What shapes our identity?

This unit is about identity. What is identity? It is as simple as what makes us unique (DNA, fingerprints)
and as complex as what shapes who we are (culture, traditions, past) and what drives us (traits, styles, interests).
READING 1: Novel Excerpt and Interview
■ From Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez
■ “A Conversation with Julia Alvarez”
READING 2: Social Studies Article
■ From What Do You Stand For? For Teens: A Guide to Building Character
by Barbara A. Lewis
READING 3: Interview, Novel Excerpt, and Poetry
■ “An Interview with An Na”
■ From A Step from Heaven by An Na
■ “Learning English”
by Luis Alberto Ambroggio
READING 4: Science Article
■ From Crime Scene: How Investigators
Use Science to Track Down the Bad Guys
by Vivien Bowers