Celebrities
This pop star, known for her "Little Monsters," built her identity on radical self-acceptance and elaborate outfits.
Who is Lady Gaga?
This common phrase describes the period of intense self-questioning and confusion, often during adolescence.
What is an "identity crisis"?
This type of learner prefers to learn by seeing charts, graphs, and presentations.
What is a Visual learner?
A classic book where students can privately write about their feelings, experiences, and thoughts.
What is a diary (or personal journal)?
This 2011 Lady Gaga hit became an anthem for self-acceptance, with the lyrics "I'm on the right track, baby, I was..."
What is "Born This Way"?
This Canadian actor, star of Juno and The Umbrella Academy, publicly announced his transgender identity in 2020.
Who is Elliot Page?
He was the Austrian neurologist who first proposed the "id," "ego," and "superego" as the three parts of the psyche.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This type of learner retains information best through lectures, discussions, and podcasts.
What is an Auditory (or Aural) learner?
An assignment where students research their family history, culture, or personal background.
What is a heritage project (or "All About Me" project)?
This 2002 hit by Eminem tells the story of his own struggle to find his voice and "lose himself" in the music.
What is "Lose Yourself"?
This artist and entrepreneur legally changed his name to "Ye" in 2021, citing it as a reflection of his identity.
Who is Kanye West?
The theory that our sense of self is built by imagining how others see us.
What is the "looking-glass self" (theory)?
This type of learner, also called "tactile," prefers hands-on activities, building models, and physical experiments.
What is a Kinesthetic learner?
A teaching method that uses texts and materials from a wide range of cultures and identities.
What is multicultural education (or a diverse curriculum)?
This genre, born in the Bronx in the 1970s, is built on pillars of self-expression, storytelling, and representing one's community.
What is Hip-Hop?
This actor is famous for "method acting," where he fully immerses himself in the identity of his characters, like Lincoln or a 1950s dressmaker.
Who is Daniel Day-Lewis?
This model (an acronym) is often used to describe the four most common learning modalities: Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and this.
What is Kinesthetic?
The "R" in the VARK model stands for this learning preference.
What is Read/Write?
A teaching approach that connects curriculum to the diverse languages, experiences, and backgrounds of students in the room.
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
This 2002 hit by Christina Aguilera tackled issues of self-esteem and ignoring critics, proclaiming, "I am... in every single way."
What is "Beautiful"?
She broke barriers as a tennis superstar and has spoken extensively on identity, motherhood, and mental health, notably in a 2021 documentary.
Who is Serena Williams?
The "Big 5" model of personality includes Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and this "N" trait.
What is Neuroticism?
In Howard Gardner's theory, this "intelligence" describes people who are self-aware and in touch with their own feelings.
What is Intrapersonal intelligence?
A journal where students "think about their thinking" and reflect on their own learning process.
What is a Metacognition (or Metacognitive) Journal?
This classic rock opera by The Who tells the story of Jimmy, a young man with a "quadruple personality" trying to find his identity.
What is Quadrophenia?