Identities is a new Core English Language Arts learning resource for grades 7, 8, and 9. The series is designed to provide a framework within which students can achieve the learning outcomes described in the Common Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts as published by the Western Canadian Protocol. The student books and teachers' guides present materials and experiences that acknowledge the active processes required for effective language learning (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing) and are interrelated and interdependent; facility in one area strengthens and supports the other.