In 5th Grade, for Social Studies, we made identity maps and Mrs. Cooper hung them up on a bulletin board (well, I think it is one) so everyone can see it. Here are a few pieces of information about me and other three people from the table where I sit.
I really, really love reading all kinds of books, for example, stories, chapter books, non fiction, and graphic novels and maybe more. My favorite graphic novel series is 5 Worlds (5W1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and my favorite chapter books are Upside – Down Magic series, Whatever After series, Harry Potter series, and Best Wishes series, Front Desk series, and more, just to name a few series. I just can’t decide. I am also a Chinese person and I am very proud of my culture because I just am (in fact, I love my own culture so much that for Halloween, I’m dressing up as an ancient Chinese person). The book, The Proudest Blue has inspired me to like my own culture even more because the characters have a culture like me and they are also proud of their culture a lot. Something I especially like to do is to play the violin, I just started to practice two hours a day, and I like it because I love classical music so I chose the violin because it would be easier for me since, in Turkey, I learned the piano and another reason is because I love to learn new, interesting things
The three people at my table I decided to write about is Ebrar, Suhana, and Nina. Ebrar says she is a cat lover because she thinks kittens are cute and fluffy.
Suhana says she is an ice skater because she said when she was five she tried it and she liked it. Nina says she is a gymnast because it is her favorite sport to play.
I think that this will get us to know each other because our identities are about us and our identities can express us more about ourselves and get to know each other in our classroom community. Do you agree or disagree and have another reason?