A comprehensive TSIA2 RLA preparation lesson focusing on core reading domains: inference, author's craft, vocabulary, and synthesis. This lesson equips 11th-grade students with tactical strategies to navigate complex college-readiness passages.

A creative writing lesson where students step into Clover's perspective to write a heartfelt eulogy for Boxer, focusing on the tragic betrayal of the working class by the pigs.

A close-reading lesson focused on Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, exploring themes of time, memory, and Gatsby's obsession with the past through the symbol of the defunct mantelpiece clock.

A guided reading lesson focused on contemporary fiction, featuring an original short story about urban identity and change. Students will develop comprehension and critical thinking skills through close reading and evidence-based analysis.

A comprehensive analysis of Kwame Dawes' poem 'Dirt,' focusing on sensory imagery, metaphors, and the social-emotional connections to ancestry and resilience. This lesson includes differentiated materials for varying reading levels.

A high-intensity 30-minute workshop designed to help 11th graders master the structure and persuasion requirements of the TSIA2 essay. Students analyze a contemporary text and plan a cohesive response.

A comprehensive set of tools for analyzing and mapping the structural elements of short stories and novels.

A comprehensive study of Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, focusing on the pivotal turning points, the escalation of violence, and the shift from comedy to tragedy. Students will annotate key passages and analyze character motivations.

A focused activity set designed to help students analyze how individuals, ideas, and events interact within a rock-themed narrative. This lesson uses the high-energy world of rock music to teach literary analysis skills.

A comprehensive lesson focused on identifying and repairing run-on sentences within the context of vocational trades, including construction, culinary arts, automotive technology, and electrical/plumbing. Students will learn to use periods, semicolons, and conjunctions as 'tools' for sentence repair.

A TEKS-aligned lesson (Grade 7-8) exploring characterization in Langston Hughes's 'Thank You, M'am'. Students use the STEAL method to analyze how characters' motivations and behaviors influence events and the resolution of the plot (TEKS 7.7B).

A slide-based analysis of Cal and Pop's evolving identities and Creek heritage in Joseph Bruchac's novel *Two Roads*. Students will explore how the Great Depression and historical boarding schools shaped the characters' understanding of themselves.

A collection of resources for a high school literacy intervention series, including unified anthology covers and supportive teaching materials for two distinct story volumes.

A high school English lesson focused on analyzing fiction and nonfiction texts regarding the impact of social media and technology on society and individual identity.

A deep dive into the complex motivations and conflicts of the Greasers and Socs in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Students will analyze how internal struggles and external pressures shape the characters' actions.

This lesson focuses on teaching ELL students how to draw conclusions from implicit meaning in texts, specifically targeting multiple-choice questions from Part 1 of the ELA Regents exam.