Identity Personal Narrative and Mandala Bundle

Students will write a narrative essay about their identity by reflecting and analyzing who they were, who they are, and who they want to become. After, they will use the Identity Symbolism Mandala to create and explain different symbols for each section of their life that they wrote about in their essay. This establishes a visual pairing with the essay and will deepen their understanding of both narrative writing best practices and symbolism.

These two assignments were originally designed to work together and I love incorporating this into my classroom as a two-week narrative writing mini-unit. Although both assignments are amazing on their own, this is the perfect bundle if you want to incorporate a visual component to go alongside your students' narrative essays.

In this bundle, you will receive the following items:

• Identity Personal Narrative Prompt
  • Teacher Guide
  • Assignment guide
    • Prompt
    • Paragraph Breakdown
    • Point Breakdown
  • Outline
  • Example Essay
  • Peer Review Sheet
  • Rubric

• Identity Symbolism Mandala
  • Teacher Guide
  • Assignment Directions
    • Instructions
    • Format 
    • Point Breakdown
  • Mandala Example
  • Virtual Mandala Template (If you want to do this assignment virtually, this is an excellent tool!)
  • Gallery Walk Reflection
  • Symbolism Mini-Lesson

I hope you enjoy incorporating this essay and project into your classroom as much as I do!

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