Lesson 1.D.
Let Your True Colors Shine Through
LESSON TYPE: Mandatory (YL, S)
SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT:
v colored markers, crayons, or colored pencils
v journals
v large paper
TEACHER RESOURCE:
v True Colors
STUDENT HANDOUT(S):
STANDARD:
Students will evaluate themselves as individuals and identify their roles in society.
DESCRIPTORS:
Students will identify their personality traits and showcase those traits via various media.
Students will evaluate themselves as diverse individuals, learners, and community
members.
ACTIVITIES:
1. Begin the class by playing a portion of Glee’s or Cyndi Lauper’s version of “True
Colors.” Tell the class that in addition to this record, a film company also has an ad
that talks about true colors. True colors in life may refer to revealing one’s true self,
the real me. Pass out a copy of the lyrics to the song. Ask students to discuss the
meaning of the lyrics. You may want to share with students that the writer, Billy
Steinburg, originally included the lyrics, “You’ve got too many faces in your makeup
kit,” but decided to remove them. Why do you think the writer removed that line?
Ask students to talk about what they think it means when someone says a person is
showing his true colors.
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