1. “Tuff Time” Journal Entry #1: Write about your personal identity and your group of friends. What is your personal identity? What is your group of friend’s identity? Explain in detail.

2. What is Identity? *Identity is the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known.

3. Discussion topics dealing with Identity: Individuality: the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, esp. when strongly marked.

4. Class- people having the same social or economic status. Some examples include: Upper Class-the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy Middle Class-the social class between the lower and upper classes Lower Class- the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

5. Race: refers to a person's physical appearance, such as skin color, eye color, hair color, bone/ jaw structure etc. Ethnicity: relates to cultural factors such as nationality, culture, ancestry, language and beliefs.

6. Cliques/gangs: a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them