Individual+Development+&+Identity

"Personal identity is shaped by an individual’s culture, by groups, by institutional influences, and by lived experiences shared with people inside and outside the individual’s own culture throughout her or his development. Given the nature of individual development in a social and cultural context, students need to be aware of the processes of learning, growth, and interaction at every level of their own school experiences. The examination of various forms of human behavior enhances an understanding of the relationships between social norms and emerging personal identities, the social processes that influence identity formation, and the ethical principles underlying individual action."

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Essential Question:
The history of the United States is filled with people that broke the mold, did it their own way, pushed the standards, and permanently changed America for the better. From the list below, choose an individual and tell the story of their life. You will need to find 15 primary sources to support your story.

Directions
Below you will find various primary sources that I have provided for you to help you to answer the essential question. Each source is provided digitally with a link to it's original website. To complete this unit, you must individually analyze each provided source using the APPARTS Template. You must also find four (4) more primary sources on your own and analyze them on the same paper as the provided sources. There are several online depositories of primary sources, a couple I recommend are http://digitalvaults.org and http://www.archives.gov. Be sure to put a link to your chosen primary sources on your APPARTS template so you can refer back to them when you are completing your blog post. As you are analyzing your sources, be sure to pay attention to what is //explicitly stated// (stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt) and what is //implied//( suggested but not directly expressed). This will help you to reach your best conclusions and answer the essential question.

People to choose from:

 * Thurgood Marshall
 * Franklin D. Franklin
 * John D. Rockefeller
 * Jackie Robinson
 * Malcolm X
 * Martin Luther King Jr.
 * Eleanor Roosevelt
 * Helen Keller
 * Frank Lloyd Wright
 * Sally Ride
 * Thomas Edison
 * Walt Disney
 * Jane Goodall
 * Henry Ford
 * Louis Armstrong
 * Andrew Carnegie
 * Booker T. Washington