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Exploring Nature vs. Nurture: Defining Our Identity

The nature vs. nurture debate examines the influence of genetics and environment on our behavior and characteristics. Are we shaped more by our DNA and inherited traits, or by our life experiences and surroundings? This exploration encourages self-reflection; individuals will identify personal traits as products of nature or nurture and express their preference for which influence they believe molds identity more significantly. Students will debate and write about their conclusions regarding these powerful forces that shape who we are.

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Exploring Nature vs. Nurture: Defining Our Identity

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  1. Who are you?!?!

  2. 5 Classes • Athlete • Academic • Caregiver • Truthful and Honest • Playful and Kind CHOOSE ONE ONLY!

  3. Divergent http://www.fandango.com/movie-trailer/divergent-trailer/163446

  4. Nature vs. Nurture Socrates vs. Aristotle

  5. What is the Nature vs. Nurture debate? • This debate is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (i.e. genetic) or acquired (i.e. learned) characteristics.

  6. What is “Nature”? • Genes • DNA • Chromosomes • Health changes (pregnancy, cancer) • “How you were born” • Health issues which run in families • Mental disorders, predispositions

  7. What is “Nurture”? • Environment: • Religion • Community • School • Parents • Friends • Life experiences

  8. In your notebook • Write down 10 characteristics about you, such as “smart”, “funny”, “pretty”,… etc. • Now, classify each one, as either originating because of Nature(Genetics) or Nurture (enviro) and specifically why you think this. Ex- “smart”-Nature- because my parents are highly intelligent Ex- “shy”- because I embarrassed myself for talking too much in 2nd grade.

  9. WHERE do the majority of your traits come from, in your opinion?

  10. What about these? Stand on the side of the room you think best explains these traits…

  11. Repeated Violence

  12. Alcoholism

  13. Racism

  14. Intelligence

  15. Positive Attitude

  16. Gender

  17. Depression

  18. Physical Abilities

  19. Now that we’ve debated some issues… • Write a well written paragraph or two about the following: • If you had to live your life developing yourself under the influence of only ONE of the 2 concepts, nature or nurture, which would you choose, and why? • Consider the following: • How much (what percentage) of who YOU are is made up of nature, and or nurture? • Is there an aspect of yourself you would be willing to “give up”? • What evidence from class can you site SPECIFICALLY to back-up your argument? • Do you think you could choose one “faction” from the beginning of class, (athlete, academic, caregiver, truthful and honest, playful and kind).

  20. NATURE NURTURE vs.

  21. NATURE

  22. NURTURE

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