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Lessons

Teacher Guide Setup

Teacher Resource Scripts

Discussion Viewpoints Slides

Fishbowl Tracker Worksheet

Teacher Sequence Pacing

Vocabulary Study Worksheet

Discussion Reflection Exit Ticket

Viewpoints in Discussions

A Grade 10 History & SEL lesson focused on active listening and respectful communication during structured stakeholder dialogue about community environmental space use. Features a complete slide deck, a student worksheet, a teacher facilitation guide with scripts, and a self-reflective exit ticket.

jtoomey

Opinion Arena Teacher Guide

Opinion Arena Student Cards

Opinion Arena

A high-energy, 30-minute lesson designed to teach 4th-grade students the mechanics of collaborative dialogue. Using creative 'Would You Rather' prompts, students practice active listening, responding to follow-up questions, and building on peer ideas.

Idea Chemists Lesson Plan

Idea Chemists Lab Worksheet

Idea Chemists Exit Ticket

Idea Chemists

An interactive ELA lesson focused on collaborative discussion and active listening, aligned with MN State Standard 4.3.1.2. Students learn to build on others' ideas and ask clarifying questions using a fun chemistry lab theme.

Quest Log Book Club Packet

Quest Club Launch

The introductory lesson for the Hero's Journey Book Clubs, launching book clubs for five diverse, engaging novels (The Red Pyramid, Tristan Strong, Hello Universe, Coyote Sunrise, Stella by Starlight). Focuses on building community, collaborative summarizing, tracking courage/risks, and mapping the early stages of the Hero's Journey.

Tasha Wigmore

Courtroom Facilitator Guide

Literary Courtroom Slides

Trial Brief Activity

Justice Served Rubric

Literary Courtroom

A high-stakes rhetorical challenge where 8th-grade students analyze character motivation and authorial intent by putting a controversial literary figure on trial using textual evidence.

khackett

Truth Sleuth Slides

Truth Sleuth Worksheet

Truth Sleuth Teacher Guide

Truth Sleuth

A high-energy, immersive opening game for a memoir unit where students play a detective-themed version of Two Truths and a Lie to explore the boundaries of memory and narrative truth.

David Gordon

Curator Lesson Plan

Memory Museum Slides

Curator Workbook Planner

Exhibit Artifact Labels

Curator Facilitation Script

Memory Museum Curators

A reflective end-of-year literacy project where students act as museum curators to showcase their academic growth and personal milestones through physical artifacts and descriptive writing.

Jazmine Alcaraz

Mama Monthly Slides

Mama Monthly Scaffolded Magazine

Mama Monthly Open Magazine

Mama Monthly Teacher Guide

Mama Monthly Magazine

A creative project where students design and write their own 'Mama Monthly' magazine to celebrate Mother's Day, focusing on interviewing skills, descriptive writing, and gratitude.

Olivia Knight

Secret Crossing Prep Sheet

Border Truths Facilitator Guide

Silent Echoes Slides

The Weight of Borders

A formal Socratic Seminar centered on the novel 'I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter', focusing on the legality of borders versus the human cost of migration and family secrets.

jmitchell

Case Closed Reflection Worksheet

Seminar Sleuth Rubric

Monster Mystery Seminar Reflection

A wrap-up activity for a Socratic Seminar where students reflect on their contributions, evaluate their peers' ideas, and self-assess their performance using an investigative 'Monster Mystery' theme.

Newsflash Slides

Daily Gazette Template

Reporter Cheat Sheet

Editorial Board Guide

Newsroom Rookies

An 8th-grade ESL lesson where students learn about journalism and create their own digital newspaper using guided templates and sentence frames.

Satvinder Juss

Global Voice Newsletter Template

Newsroom Novices Teacher Guide

Newsroom Novices

A multi-day lesson where students research, interview, and write for a classroom newspaper, practicing various informational writing styles and media literacy.

