If you were a tree which would you

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If you were a tree, which would you be? How do you see yourself?

If you were a tree, which would you be? How do you see yourself? Old and wise?

Prickly?

Prickly?

Laid back and breezy?

Laid back and breezy?

Cool?

Cool?

Pretty and sweet?

Pretty and sweet?

Wise and colorful?

Wise and colorful?

Unusual, stoic and surprising?

Unusual, stoic and surprising?

Protective?

Protective?

Personality Tree Identity Narrative - Expressive Writing First, create a tree and label each

Personality Tree Identity Narrative - Expressive Writing First, create a tree and label each part with the following: 1. roots = life influences and beliefs 2. trunk = family structure (who makes up your family) 3. branches = relationships and connections, interests, how you spend your time 4. leaves = your achievements 5. buds = your ideas and hopes for the future 6. fruit = your passions 7. flowers = what makes you special, your strengths 8. thorns = challenges, threats and difficulties

Next, Write a well-developed paragraph to explain your tree. 1. Explain and give specific

Next, Write a well-developed paragraph to explain your tree. 1. Explain and give specific explanations for what you included on your tree. 2. Explain which ones were easy and which ones you struggled with. For example, “My branches were hard to put into words because I feel like my relationships and connections with friends are always changing”.

But first, get organized write FATPP vertically, then analyze the prompt: • F- Well-developed

But first, get organized write FATPP vertically, then analyze the prompt: • F- Well-developed paragraph • A- peers, teacher, parents • T- Use a tree as a metaphor to describe your personality in detail • P- inform, entertain • P – graphic organizer

Summing it up: October Identity Narrative Personality Tree - due ____ Create a tree

Summing it up: October Identity Narrative Personality Tree - due ____ Create a tree and label each part with the following: 1. roots = life influences and beliefs 2. trunk = family structure (who makes up your family) 3. branches = relationships and connections, interests, how you spend your time 4. leaves = your achievements 5. buds = your ideas and hopes for the future 6. fruit = your passions 7. flowers = what makes you special, your strengths 8. thorns = challenges, threats and difficulties Write a well-developed paragraph to explain your tree. 1. Explain and give specific explanations for what you included on your tree. 2. Explain which ones were easy and which ones you struggled with. Don’t forget to make a creative title, use cardstock with a border, and put your first and last name on the front. Now let’s generate ideas using a graphic organizer.