K

- Define stereotype and

give examples
- Define coming-of-age and
Bildungsroman
- Define epistolary novel
- Define
transformation/evolution
- Define abuse (in all of its
various forms)
- Define allusion
- Define prelapsarian &
postlapsarian
- Define progression,
regression, and stasis

Cross Curricular
Competencies
3: Exercises Critical
Judgement
4: Uses Creativity
7: Achieves his/her
potential
8: Cooperates with
others

SELF-DISCOVERY IN ART: Making personal connections

between the text (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and
the students identity.

U:
Through reading, you can step into the world of different
characters, try on multiple identities, before shaping
your own.

How the knowledge will be applied/ Assessment

- Journal Prompts
- Group work and partnered work
- Feedback from peer evaluations and from teacherstudent writing conferences
- Daily Learning Activities
- Concrete poetry
- Final summative assessment: Anthology of SelfDiscovery

Overarching Questions:
1. What makes up ones
identity?
2. What does growing up
mean?
3. What issues do the
characters face in the
stories, and how do these
issues relate to the
students own lives?

D
- Identify with characters in the novel, and
develop self-expression through a
connection with art pieces, in order to
create a creative writing project based on
how various art forms contribute to the
formation of his/her identity (Anthology of
Self-Discovery)
- Create a representation of various comingof-age experiences, as well as express
different character traits, through various
art pieces.
- Relate themes and patterns (especially the
theme of "coming-of-age) of literary works
to one's own personal experiences.
- Reflect on inherent assumptions and
beliefs.
- Discuss thoughtfully in group discussions
to contribute to team effort, to activate prior
knowledge, and to critically analyze own
thoughts.

Topical Questions:
1. What do the relationships in
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
contribute to the characters
identities?
2. How do stereotypes affect
character identity?
3. How is coming-of-age an
example of identity?

ELA Core
Competencies
1: Uses
language/talk to
communicate and
to learn
2: Reads and listens
to written, spoken
and media texts
3: Produces text for
personal and social
purposes