A comprehensive lesson for middle school students on crafting powerful conclusion paragraphs for argumentative essays using the 'Restate, Review, Reveal' method.

A comprehensive middle school lesson focused on digital literacy, teaching students to identify bias, evaluate website credibility, and summarize information ethically through a detective-themed investigation.

A comprehensive lesson on advanced revising and editing for 10th grade, focusing on organizational structure, parallel construction, sentence effectiveness, and grammatical precision. Students will learn to transform drafts into polished, professional pieces of writing.

A 50-minute lesson focused on synthesizing Sylvia Plath's poem 'Mirror' with a modern article on the benefits of aging, emphasizing the contrast between subjective perception and objective reality.

In this lesson, students will practice synthesizing information from an informational text and a poem. They will learn to identify shared themes and contrasting perspectives to develop a comprehensive understanding of the aging process.

This lesson explores how Brian Doyle uses specific diction and complex syntax in 'Joyas Voladoras' to establish a tone of profound wonder and bittersweet vulnerability. Students will analyze textual evidence to connect linguistic choices to the overall mood and voice.

A synthesis lesson comparing the biological heart in 'Anatomy of a Human Heart' with the emotional and comparative heart in Brian Doyle's 'Joyas Voladoras.' Students will analyze how scientific facts and literary metaphors work together to create a deeper understanding of the heart.

An advanced rhetorical analysis lesson for AP Language students focusing on the SOAPSTone method to deconstruct non-fiction texts and identify the speaker's line of reasoning.

Students draft their argumentative essay using a guided framework and review their work against the GED rubric.

Students evaluate which argument is "better supported" and create a structured outline for their extended response.

Students learn to deconstruct the GED RLA prompt and use an Evidence Tracker to identify claims and support in two opposing viewpoints.

A foundational introduction to the building blocks of poetry, focusing on structural elements and themes, specifically designed to bridge into the study of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess".

A comprehensive lesson for high school students to master the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos. Through analysis of mentor texts and creative writing practice, students learn to navigate the art of persuasion and build their own 'road maps' for compelling arguments.

A deep dive into the 'Rhetorical Roots' of persuasion, teaching students to identify and analyze ethos, pathos, and logos in speeches and advertisements.

An 8th-grade ELA lesson on personal narratives, focusing on sensory details, reflection, and chronological order through mentor texts and guided drafting. Students will learn to turn personal memories into impactful stories.

A focused reading comprehension lesson on Chapter 7 of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King', covering the team's mission to Big Al's Junk Palace and June's character development.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on Chapter 5 of "The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King", using simplified language and visual aids to support diverse learners.

A comprehensive ELA lesson for 8th graders focusing on the craft of personal narrative. Students explore mentor texts, develop sensory writing skills, and draft reflective stories through a vintage explorer-themed 'Journal Journey.'