This unit, "Explorations of Identity and Privilege," was designed for first year writing courses at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) taught in 2015 and 2016. The course as a whole focused on writing and inquiry. Within this unit, students discussed essays relating to different forms of privilege (e.g. racial, gender, class) and explored their relationship to privilege in a final unit paper. Student writing emphasized self-awareness of how components of their identities--and the identities of others--are rewarded or penalized within their sociocultural environment. While students might be aware of their privilege(s) or lack thereof on some level, reading and discussing essays written by others helped students critically examine their personal experiences within a larger conversation.