Goal: Establish definitions of identity and begin reading
Eula Biss' piece, "Relations"
Agenda:
Journal
Identity Chart
Invisible/Visible Traits
Survey the Text
Read the Text
1. Journal
What is identity?
2. Identity Chart
Create this chart in your journal to begin to uncover different parts of your identity:
3. Visible/Invisible Traits
- Next to each trait, mark "v" for visible and "i" for invisible.
- Ask yourself the following questions:
- Were you surprised by any of your answers?
- How do these statements help you to better understand who you are as a person?
- What are the visible characteristics of your identity?
- What are the invisible characteristics?
4. Survey the Text
- Look up: Eula Biss
- Who is she?
- What kind of pieces does she write?
- Do you think she has regret about anything she has written?
- Look up: 2008, United States
5. Read the Text
After getting context about the piece, let's begin reading. This is a long piece so we're going to go section by section to gain understanding.
Reminders:
Tomorrow is a minimum day.
