Debate with Dignity

A comprehensive set of reading comprehension check-in quizzes for five popular middle-grade novels. Each novel features two specialized quizzes—one focusing on initial character introductions and the other on major plot resolutions.

A guided reading and vocabulary lesson centered on Ray Bradbury's classic short story 'All Summer in a Day'. Students analyze context clues, engage with chunked text, and explore themes of isolation and jealousy.

An interactive, 6-slide presentation guiding students through key vocabulary, plot events, and comprehension checks for Ray Bradbury's 'All Summer in a Day'.

A spy-themed 4-day parts of speech review sequence for 6th and 7th graders. Students become secret agents in the 'Syntax Syndicate', cracking codes and completing missions to master nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, culminating in a collaborative classroom escape room.

A comprehensive assessment suite of creative writing rubrics, checklists, and slides for Short Fiction, Poetry, and Personal Narratives, designed to guide Middle and High School writers in analyzing thematic depth, voice, and craft.

A 2-page teacher's guide and answer key for 'All Summer in a Day'. Features a multi-day pacing guide, target discussion prompts, and complete model answers for all student worksheets.

A comprehensive literary research unit designed to guide students through a structural and character analysis of classic and regional fairy tales. Students assume the role of folklore investigators, tracking standard tropes, character motivations, helper archetypes, and plot designs, culminating in an analytical presentation.

A highly supportive, adapted literature study of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' This lesson contains a simplified, guided text with margin prompts, interactive slide deck, heavy vocabulary scaffolding cards, leveled task cards, a structured assessment, and a comprehensive teacher guide.

A 3-page guided reading and vocabulary packet for 'All Summer in a Day'. Includes context clue matching, chunked text with margin definitions, reading comprehension checks, and a reflective writing prompt.

A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.

A reading and analysis lesson for the first two chapters of 'Freak the Mighty' by Rodman Philbrick. Students explore character traits, narrative point of view, physical settings, and make initial plot predictions.

An instructional slide deck designed for presentations. This 5-slide deck guides students through the key elements of 'The Writer's Compass' assessment criteria, specifically mapping out the expectations for fiction, poetry, personal narratives, and the peer review workshop. All text is designed at or above the presentation threshold (24px+).