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Constructing Identity

Constructing Identity. The Croydon Avengers. Learning Objectives. To discuss notions of identity To identify (some of) the factors that come into play in the construction of individual identity. Scene Extract #1 - Nationality and Identity. Scene Extract - Nationalit y and Identity (Script).

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Constructing Identity

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  1. Constructing Identity The Croydon Avengers

  2. Learning Objectives • To discuss notions of identity • To identify (some of) the factors that come into play in the construction of individual identity

  3. Scene Extract #1 - Nationality and Identity

  4. Scene Extract - Nationality and Identity (Script) AISHA: How does this stop us from eating cold baked beans again tonight? LAURE: Oh, it’s a small price to become British! AISHA: I don’t want to be white. I’m Iraqi. PETR: Why you come here? Why you no go Muslim country? AISHA: Don’t confuse religion with nationality. LAURE: Like you confusing skin colour with nationality? AISHA: Everything white is right to you, Laure. PETR: That because it true. AISHA: Idiot. (Jogs LAURE.) And you. Why are you taking his side? LAURE: You know me better than that Aisha. We promised we’d use our powers for good, whatever happens.

  5. British Identity • What does it mean to be British? • How has the notion of Britishness evolved over time? • What are British Values? Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect

  6. Scene Extract #2 - Becoming British

  7. Scene Extract #2 - Becoming British (Script) AISHA: Please. Make a mistake or do something wrong and you’re not a citizen you’re on the next plane home...They can act anyhow they like, they can get angry, be prejudiced, but the second I step out of line, it’s, ‘Oh, you know what Muslims are like’. And I must explain myself for doing what people do. PETR: Like I must explain myself because I gay. AISHA: It’s not the same thing. PETR: Same difference. LAURE: Look, we need a plan. PETR: (To LAURE) Or we say Aisha Islamic terrorist. Arrest her to police. Then we become citizen. AISHA: Like you could approach the police! PETR: For you, I could/ LAURE: Why do you keep hating on each other? AISHA: Why not? Oh, because we’re immigrants? PETR: (To LAURE) Nine years you act like angel, UK still say you no British, go back to Congo. LAURE: (Fingers her African fabric) My mother taught me it is good to be good.

  8. Personal Identity • What is identity? • How is it constructed? • Are you in control of your own identity? • Can you change it? • What if part of your identity is causing you to struggle?

  9. In someone else’s shoes... Choose one of the characters (Aisha, Laure or Petr) and imagine that you are them. Write a poem to show how they are feeling at the moment. You might want to consider… • How do they feel about themselves? • What are they confused about? • How do they think others see them? • Who do they want to be?

  10. The Origin Story • What are three things that are important to you? • Who do you value the most? • How do you like to be seen by others? • What are you good at? • What do you struggle with? • What makes you different? • How old are you? • Where do you live? • Where do you come from? • What events in your life have made you who you are? • Who would you like to thank the most?

  11. Imagine that you too have been covered in Regina Rump’s special liquid... Becoming your own Superhero • How does it change you? • What power does it give you? • What do you want to do with your power? • What will you change about your life, and of those around you? • How do you learn to control your power? • How are you now seen by others? • What is your Superhero name? • What does being a superhero give you the confidence to do?

  12. Becoming your Superhero: The Pose • Find a space in the room • Stand in a pose that says ‘I am a superhero!’ Use a gesture that says something about your particular superhero.

  13. Superhero Walks... Walk around the room as your own superhero and consider... • Is she/he fast or slow? • What part of the body leads them? • Where do they look? • How does their superpower show itself in the way they move?

  14. Superhero Teams: Introducing... Find 2 or 3 other superheroes who have different drives than you. Form a team! Create a short introduction to your team, including: • Intro to yourselves as individuals and a team (come up with a team name) • A series of gestures and actions/movements as a group that show your powers • How you are going to change the world. Share this with the rest of the class.

  15. Final Thoughts • What difference did being a superhero make to you? • What did it enable you to do that you can’t do now? • Are there any things that you could do – without being a superhero? • Choose three things to do/write or say next week, based on being your own superhero!

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