A lesson focusing on the cultural shift of the 1920s through the lens of flapper culture, designed with highly accessible text for middle school students reading at a 1st-grade level. Students will analyze diction to identify positive and negative connotations.

A mini-lesson for a 6th-grade resource room ELA class focusing on Auggie's character traits and his development throughout the first month of school in the novel 'Wonder'. This lesson uses a space-exploration theme and provides high levels of scaffolding.

A mini-lesson for 6th grade resource room students focusing on the theme of kindness and character perspective in the novel Wonder, specifically centered around Mr. Browne's first precept and the transition into middle school.

Students synthesize the entire novel's events, including the final chapter and afterword, to identify themes and analyze the resolution of the plot.

Students examine the setting's impact on the plot and synthesize details from Annemarie's encounter with the soldiers in the woods.

Students analyze character growth and the impact of point of view as Annemarie takes on a dangerous mission in chapters 13 and 14.

Focusing on chapters 11 and 12, students analyze plot elements and practice synthesizing information to summarize the escape to the boat.

Students evaluate plot details and suspense techniques used in chapters 9 and 10, focusing on the mysterious funeral of 'Great-Aunt Birte'.

Students investigate point of view and make deeper inferences about Uncle Henrik's role and the move to the coast in chapters 7 and 8.

Focusing on chapters 5 and 6, students track plot development and practice summarizing the high-tension events of the soldiers' midnight visit.

Students analyze character traits and make inferences about the changing atmosphere in Copenhagen as the Nazi occupation intensifies in chapters 3 and 4.

Students investigate Chapters 1-2, focusing on using 5th grade context clues (TEKS 5.3B) to decipher historical terminology and making logical predictions based on textual evidence (TEKS 5.6C) regarding the intensifying Nazi occupation.

This lesson introduces students to Manor Farm through the first chapter of Animal Farm, focusing on Old Major's rhetorical speech. Students will master high-level vocabulary, practice oral reading fluency through dramatic speech excerpts, and begin their reading of the first 10 pages.

An 8th-grade analysis lesson where students evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of mandatory homework versus extra credit using visual prompts and structured evidence.

The war ends and the Johansens look toward a future of rebuilding. Students evaluate the resolution of the novel and compare the fictional narrative to the historical facts presented in the Afterword.

The mission reaches its high-stakes climax as Annemarie faces the soldiers and delivers the package that determines the Rosens' survival. Students analyze the plot climax and the author's use of suspense and symbolic resolution.