Feelings, Identity & Purpose

Objectives

• D01.S1.09.01 Use a broad emotional vocabulary to articulate subtle and secondary emotions in complex social situations.
• D01.S1.09.02 Analyze how emotions are shaped by social context, media, and group belonging.
• D01.S2.09.01 Construct a coherent personal narrative that connects their past, present, and hoped-for future.
• D01.S2.09.02 Analyze how a person's identity is shaped by their society and, in turn, shapes their choices.
• D01.S3.09.01 Set a longer-term goal with a realistic plan and milestones, and adjust it as needed.
• D01.S3.09.02 Advocate for their own needs and boundaries respectfully while considering others.

Essential questions

• How do I name the subtle and secondary emotions of complex situations, and how are my emotions shaped by social context, media, and belonging?
• What coherent story links my past, present, and hoped-for future, and how does my society shape who I am while I also shape it?
• How do I set a longer-term goal with a realistic plan, and advocate for my own needs while honoring others?

Big ideas

• A broad emotional vocabulary lets me name the subtle and secondary emotions of complex situations, and my emotions are shaped by context, media, and group belonging.
• A coherent personal narrative connects my past, present, and hoped-for future, and identity is a two-way shaping between self and society.
• Longer-term goals with plans and milestones, and self-advocacy that respects others, are how I author my own life.

Lessons

1. 1 Feelings, Identity & Purpose: Where We've Been, Where We're Going 50 minutes
2. 2 A Richer Feeling Vocabulary: Subtle and Secondary Emotions 55 minutes
3. 3 Reading a Complex Moment: Naming the Layers of Feeling 55 minutes
4. 4 Shaped by Where I Stand: Context, Belonging, and Emotion 55 minutes
5. 5 The Screen in Between: How Media Shapes What I Feel 55 minutes
6. 6 My Story, Still Being Written: Past, Present, and Hoped-For Future 60 minutes
7. 7 Made in a Society: How the World Shapes Me 55 minutes
8. 8 Authoring My Choices: How I Shape the World Back 55 minutes
9. 9 A Goal Worth Reaching: Plan, Milestones, and Adjusting Course 55 minutes
10. 10 Speaking Up, Standing With: Self-Advocacy and the Unit's Gathering 60 minutes

Assessment plan

Observation of a learner naming subtle and secondary emotions in a complex situation and analyzing how context, media, and belonging shaped them; a coherent personal-narrative essay, a society-and-identity analysis, a goal-and-milestones plan, and a self-advocacy reflection as portfolio artifacts.