or text fit this description?
L.9-10.1, L.9-10.3
DOK 1 & 2
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Discussion and responses to questions
Text/Media on Adolescence and the Identity vs Role Confusion Crisis
Unit Novels: Check Pacing Guide or see your Department Leader for list of novels for this unit.