9thGrade

The Search for IdentityUnit At-A-Glance Organizer

Week One
Introducing the Unit
Text: TheHouse on Mango Street (Novel)
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, SL.1, W.2
Explore ideas about identity.
/ Text:Where I’m From (Poem)
Standards: RL.1, RL.4, RL.2, SL.1, W.2
Participate in a close reading of a poem. Focus on diction (connotation) and understanding poetry. Write in response to a text.
/ Text:Where I’m From
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.4, SL.1, W.2, W.3. W.9
Participate in a close reading of a poem. Focus on diction (connotation,) structure and analyzing poetry. Write in response to a text. Use a model to write a poem. / Text: Where I’m From
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.4, SL.1, W.3
Participate in a close reading of a poem. Focus on diction (connotation,) structure and analyzing poetry. Use a model to write a poem.Participate in peer evaluation of a poem. / Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.4, RL.5, W.9, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of novel chapter, respond to guiding questions; focus on making inferences and connotation and structure.

Week Two
Text: The House on Mango Street
Standards: RL1, RL2, RL.5, SL1, W.9
Participate in a close reading of novel chapters, respond to guiding questions; focus on style, purpose, structure and theme.
/ Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: Rl.1, RL.2, SL.1, W.9
Participate in a close reading of novel chapters, respond to guiding questions; focus on style, purpose and theme. / Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, W.1, W.9
Participate in a close reading of a novel chapter, write to support a claim; focus on character / Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, W.1, W.9, L.1, L.2
Participate in a close reading of a novel chapter, write to support a claim; focus on character / Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.6, W.3, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of text, work collaboratively, and write in response to text.
Week Three
Text: TheHouse on Mango Street
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.6, W.3, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of text, work collaboratively, and write in response to text.
/ Text: Sweet Potato Pie(Short Story)
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of text, respond to guiding questions, participate in a class discussion; focus on theme.
/ Text: Sweet Potato Pie
Standards:RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, RL.5, SL.1, W.9
Participate in a close reading of text and a class discussion, write in response to text; focus on theme. / Text: Sweet Potato Pie
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.7, SL.1
Analyze a nonprint text in comparison to the print text, participate in a class discussion; focus on theme.
/ Text: Sweet Potato Pie
Standards: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, W.2, L.1, L.2
Analyze a nonprint text in comparison to the print text, write an explanatory essay; focus on theme
Week Four
Text: Sweet Potato Pie
Standards: RL.1, RL.3, W.1, W.9
Participate in a close reading of text, write in response to text; focus on character and supporting a claim.
/ Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of excerpts from two memoirs. Focus on author’s purpose, voice and central ideas
/ Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, SL.1
Participate in a close reading of excerpts from two memoirs. Participate in class discussion; focus on author’s purpose, voice and central ideas / Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, W.1, W.4, W.9, W.10
Write an argument about which author’s stylistic choices are more effective in achieving her purpose.
/ Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, W.1, W.4, W.9, W.10
Write and revise argument about which author’s stylistic choices are more effective in achieving her purpose.
Week Five
Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, W.1, W.4, W.6, W.9, L.1, L.2
Revise and publish an argument about which author’s stylistic choices are more effective in achieving her purpose.
/ Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, W.5
Participate in a peer review of written arguments
Revise and edit using teacher and peer feedback.
/ Text: Persepolis and Lipstick Jihad (excerpts)
Standards: RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.7, W.5, W.6, L.1, L.2
Final revisions and publication of written argument. / Text: See text suggestions
Standards: RL.1/ RI.1, RL.2/RI.2, RL.4/RI.4
Closely read an unfamiliar passage while documenting the author’s use of language to make a statement about her/his identity.
/ Text: See text suggestions
Standards: RL.1/RI.1, RL.2/RI,.2, RL.4/RI.4, W.2, W.4, W.9, W.10, L.1, L.2
Write an analysis of the way an author uses language to make a statement about her/his identity.