Classroom+Application

1.**Lesson Plan: Your Task: ** Read [|the April 19 morning posts from The Lede] , a Times blog that updates readers on important breaking stories–and, in this case, on events that many missed overnight. What did the journalists post? Where did they get their information? How do you think they decided what to report and what not to report? Read through the various updates on the blog, then write a list of your questions and observations about how these journalists might have worked to report accurately as the chaotic events unfolded. (Assignment found on [|New York Times Learning Network)]

**2. Lesson Plan: Your Task:** National Identity (Re)Formation: You have been asked to review 15 cartoons that have been printed in the media concerning the Bosten Bombing. Please select one that reflects a noticeable change in our culture as Americans. In an essay, describe how your selection accurately portrays the "change" in culture that we have witnessed since the bombing on April 15th. Students will look at the following Boston Cartoons that have been recently printed, analyzing how our culture is changing in regard to terrorism and vigilance. Examples of more cartoons:[|Boston Marathon Cartoons]

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3. **Lesson Plan: Your Task -** Read the article at [|PBS Article on Identity Formation]. In small groups, discuss the terminology used in the article and arrive at a clear definition and a solid example of each. Then share your thoughts and views on the blending of cultures on how you think that experience helps personality and identity development. Then read the short story, "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing. In your groups, you will trace the identity development of the young boy in the story from the time he arrives at the "rocky beach" until the end of the story. How does the boy's desire to belong with the "naked, brown boys" drive his actions and his changing treatment of his mother? At what point does the boy feel most like an outsider in the presence of the other boys? At the end of the story, after he has successfully navigated the rite of passage, how has his self-perception changed? What role did the presence of the other boys have in forming the identity of the boy?