Students audit their own writing to calculate active-to-passive ratios and identify 'to be' verbs as diagnostic tools.
A foundational set of four reading comprehension sheets, split between Grade 9-10 (focusing on core inference and vocabulary) and Grade 11-12 (emphasizing rhetorical analysis and synthesis).
A preparatory summer reading curriculum designed to bridge historical literary movements, analytical vocabulary, and journey-themed texts for incoming 11th graders.
Students compile their four-sentence creative stories into a comic strip layout, add simple illustrations, and celebrate their storytelling accomplishments.
Students resolve their story's problem, writing their fourth sentence using "Then, ..." and selecting a happy resolution symbol.
Students introduce a simple conflict or surprise for their character, writing a sentence with "Suddenly..." and problem-based action icons.
Students choose a creative setting (such as outer space or a magic forest) and write a sentence using "They are in..." with visual setting prompt cards.
Students invent a fictional character (such as a superhero or friendly animal) and write a sentence describing them using "This is..." and physical descriptors with visual symbols.
Students present their informational posters to peers using verbal or non-verbal communication supports, celebrating their factual discoveries.
Students assemble their key fact, evidence sentence, and concluding statement into a coherent, illustrated informational poster.
Students conclude their informational piece by writing a third sentence that summarizes their topic using a "Now you know about..." sentence starter and visual symbols.
Students locate visual evidence or supporting clues (such as food or habitat icons) to back up their first key fact, writing a second sentence using "It has..." or "It lives..." frames.
Students choose an informational topic (such as an animal or a local community job) and identify their first key fact using a visual matching organizer and "This is a..." sentence frame.
Students practice reading their three-sentence narratives to a peer or teacher, using visual communication boards as support, and celebrate their completed stories.
Students compile their first, middle, and ending sentences into a complete, logically sequenced three-sentence personal narrative, adding simple decorative illustrations.
Students conclude their personal narrative by writing about the final event using a "Last, I..." sentence starter, focusing on chronological closure and a simple emotion word.
Students continue their personal narrative by writing about the middle event using a "Next, I..." sentence starter and corresponding visual icons to show chronological order.
Students choose a personal topic (such as a favorite memory or weekend activity) and write their first complete sentence describing the first event using a "First, I..." sentence starter and visual picture cards.
A comprehensive lesson that breaks down the structural, rhythmic, and poetic elements of hip-hop and rap lyrics. Students learn complex rhyming, flow cadence, figurative imagery, and wordplay, then plan and write a complete 16-bar verse using highly visual scaffolding.
