Synopsis: Identity is defined as the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Based on an article from, “Acts For youth”, Identity refers to our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups. Our identities are not simply our own creation: identities grow in response to both internal and external factors. To some extent, each of us chooses an identity, but identities are also formed by environmental forces out of our control. Society, Educators, Parents, and other Adolescents may feel that our youth may be going through some type of Identity Crisis being that some youth have decided not to identify with a certain race, gender, and or religion. I plan to have my students to explore what Identity is, what helps shapes their identity, does their identify or school have an affect on one another, and why is self-identity vital with self-development. I want to get their viewpoints on if they feel that society or their environment plays more of a role in determining their identity or if they feel they that they develop who they are.