A 3-day small group lesson plan (30 minutes per day) focusing on determining theme, tracking its development, and writing objective summaries using SWBST scaffolds.

A focused lesson on crafting a thesis statement for a comparative essay between Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, specifically using the 'Answer to a Question' strategy.

A targeted intervention designed to help 10th-grade students move beyond plot summary and into deep literary analysis for their weekly book club journals. This lesson provides clear frameworks for paragraph construction and analytical thinking.

A 45-minute interactive station-based lesson where students explore sensory imagery by describing unique environments through a single lens of perception.

A fairytale folklore project that explores the original dark roots of classic tales and analyzes their subversion and intersection in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'.

A comprehensive project-based lesson where students research the classic literary origins of the characters in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' before watching the film to compare adaptations and explore literary idioms.

Students practice combining simple sentences with the same subjects into compound sentences using pronouns and adding descriptive predicate expanders (where, when, why, and how).

A lesson focused on identifying central ideas and morals within realistic fiction through a story about responsibility and growth.

A comprehensive 5-day lesson guiding students through the process of writing a personal essay about their multiple intelligences, skills, and future career paths.

A focused study of Chapters 11 and 12 of Hatchet, examining Brian's deepening relationship with fire and his internal struggle following the missed rescue opportunity. Students will analyze text evidence and identify various forms of conflict.

A literary analysis lesson for Chapters 16-17 of *The Giver*, focusing on the depth of human emotion, the concept of 'Love', and the skill of making evidence-based claims.

A high-energy, detective-themed lesson exploring how gerunds function as nouns while maintaining their verb-like properties. Designed for advanced students to master identification and usage in various sentence roles.

A lesson exploring the arrival of the Manager in Chapter 1 of 'The Metamorphosis'. Students analyze the immediate dehumanization of Gregor by his family and superiors, focusing on word choice and the conflict between individual humanity and bureaucratic authority.

A deep dive into morphology and common word endings (-able, -ible, -ary, -ery, -ory, -ant, -ent), focusing on how Latin roots and base words determine spelling patterns.

A comprehensive ELA assessment featuring informational and literary texts about Southwest Native American tribes, aligned to 5th-6th grade standards. Students will analyze text structure, theme, and main ideas while exploring the cultures of the Pueblo and Diné people.

Students will investigate how social media algorithms and editorial bias shape their understanding of reality. Through headline analysis and a simulation activity, 9th graders will develop the critical thinking skills needed to navigate a digital information landscape.