Black Friday Frenzy

A 90-minute ESL lesson for B2.2+/C1 adult students exploring the cultural and psychological impact of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Students will analyze marketing strategies, practice advanced vocabulary, and engage in a strategic shopping game.

ILIes Loslirios

Black Friday Frenzy

ILIes Loslirios

Truth Trackers Research Sequence

A 5-lesson sequence for 5th-grade ESL students focused on the ethics and mechanics of academic research. Students learn to distinguish between intellectual property and common knowledge, master the art of quoting and paraphrasing, and create simplified citations and bibliographies to maintain academic integrity.

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Shadowing Natural Speech

Students engage in a 'shadowing' technique, repeating audio immediately after hearing it to internalize the rhythm and flow of connected speech. This active processing reinforces their ability to predict and process sound streams.

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Rhetorical Anatomy Answer Key

Answer key for the Rhetorical Anatomy worksheet, providing the subtext and implied meaning for the final project's persuasive speech analysis.

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Info Architects Synthesis Sequence

A 5-lesson sequence for 5th Grade ESL students focused on developing academic English skills through paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Students progress from identifying main ideas to drafting complete summary reports using multiple sources and formal attribution.

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The Mixer Challenge

A high-stakes simulated networking mixer where students must apply their knowledge of idioms, phrasal verbs, and social listening to complete specific "missions."

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Search Strategist Exit Ticket

A cumulative exit ticket for the "Search Superstars" sequence, assessing student mastery of keywords, Boolean operators, text features, and database usage.

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Digital Detective Agency

A 5-lesson sequence for 5th-grade ESL students to develop media literacy and research skills. Students learn to distinguish author purpose, evaluate website credibility using the 5 W's, identify bias, and corroborate information across multiple sources.

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Rhetorical Anatomy Worksheet

A rhetorical analysis log for graduate students to deconstruct persuasive speeches by mapping tonal journeys, identifying strategic pauses, and evaluating effectiveness.

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Search Superstars

A 5-lesson sequence for 5th Grade ESL students focused on the mechanics of finding information. Students move from basic keyword generation to using Boolean operators, navigating text features, utilizing academic databases, and refining failed searches to become efficient digital researchers.

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Reduction Answer Key

Answer key for the Lesson 4 worksheet on grammatical reductions.

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Black Friday Frenzy