How Do Personal Stories Shape Identity?

How Do Personal Stories Shape Identity?
Exploring race, privilege, and lived experience
You Will Learn…
Personal Stories
How personal stories shape identity and self-understanding
Different Experiences
How race and privilege are experienced differently by people
Building Empathy
How listening builds empathy and connection with others
Silent Starter
"People often assume I am _______ because of _______."
Write privately. No sharing required.
Identity & Context
Is identity shaped by choice or circumstance?
Can the same society feel different to different people?
How does history influence identity?
Film Viewing – Before Watching
Questions to Consider
What can personal stories reveal that facts cannot?
What do you expect to learn from lived experience?
Film Viewing – Whilst Watching
One Moment
Notice one moment that stays with you
One Emotion
Observe one emotion that is shown, not named
Guided Discussion
Storytelling & Understanding
How does storytelling change our understanding of race?
Speaker's Choices
What choices do speakers make in how they speak?
Listening vs Debating
How does listening feel different from debating?
Global Connections
1
Caste in India
2
Apartheid in South Africa
3
Stolen Generations in Australia
Reflection Questions
Who gets to speak?
Who is silenced?
What stories are missing?
Reflection Journal
Choose ONE prompt:
One thing I learnt about identity today is…
This lesson made me rethink…
One question I now have is…
Exit Ticket
Complete one sentence:
Listening to personal stories matters because…
Identity is shaped by…