English 9 · Week 1 · Identity and Story
Who Tells My Story?
Students choose a meaningful moment and draft the opening of a personal narrative with a clear point of view.
- Students will
- Students choose a meaningful moment and draft the opening of a personal narrative with a clear point of view.
- SEL skill
- Name which experiences shaped you and choose what feels right to write about
- What it looks like
- Students recognize which experiences shaped them and decide what they are comfortable sharing.
- Content focus
- Personal narrative: choosing a meaningful moment
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means recognizing your own emotions, thoughts, values, and strengths and seeing how they influence what you do. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.9-10.3: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.10 Writing; ELD.PII.9-10.5 Modifying to add details
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
- Popular books named: The House on Mango Street
Fits these textbook chapters
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More self-awareness activities for English 9
- What Lies Under the Surface Self-awarenessStudents cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support inferences about characters' emotions.
- Slowing Down a Moment Self-awarenessStudents use pacing and precise sensory details to slow down the most important moment of a narrative.
- Words with Weight Self-awarenessStudents analyze nuances in word meanings, including connotation, and use context clues to determine meaning.
- What the Story Teaches Self-awarenessStudents determine a theme and analyze how it develops over the course of a text.
Next: Reading Characters, Reading People
RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.