A lesson on identifying and analyzing figurative language in poetry, using the metaphor of 'blueprints' to understand how poets build meaning. Students will explore similes, metaphors, personification, and more through guided notes and practice.

A lesson exploring the diverse backgrounds of Allied soldiers who fought in WWII and witnessed the Holocaust, focusing on claim identification and evidence-based writing.

A comprehensive final assessment and review for Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, focusing on Brian's survival journey, character growth, and the novel's core themes.

A lesson on writing diamante poems with a focus on nature, covering structure, parts of speech, and creative expression.

A chemistry-themed lesson where students experiment with synonyms and antonyms to expand their vocabulary. Students will identify and match related and opposite words through a laboratory lens.

A series of speech-language activities themed around navigating middle school, targeting multiple meanings, grammar, figurative language, vocabulary, inference, and narrative skills.

A lesson focused on identifying and completing analogies based on synonym and antonym relationships, designed for 7th-grade students.

A reading comprehension lesson based on an article about Minnesota teens who developed 'TogetherIV', an app designed to support patients receiving medical infusions.

A deep dive into the first seven chapters of 'Flipped', focusing on contrasting points of view, character development, and social-emotional skills like empathy and perspective-taking.

A intensive reteach lesson on RI 8.8, focusing on delineating and evaluating arguments using MLK Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' and a modern editorial on school start times. Students will assess claims, reasoning, and evidence relevance and sufficiency.

A focused study on Ana, the suspicious yet observant neighbor from Seedfolks. Students explore her perspective on the changing neighborhood and her initial reaction to Kim's garden.