A lesson focused on building comparison and contrast skills by analyzing two popular video games, Roblox and Minecraft, using a Venn diagram.

A comprehensive lesson focused on mastering the ANEZiZoNEZiZo paragraph structure for literary analysis. Students will learn to construct strong arguments, identify techniques, provide evidence, and perform deep analysis through zooming in on diction and zooming out to thematic significance.

Una lección enfocada en desarrollar habilidades para la Respuesta Escrita Larga (ECR) en español, centrada en el género argumentativo para la prueba STAAR. Incluye un pasaje de lectura, un organizador gráfico de planificación y una guía de calificación detallada.

A comprehensive lesson on comma usage, themed as a forensic investigation to help students identify and correct common punctuation errors.

A collection of universal supports and teaching tools designed to aid differentiation and provide scaffolding for all students throughout the 'Cosmic Chronicles' unit.

An analysis of the novel's rising action, the climactic confrontation with IT, and the resolution of the Murry family's struggle.

A deep dive into the underlying themes of love vs. conformity and the potent symbolism of light and shadow throughout the journey.

An exploration of the Murry household and the initial tesseract travel, focusing on character traits, the atmospheric setting of Camazotz, and the third-person limited point of view.

A 20-minute mini-lesson introducing five key non-fiction text structures: description, chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution. This lesson uses Revolutionary War examples to help students identify how authors organize information.

An 8th-grade English Language Arts lesson exploring the themes of prejudice and injustice through the lens of Japanese American internment during WWII. Students analyze historical context and primary sources to understand the development of 'otherness' in literature and history.

An exploration of Chapters 14 and 15 of Persepolis, focusing on the themes of escape, survival, and the transition from childhood innocence to teenage rebellion during the Iranian Revolution. Students analyze character decisions and the impact of differing perspectives in a graphic novel format.