Identity, Meaning, and Engagement with School: A Native American Student's Composition of a Life Map in a Senior English Class

This case study of a Native American high school senior focuses on one of the final assignments he completed before dropping out of school early in the school year. The task was to draw a life map — a nonverbal text that identified 10 key life events on his journey to that point — as part of a larger unit on identity for his senior English class. The protocol analysis identified the possible topics he considered for inclusion in his life map,...