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    This document provides instructions for a 2-page autobiography assignment. Students are asked to write about their identity and address any single stories that may exist about them based on their various identity markers, making reference to at least one of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speeches. The assignment will be graded based on criteria such as writing quality, creativity, and completion of pre-writing steps. Students are provided with an identity mapping worksheet to brainstorm the different aspects of their identity and perceptions or assumptions that may be associated with each. They are also given prompts for the 5 paragraphs of their autobiography.

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    This document provides instructions for a 2-page autobiography assignment. Students are asked to write about their identity and address any single stories that may exist about them based on their various identity markers, making reference to at least one of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speeches. The assignment will be graded based on criteria such as writing quality, creativity, and completion of pre-writing steps. Students are provided with an identity mapping worksheet to brainstorm the different aspects of their identity and perceptions or assumptions that may be associated with each. They are also given prompts for the 5 paragraphs of their autobiography.

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    Name_________________________

    Block__________
    Date____________

    Assignment:Pleasewritea2pageautobiographyaboutwhoyouare.Makesuretoaddress
    thesinglestorythatothers(peopleinsociety,positionsofpower,media,friends,etc)mayhave
    ofyoubasedonyourvariousidentitymarkers.Asyouwrite,considerAdichiesperspectiveand
    makeatleast1referencetoeachofAdichiesspeechesinyourautobiography.

    GradingRubric
    90100%

    Wellwrittenand
    virtuallyerrorfree
    Referencesboth
    texts
    Clearly
    articulatesthe
    authorsidentity
    Iscreative
    Completed
    brainstormand
    hasafirstand
    seconddraft
    Typed

    8089%

    7079%

    6069%

    5059%

    Prettymuch
    writtenwith
    fewerrors
    References
    atleast1of
    Adichies
    points
    Attemptsto
    becreative
    Completed
    brainstorm
    andhasa
    completed
    firstand
    seconddraft

    Mostly
    understa
    ndable
    with
    many
    errors
    Demonstr
    ates
    basic
    understa
    ndingof
    the
    readings
    Hasa
    brainstor
    morone
    draft

    Somewh
    at
    understa
    ndable
    Doesnt
    referenc
    ethe
    readings
    Doesnt
    attempt
    tobe
    creative
    Lacks
    brainstro
    m/draft

    Partially
    understanda
    blewith
    minimal
    attemptsto
    pleasethe
    reader
    Lacks
    brainstorm/dr
    aft

    Checklist
    1) Brainstorm/draftDueday1ofwriting,forhomeworkwriteentiredraftonlinedpaper
    2) 1stwholedraftonlinedpaperwithfeedbackDay2,homeworktypeupseconddraft
    3) FinalversiontypedDay3

    ThefinalDraftofthenarrativeisdueonthelastdayofclassfortheweek.

    1) Whatarealltheaspectsofyouridentity?

    Label

    WhatIam

    Whatassumptionsaremade
    aboutmebecauseofthis
    identitymarker:

    Ethnicity

    Gender

    Nationality

    Religion

    SocialClass

    LanguagesSpoken

    Abilities/inabilities

    SexualOrientation

    Politicalviewpoints

    Values/Morals/Beliefs

    Affiliations(areyoupartof
    anygroups?Clubs?etc)

    WhatarethemanystoriesthatmakeyouYOU?
    Whoareyou?

    Paragraph1:Intro.Describewhoyouare,whereyouwereborn,whereyoulive,whatyoudo
    forfun,whereyougotoschool,etc.

    Paragraph2:Whatisoneofthebiggestsinglestoriesthatyouthinkexistsaboutoneaspect
    ofyouridentity?Wheredoesitcomefromandwhatcanbedonetodisruptit?

    Paragraph3:Whatpartsofyouridentitydoyouthinkaremostobvioustoothers?How
    mighttheymisinterpretthesepartsofwhoyouare?Whatmessagedoyouwanttosendto
    thosewhodontunderstandyou?

    Paragraph4:Whatpartsofyouridentityaremorehidden?Whatassumptionsmightothers
    makeaboutyoubasedonthispartofwhoyouare?Howcanyoudisruptthissinglestory?

    Paragraph5:HowdidAdichiesspeechesaffectyourperspectiveofyourselfandthose
    aroundyou?Giveexamples

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