The purpose of this unit is to think deeply and critically about personal identity by analyzing characters in texts and making connections to themselves. This unit introduces students to literary analysis, promotes creative writing, and supports structured conversations. Teachers are encouraged to start of the school year with the 9th grade baseline assessment in order to assess student writing on the 7 skills-ladders for this grade.
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"Exploring the Theme" documents in Unit 1 are focused on establishing routines and classroom structures for the school year. Teachers should feel free to add additional routines and structures to set expectations for their classroom.
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Extension weeks are folded into the pacing of a unit in order to provide teachers with an extra week to revisit material, to continue teaching a longer text, to introduce a new text, or to plan for direct Regents instruction.
Week Four for this unit plan is an extension week.
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