Lesson 1 — Activity 3: Expressing Identity
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Lesson 1 — Activity 3: Expressing
Identity
So far in this lesson, you have looked at various meanings of identity and considered some of the factors that influence the development of people's identities. In this activity, you will think about some of the parts of your identity that you would like to share with your classmates as well as how you might go about learning more about your classmates.
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Teenagers face a lot of challenges as they grow up, including the challenge of being an individual while still fitting in with friends, co-workers, and classmates. You probably have heard much about peer pressure and the positive and negative influence
that the people you associate with can have on the decisions you make.
Taking this course or other online courses might be different than you are used to because you might not be working in a classroom all the time or you might not be with the same group of people throughout the course as you often are in high school. So how can you learn about your peer group in this class? How can you share your identity with people you might not ever get to meet face to face? Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly for students who have spent time in online environments, getting to know the people in your online class can be quite easy and fun.
Taking this course or other online courses might be different than you are used to because you might not be working in a classroom all the time or you might not be with the same group of people throughout the course as you often are in high school. So how can you learn about your peer group in this class? How can you share your identity with people you might not ever get to meet face to face? Surprisingly, or maybe not so surprisingly for students who have spent time in online environments, getting to know the people in your online class can be quite easy and fun.
You might wonder if you really need to learn anything about your classmates or share anything about yourself with them to be successful in this course. Think about the importance of communication, and you will realize that you need an audience to communicate
with. The better you know your audience, the more effective your communication will be.
A phrase you may have heard that reflects the idea that we all need each other is no man is an island. This is an idea that comes from a passage written about 400 years ago. The idea itself has probably been around from the
beginning of time!
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Click on the Play button below to listen to the poem "No Man Is an Island" by John Donne. Listen carefully to the words, and think about what they mean. In the Self-check Activity that follows, you will learn more about this poem and its meaning.