A comprehensive 10-day daily drill series focusing on high-stakes revising and editing skills for the English 2 STAAR/EOC.
A lesson focused on analyzing how specific parts of a text contribute to the overall structure and the development of an argument through evidence. Students learn to see texts as 'blueprints' where every sentence serves a structural purpose.
A focused lesson exploring the deep connections between Shakespeare's language and the core themes of Hamlet through quotation analysis.
A series of daily editing drills targeting high-frequency STAAR grammar standards including verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent clarity, and complex punctuation.
Identifying and fixing fragments, run-ons, and comma splices in academic writing.
Mixed review and simulation of the STAAR editing/revising section.
Pronoun-antecedent agreement and possessive apostrophe usage.