Grade 9 Unit 1: Identity & Self-Expression
HMH Into Literature, Grade 9 · 20 lessons · 4 weeks
A four-week unit built around one question — who am I, and how do I say it? Twenty scripted lessons, a six-part student portfolio, Socratic seminars with model responses, and every answer key.
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Essential question
What is identity, and how do we express it?
About this resource
This Teacher Guide is the lesson-by-lesson companion to the Grade 9 ELA Unit 1: Identity & Self-Expression Unit Plan. It contains all 20 detailed lesson plans with scripted warm-ups, Socratic seminar facilitation guides with model student responses, formative assessment tools, answer keys, and differentiation strategies.
What's inside
- Teacher Guide — 20 lesson plans with scripted warm-ups
- Student Workbook — the 'Who Am I?' portfolio, six components
- Socratic seminar facilitation guides with model student responses
- Answer keys for every Student Workbook activity
- Conference protocols and holistic scoring guide
- Pacing guide and weekly overview
Teacher materials
- Pacing guide and weekly overview
- Week-by-week lesson plans (Lessons 1–20)
- Socratic seminar facilitation guides
- Answer keys
- Conference protocols and holistic scoring guide
Student materials
- 'Who Am I?' portfolio — six components built over four weeks
- Identity map
- Research notes and text-to-self paragraph
- Journal pages
Skills covered
- Textual Evidence
- Narrative Writing
- Revision & Editing
- Close Reading
- Theme
Texts and topics
- Poetry
- Short Stories
Grades
- Grade 9
Standards
- L.9-10.4
- L.9-10.5
- RI.9-10.6
- RL.9-10.1
- RL.9-10.2
- RL.9-10.3
- RL.9-10.4
- RL.9-10.6
- +5 more
Unit length
4 weeks
Duration
2+ weeks
Time required
20 lessons · 50–60 minutes per lesson
Perfect for
Opening the Grade 9 year with a personal-narrative portfolio.
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