Introducing+yourself

__** During the first two weeks of school, our first task is to get to know each other. **__


 * //Essential question:// Who are you? **


 * // Enduring understandings: //**
 * ** Learning is social **
 * ** Our identity is formed by our family, cultures and experiences **

__ 1. Student survey __ Download this document and complete it to tell me a little more about you.

__2. Self-portrait__ - Use Photo Booth on your mac to take a self-portrait. - Email me your photo (jon.nordmeyer@saschina.org) and include a few sentences about why you took it this way and what it tells about you.

__ 3. Language Map: __ make a “language map” to show all the people with whom you interact a. Put yourself in the middle b. List others you talk to (parents, siblings, grandparents, ayi, friends, pets?) c. Draw arrows showing what language (or languages) you speak with each person and what language or languages others speak with you d. Be sure to include all connections (like what your parents speak with each other) e. You can have more than one arrow between two people and can use dotted lines to show less-used languages

__ 4. Timeline __ __:__ make a timeline of your life a. Tell important times and places of your life’s journey so far b. Start with where & when you were born c. Include where you have lived and schools you have attended d. Make it colorful and creative e. Add at least 5 events for the future!

__5. My Personal Parts of Speech.__ make a mindmap (word web) of parts of speech which describe you or relate to you. a. put your name in the middle b. include one word from each of the major parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection) c. each word should somehow describe you or connect to your identity

__6. eBox__: My son Gus told me about one of his favorite projects in elementary school each year. Each student is asked to bring in a box of 5 things which represent his or her identity. They can be photos, artifacts, symbols or favorite toys.
 * You will do an electronic version of this by creating a collection of 5 links/documents which tell something about you.
 * They can include your personal blog, a photo, a link to a website, a youtube clip, an MP3 file or anything else you can add to a wiki page.
 * Include one sentence telling why you chose each item in your eBox.
 * You must limit yourself to only 5 items. Be creative and be original!

__7. Family Portrait__ Find 3-5 pictures of your family. Be sure to include pets and grandparents. Put these into a Keynote file and use the recording feature (File > Record slideshow) to create a presentation for our class. Explain __who__ is in each photo, __when__ it was taken and __where__ it was taken.

**I look forward to learning more about you!**

// **End of unit questions:** //
 * // **What did you learn about yourself?** //
 * // **What did you learn about your classmates?** //
 * // **Why do you think I asked you to do these tasks?** //