Students practice dictating complex sentence structures and maintaining an academic tone via voice.
A lesson centered on the standards and expectations of high school literary analysis, using a standardized rubric to guide writing and revision.
A high-engagement lesson that frames the research and writing process as a detective investigation. Students learn to craft research questions and thesis statements, evaluate primary and secondary sources, and organize their findings into a coherent outline with proper citations.
A comprehensive analysis lesson focusing on characterization, diction, and conflict in John Knowles's A Separate Peace, designed to prepare students for standardized testing through rigorous text-dependent questions.
Students analyze peer-created commercials during a gallery walk, identifying persuasion techniques, target audiences, and production choices.
A comprehensive STAAR-aligned assessment and analysis packet for John Knowles' 'A Separate Peace', focusing on diction, characterization, verbal irony, and conflict.
A comprehensive state-testing prep lesson centered on Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Not So Far as The Forest," focusing on close reading, annotation, and structural analysis.
A comprehensive review lesson focused on analyzing Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry, specifically focusing on structural elements, diction, figurative language, and thematic depth to prepare students for state-level standardized testing.
A 60-minute lesson on analyzing author's point of view using the text "The 4th R: Real Life," featuring a word splash, carousel activity, and choice board.
Students explore the concept of the 'zeitgeist' and curate a digital time capsule that captures the current cultural, social, and technological landscape. This lesson blends creative writing with critical media analysis to help students see themselves as historical agents.
A deep dive into classic literary figures (Odysseus, King Arthur) to establish the universal pattern of the Hero's Journey before watching the film.
A deep-dive analysis of Luke Skywalker's journey in Star Wars: A New Hope as a final assessment of the Monomyth theory.
Introduction to Joseph Campbell and the specific stages of the Hero's Journey, utilizing literary and historical examples.
A set of scaffolds designed to help 10th-grade students with SLD and ADHD structure, draft, and refine a 750-1000 word argumentative essay on adolescent-focused topics.
