ENL1W Unit 1: Who I Am
Identity, voice and belonging: an identity iceberg, “Where I'm From” poems, point of view, memoir moves and a class story circle, ending with a personal narrative or spoken word showcase.
What shapes who we are, and how do we tell our own story? Students build identity icebergs, remix “Where I'm From” poems, try on different voices and points of view, and study memoir techniques using original model texts written for these lessons.
Assessment of learning: a personal narrative or spoken word piece, presented with a short artist's statement, with rubrics.
Lessons
- Identity Iceberg
- Where I'm From
- Voice Swap
- Point of View Lab
- Story Circle
- Belonging
- Memoir Moves
- Drafting Studio (2 classes)
- Revise and Edit
- Showcase (2 classes)
- Looking Back
What you get
- A teacher lesson plan for every lesson: curriculum expectations, learning goals and success criteria, a timed sequence, differentiation, look-fors and answer guides
- Detailed slideshows (15 slides per lesson) with speaker notes on every slide: what to say, what to ask, what to look for and how long to spend, plus warm-ups, worked examples, model answers and answer-key slides
- Student handouts, organizers and exit tickets
- Editable Word and PowerPoint files, plus PDFs
- A unit overview and the summative tasks and rubrics
Built for the 2023 Ontario Grade 9 English curriculum (ENL1W, de-streamed), and easy to adapt for any Grade 9 English class.
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