Day 1

¨Draw names and have students describe someone else in the class.  Put these descriptions away.

 ¨Have them discuss as a group why they described these people the way they did.  Write these down on the board also in single words or short phrases.

¨Tell them that a common trait among people is to categorize them, to try to make them fit into a mold so they can describe them as part of this group or that.

¨Tell them to pick an adult over 40 who they know and can contact easily.

¨Give them the "Interview Sheet" and have them take this home to do the interview with this person

Day 2

¨Before class, write 2 headings on the board or overhead:  (1) What they do  (2) What they are

¨Have students to read their interviews in front of the class.  Have the class as a group decide which main points go under each heading and write them there.

¨Help the class discuss how they see these people and how they see themselves.

¨Tell the students that they are going to build a diorama or presentation board about themselves.  Tell them to bring in anything they want to put on display about themselves.  Suggest things like hobbies, family history, culture, old pictures, toys, favorite things, etc.

Give them a few days to gather these things up.

Day 3 and 4

¨With a camera, preferably digital, take a photo of each student and print these out on a computer

¨Put these pictures on the diorama or presentation boards.

¨Tell the students to write, print, or do a computer drawn label that says something like  "ALL ABOUT ME” as well as one with their name.

¨Help the students put their things into, on, and around these boards using their own creativity.

Day 5

¨Tell the students to write a short essay about the student they originally wrote about, using that student's diorama to write as much as possible about the way he or she thinks.  They can use their notes from the previous lessons to help them decide what type of thinker that person is.

¨ Have the students give their new description to the student they wrote about.  Also give that student the original description written about them. 

¨Have a class discussion about the comparisons between the first and second descriptions.  Tell students to read them orally.  Then help them discuss how they see each other differently.  Have them discuss how people are much more than what they do and how what they do can be a reflection of who they are.

Day 1

¨Describe the person from what you know about them.

¨Talk about why you described them the way you did.

¨Pick someone you know and interview them with the "Interview Sheet" on your own time.

¨Read your interview.  Help decide about where the main points go.

¨Collect and bring to school things that help you remember about your past such as hobbies, family history, friends, old pictures, favorite things, etc.  Make sure its OK to bring these to school!

Day 3 and 4

¨Have your picture taken, or bring in a good picture of you to use.

¨Make a Title and a name label for your diorama either hand printed or computer generated.

Day 5

¨Write about the same person you wrote about before, but this time use his or her diorama and your notes from the other lessons to describe his or her way(s) of thinking as clearly as you can.

¨Read how the other student described you both before and after doing the dioramas.  Read these orally in class and discuss the differences in how they perceived you before and now.  Talk about how you are more than what you do.  Discuss how knowing more about someone helps you to accept them for who they are.