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Curriculum ELA 9th Grade Unit 1: Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts Lesson 19

Me, Myself, and I: Examining Personal Identity in Short Texts

Lesson 19: Writing Project Overview

ELA

Unit 1

9th Grade

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Project Objective

Write an informative essay reflecting on how unit texts are mirrors and/or windows into one's identity.

Day 1 - Outlining

Develop an informative, specific, and supportable thesis statement and corresponding topic sentences.

Day 2 - Language Lesson

Outline body paragraphs by selecting evidence that effectively supports the topic sentence, as well as introducing quotations with context punctuated by a colon.

Day 3 - Drafting

Write strong body paragraphs by incorporating language that draws comparisons or contrasts between unit texts and personal identity.

Day 4 - Drafting

Write an introduction paragraph that includes a hook, introductory information, and a thesis statement.

Day 5 - Peer Review

Provide feedback on a peer's writing and then use peer feedback to improve one's own writing.

Readings and Materials

Excerpt: “Introduction” from Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

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Poem: “I'm Nobody! Who are you? (260)” by Emily Dickinson

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Video: “My Honest Poem” by Rudy Francisco

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Excerpt: “Counterfactual” from Counting Descent by Clint Smith

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Book: Fresh Ink: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Lamar Giles (editor)

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Poem: “(citizen)(illegal)” by José Olivarez

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Book: How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity

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Excerpt: “The Paper Menagerie” from The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

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Excerpt: “Borders” from One Good Story, That One by Thomas King

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Video: “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Poem: “Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo

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Video: “Our fight for disability rights—and why we're not done yet” by Judith Heumann

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Resource: Performance Task Prompt and Rubric Handout (G9, U1)

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Resource: Windows and Mirrors Graphic Organizer (G9, U1)

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Resource: Informative Essay Outline (G9, U1, L19)

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Resource: Writing a Thesis Statement/Topic Sentences Practice Handout (G9, U1, L19)

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Resource: Compare and Contrast Language Practice Page (G9, U1, L19)

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Resource: Types of Hooks Handout (G9)

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Rubric: Self/Peer Feedback Form (G9, U1, L19)

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Resource: Guide to Effective Feedback Handout (G9–12)

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Article: “In 'Turning Red' I finally saw myself reflected in a main character” by Evelyn Kwong

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Understand the definition of personal identity and social identity in order to create an identity map.

Standards

RI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2SL.9-10.1