Introduction

bored studentsLesson One - "I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me"
Duration - 1 block (1 x 80 min + homework)

" . . . he wasted so much time proving who he wasn't, he never found out who he was." -  Mark, in "I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me"

Self-discovery involves the process by which individuals perceive the truth about themselves and their place in the world. In this unit, through the studying of various texts - short stories, poetry, non-fiction, advertisements, and a feature-length film, we are going to consider the question, "What idea does the author develop regarding self-discovery?"

In this lesson will have you read a monologue about a boy who is judged on the basis of his brothers' actions, as opposed to people looking at him for who HE really is. You will consider what it is that makes YOU different from everyone else.