Unit
Topic

Theme

Area
Length

Empowering Global Citizens

6.2

Introduction to Complex Cultural Identities: Identity
Mapping

ICC: interpersonal (diverse cultural perspectives, one’s own
identity and culture, others’ identities and cultures, and
working in intercultural teams); ICC: intrapersonal (recog—
nizing prejudice and minimizing the effects of prejudice);
ethics: religious diversity; work and mind habits: cross-
cultural perspective taking, cultural change, and variation
within cultural groups; and knowledge: culture (world reli—
gions and philosophical traditions)

Not applicable

Two weeks

Goals and Objectives

Skills

Learn about complex identities, including the students’ own identi~
ties and others’ identities.

Inspire the students to reject stereotypes and useless generalizations
and to see nuance and complexity in others’ identities.

Act by recognizing the students’ myriad roles as well as those of
others and by understanding how those roles shape who people are.

and Knowledge

Students will think about their roles in their families, their com—
munities, and the world.
Students will learn abstract mapping by making identity webs.

Students will practice working on an intercultural team.