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Reflection on Snapshot Autobiography:

 

Students had to create a snapshot autobiography on the first day of class to introduce themselves to the teachers, but also to their peers. The first panel was their cover page for their autobiography which had their name, three symbols that represent their identity (one symbol should relate to a hobby/interest, your favorite food, and your expertise) and 1-2 sentences explaining their symbols. Page 2 was about their traditions with family, friends, and/or community. Page 3 is a map 2-3 of their favorite places in their community/ies and explain why they’re their favorite. Page 4 should described the different places they have lived and/or their family has lived in and which has been their favorite place. Page 5 should be about their favorite history lesson they've ever had and why? If they don’t have one, write something in history they would want to learn about and why? Finally, Page 6 was on whether they were an extrovert, introvert or ambivert. These six prompts helped set our classroom environment and also had multiple access points for students to be able to have a point of connection with someone in the class.

 

The next day, students were told to get into a circle, take out their snapshot autobiographies and pass it with a piece of paper with post-its to the right. They were tasked to find one question (something they were curious about) and one connection on the post-its on the paper given to them. They did this a total of three times, so they were able to at least connect with three other people in the class. After, they each received a gingerbread person outline where they wrote their names, then taped it up on chart paper and use strings to show connections with other people in the class. Underneath each string there was one of the post-its that explained the connection. Having these two activities back to back helped students find different topics to communicate with one another and helped the teachers know what activities students would enjoy and how to start conversations with them.

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