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Identity Map Assignment Instructions

Tool: Miro.com

You will create a visual identity map that represents the many dimensions of your identity. This is a personal, creative, and analytical assignment that requires you to put your whole self into the work. The goal is to explore how your identities, experiences, and values interact with each other, not just list them.

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Step 1: Setting Up Your Miro Board

1. Log in to Miro.com (create a free account if you do not already have one).
2. Start with a blank canvas. Title your board “[Your Name] – Identity Map.”
3. Use shapes, text boxes, images, and lines to build your map. The design is your choice, but it must be clear, legible, and well-organized.

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Step 2: Required Identity Categories

Your map must include (at minimum) the following 10 categories of identity. You may add additional categories if they are meaningful to you.

1. Race / Ethnicity
2. Gender / Sexuality
3. Socioeconomic Class / Finances
4. Religion / Spirituality / Belief Systems
5. Ability / Disability / Health
6. Education / Learning Background
7. Family / Relationships
8. Community / Culture / Place (geographic, national, regional, local)
9. Career / Professional Identity / Aspirations
10. Personality / Values / Interests

Each category must be represented with specific details about you (not general concepts). For example, instead of writing “education,” you might write “first-generation college student” or “STEM major with interest in rhetoric.”

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Step 3: Depth and Detail

• For each category, provide at least 3–4 specific items (experiences, descriptors, values, examples, or labels).
• You may use text, images, or symbols, but each must be explained in writing (a short phrase or sentence).
• Avoid vague labels (e.g., “family” alone is not sufficient—you must specify your role, dynamics, or meaning).

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Step 4: Linking Your Identities

• Every identity item must be connected to at least one other item. Use arrows, lines, or connectors in Miro.
• Along each connecting line, write a linking phrase that explains the relationship.
  • Examples: “influences,” “shaped by,” “in conflict with,” “creates tension,” “supports,” “contradicts,” “builds trust,” “reinforces,” “complicates.”
• Your linking phrases must explain how and why identities interact—not just state that they are related.

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Step 5: Structure and Autonomy

• You may organize your map however you choose: web, radial, layers, or clusters.
• The structure must be intentional and reflect how you view the relationships between identities.
• The organization itself communicates meaning—be prepared to explain why you chose your layout.

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Step 6: Final Requirements

• The map must be comprehensive: every required category present, at least 3–4 items per category, and all items connected with linking phrases.
• The map must be analytical: show tensions, overlaps, and influences—not just lists.
• The map must be personal: everything included should represent your own lived experience, background, or values.
• The map must be neat and readable: connections labeled clearly, text legible, no overcrowding.
• The map must be submitted by the deadline as either (1) a shared Miro link with editing turned off for viewers, or (2) a clear exported PDF/image of your map.

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Reflection Component (Optional, Instructor-dependent)

After creating your map, you may be asked to write a 1–2 page reflection describing:

• Why you organized the map the way you did.
• Which identities most strongly shape your perspective.
• Where you notice tension, conflict, or reinforcement between identities.

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✅ Evaluation (Met / Not Met)