Satvinder Juss

Sequences

Quest Log Book Club Packet

Epic Journeys Book Clubs

A multi-week novel study sequence structured around the Hero's Journey framework, featuring five engaging books (The Red Pyramid, Tristan Strong, Hello Universe, Coyote Sunrise, Stella by Starlight). Incorporates creative, gamified, and role-play activities to sustain student engagement and deepen literary analysis.

Tasha Wigmore

Mama Monthly Slides

Mama Monthly Scaffolded Magazine

Mama Monthly Open Magazine

Mama Monthly Teacher Guide

Motherhood Magic Celebration

A celebratory series of activities leading up to Mother's Day, focusing on expressing appreciation and developing creative writing skills through a magazine-style project.

Olivia Knight

Archetype Playbook Slides Extension

Legacy Lab Worksheet

Legacy Lab Key

Archetype Draft Brainstorm

The U Case Study Worksheet

Archetype Brainstorm Key

The U Case Study Key

Moral Compass Worksheet

Game Changers Pacing Guide

Moral Compass Key

Archetype Showdown Slides

Prospect Scouting File Handout

Hero's Journey Sports Slides

The Journey Map Handout

The Journey Map Key

Hero's Journey Sports Slides

The Journey Map Handout

Monomyth Viewing Handout

Monomyth Viewing Key

LeBron Monomyth Slides (v2)

Game Changers

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

william.whitlow

Landlady Reading Passage

Investigative Starters Worksheet

Daily Detective Drills Review

Evidence Files Intro Slides

Story Sleuths Script

Story Sleuths Teacher Guide

Detective Drills Answer Key

Story Sleuths Case File

Story Sleuths Answer Key

Investigative Starters Answer Key

Evidence Files

A four-day investigative unit focused on citing textual evidence and making inferences across various genres, including short stories, non-fiction, and poetry. Students act as 'Evidence Detectives' to solve literary and factual mysteries while engaging in collaborative discussions.

Brandon Ruffin

Artemis Mission Slides

Space Steps Worksheet

Mission Impact Map

Lunar Press Cards

Mission Control Guide

Lunar Leap Passage

Artemis Adventure

A comprehensive ESL resource pack for 9-12th graders focused on the Artemis II mission. This sequence covers reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through space exploration content.

Andrea Keller

Rivalry Playbook Slides

Archetype All Stars Handout

Sideline Strategy Teacher Guide

Gridiron Gospel Unit

A 5-week intensive ELA unit on 'Friday Night Lights' using an investigative journalism lens. Students analyze the 'Permian Myth' through character archetypes and social commentary, culminating in the 'Odessa Verdict' One-Pager project.

william.whitlow

Schedule Stars Teacher Guide

Calendar Chaos Slides

Meeting Matchmaker Handout

Launch Logic Role Cards

Future Ready English

A collection of materials focused on mastering future forms in English, with a specific emphasis on functional speaking skills for adult learners.

Ies Loslirios

Persuasion Playbook Reading

Technique Tracker Worksheet

Digital Puppetry Slides

Ethics of Influence

A high-engagement sequence where students evaluate persuasive techniques in modern digital media, practicing active listening and evidence-based argumentation through a Socratic Seminar format. Students analyze the ethics of micro-targeting, influencer marketing, and algorithmic persuasion.

James Carson

Interview Mastery Slides

Interview Mastery Lesson Plan

Story Catchers Activity

Interview Model Script

Interview Project Rubric

Art of the Interview

A communications-focused unit that transforms students into oral historians and investigative journalists. Students build empathy and professional communication skills by capturing untold stories from their community through high-quality interviewing techniques.

Jennifer Pepper

Romance Propositions Orientations

Romance Programme Journée

Romance Guide Modération

Romance Affiche Évènement

Romance Guide Modération Hard

Romance Guide Discussion Express

Romance Guide Discussion Enrichi

Passions Adolescentes en Rayonnage

Une série de ressources pour organiser et promouvoir une table ronde sur la littérature romance pour adolescents, incluant programme, guide de discussion et supports de communication.

