After watching the short film Identity, write a blog post reflecting on how the masks in the film represent the pressure to fit in and the struggle to discover who you really are. Choose one moment from the film that stood out to you and explain why. Then, connect the film’s message to Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too” and to the mask you are creating in class. What part of your identity do you want your mask to reveal?

Prompt Response:  The masks in the film "Identity" show us how people feel pressured to act a certain way to fit in, and how hard it is to figure out who you really are. That scene where the girl takes off her mask and others stare like she is strange really stuck with me, showing how people can be scared of what's different. This is like Langston Hughes' poem "I, Too," where the writer stands up for himself even when others try to push him down. My  mask is a great way to show my Bengali-American side, which is a special part of who I am. Both the movie and my mask remind me that it's okay to be ourselves and to show our true colors.

Summary: Today in class we read and analyzed the poem.

Reflection: I finished all the work and worked on vocabulary.

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