Free Lesson Plan: Embracing Archetypes – Choosing the Role You Play in Life: Grades 9-10

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Free ELA & SEL Resource for Grades 9–10 | Lexile Range: 1250–1350
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Are your students ready to reflect deeply on the roles they play in life?
“Embracing Archetypes: Choosing the Role You Play in Life” is a powerful ELA and SEL-integrated lesson plan designed to help high school students explore character archetypes not just in texts—but within themselves.

This free secondary English Language Arts lesson includes a high-interest informational text (Lexile 1250–1350), aligned reading comprehension questions, and a writing activity that invites students to reflect on their personal growth and identity. It’s perfect for your unit on literary analysis, character development, psychology in literature, or social-emotional learning.

✅ What’s Included:

Engaging Informational Text on real-life and literary archetypes
12 Reading Comprehension Questions aligned with skills like:
- Main Idea
- Inference
- Cause and Effect
- Author’s Purpose
- Vocabulary in Context
Answer Key for quick grading
Student Paragraph Prompt + Structure Guide for self-reflection
Extension Activities & Related Video Links
Sample Paragraph + Sentence Starters
CCSS-Aligned Rubric for writing
Common Core Standards Alignment for Grades 9–10

🎯 Skills Developed:

Literary Analysis
Critical Thinking
Personal Narrative & Reflection
Self-Awareness & Empowerment
Text-Based Evidence & Argumentation

📥 Why You'll Love It:

This ready-to-use download saves you time while engaging students in meaningful, standards-based work. It also fosters classroom conversations about identity, trauma, personal choice, and transformation—making it ideal for advisory, English, or SEL blocks.

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