Students practice STAAR-aligned editing and revision skills through targeted passages. Focuses on grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, and organizational clarity in the context of the 'Price of Progress' theme.

Focuses on the chaotic events of Chapter 16, including the third bomb at the bridal shower, and analyzes character motives and plot sequencing.

The cumulative assessment and writing project for the remediation packet. Students synthesize themes across literary, informational, and argumentative texts in an extended writing piece.

Resources for organizing and tracking progress through the 10-day remediation packet. Includes pacing guides and student progress trackers.

Students evaluate argumentative structures, author's purpose, and the use of rhetorical devices in a nonfiction essay. Focuses on identifying counterarguments, concessions, and rebuttals, as well as analyzing graphic features.

Students synthesize information from paired literary and informational texts with a common theme of 'The Price of Progress'. Focuses on making connections, analyzing text structure, and creating new understanding.

Students analyze character behavior, moral dilemmas, and the impact of diction and syntax on mood through a complex short story. Includes a deep-dive analysis and a STAAR-formatted assessment.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying speech types, rhetorical devices, and listening styles through interactive matching and color-coding activities.

A comprehensive exploration of communication dynamics, rhetorical appeals, and critical listening for 11th-grade students. This lesson covers public speaking pillars, Ethos/Pathos/Logos, and identifying bias through interactive group work and a mini-project.