Realistic Fiction: Characters Just Like Me by Alissa L. and Liav S., Brooklyn

http://www.teachersforjustice.org/2009/02/curriculum-unit-plan-realistic-fiction.html

Unit Description: This unit will be based off the Teachers College Writing Unit for Realistic Fiction and Reading Unit for Character Study. Students will explore their own identities. They will have multiple opportunities to embrace those identities, which promotes positive self-esteem. They will also learn how those identities can be the source of tension in various situations. Students will write Realistic Fiction pieces with characters that share similar identities to them. They will feature a situation where a particular identity is the cause of conflict.

Categories:
Social Justice: General
Literature

Grade Levels: elementary, middle
Type of Material: lesson plan
Cost: no
Keywords: Identity, Realistic Fiction, Culture
Licensing: Creative Commons- share & reuse but please attribute

submitted by Teachers for Social Justice - Chicago