Stéphanie Giai-Miniet

Interrogation Slides

Silent Debate Guide

Inquiry Lab Worksheet

Critical Annotation Mastery

This sequence teaches 11th-grade students how to use annotation not just for recall, but as a critical tool for inquiry and rhetorical analysis. Students progress from basic summary to deep interrogation, preparing them for high-level academic discourse in a Socratic Seminar.

Field Evidence Worksheet

Scene Analysis Slides

Forensic Debrief Teacher Guide

Narrative Detectives

A forensic-themed reading comprehension unit where students act as investigators to master predictions and inferences. Through case studies and evidence tracking, students learn to bridge literal text with deep narrative meaning.

Materials

Fishbowl Tracker Worksheet page 1

Fishbowl Tracker Worksheet

An updated student practice worksheet for the Fishbowl and Role-Play Tracker, featuring a clear, structured student guide box at the top, step-by-step directions for each phase of the activity, and optimized writing spaces with light backgrounds and larger font sizes.

jtoomey

Vocabulary Study Worksheet page 1

Vocabulary Study Worksheet

A single-page student vocabulary worksheet containing a term matching grid and a fill-in-the-blank contextual application paragraph, updated to Grade 10 History.

jtoomey

Teacher Resource Scripts page 1

Teacher Resource Scripts

A single-page teacher resource containing verbatim instructional scripts, differentiation strategies, and checks for understanding, updated to Grade 10 History.

jtoomey

Teacher Sequence Pacing page 1

Teacher Sequence Pacing

A single-page teacher sequence document highlighting the instructional step-by-step sequence and pacing breakdown. Updated to align with the new slide deck structure where the dialogue steps precede the scenarios.

jtoomey

Teacher Guide Setup page 1

Teacher Guide Setup

A single-page teacher guide containing learning objectives, student prerequisites, materials list, and key vocabulary definitions, updated to Grade 10 History.

jtoomey

Championship Study Guide page 1

Championship Study Guide

A premium, student-facing active recall study guide designed to prepare students for the semester exam. It features 10 rigorous, guided short-response prompts aligned with the exam's core concepts. Includes structured, high-legibility writing areas.

william.whitlow

Championship Exam Questions page 1

Championship Exam Questions

A premium, high-impact assessment resource featuring 10 rigorous multiple-choice semester exam questions, a 6-term Monomyth Matching section, and a comprehensive teacher answer key. Covers sports archetypes, the athletic Monomyth, media framing, investigative interviewing, and legacy ethics. Organized into a perfect, space-efficient 5-page print layout.

william.whitlow

Discussion Reflection Exit Ticket page 1

Discussion Reflection Exit Ticket

A beautifully completed 3-question self-reflection exit ticket designed for students to evaluate their personal communication growth and systemic environmental thinking, with increased font sizes for improved readability.

jtoomey

Discussion Viewpoints Slides

Discussion Viewpoints Slides

A complete lesson presentation containing the lesson objective, vocabulary, key concepts, stakeholder instructions, fishbowl protocols, and structured reflection prompts. Reordered so that the active dialogue steps slide precedes the scenarios, with all text increased to a minimum of 24px for compliance and enhanced legibility.

jtoomey

Opinion Arena Student Cards page 1

Opinion Arena Student Cards

A 2-page student worksheet packet containing 4 creative 'Would You Rather' conversation cards with speech stems on Page 1, and a spacious active-listening peer response log on Page 2.

Opinion Arena Teacher Guide page 1

Opinion Arena Teacher Guide

A comprehensive, 2-page teacher facilitation guide and rubric designed for the 30-minute Opinion Arena lesson. It contains step-by-step scripted prompts, timing guides, standard-aligned assessment rubrics, and a classroom observation tracker.

Idea Chemists Exit Ticket page 1

Idea Chemists Exit Ticket

A printable double-sided or 2-up exit ticket to assess student comprehension of discussion techniques, active listening, and the mechanics of building on others' ideas.