A 45-minute activity where students compare the graphic novel and film versions of Persepolis, analyzing director choices and adaptation impact.
A 45-minute remediation lesson focused on high-stakes editing skills, featuring STAAR-aligned practice for 11th-grade students. Students will review sentence boundaries, punctuation, and usage before completing a mock-assessment.
A high-stakes, strategic execution plan designed for administrators to drive STAAR English III performance through data-driven intervention and Tier 1 instructional refinement.
A lesson teaching students how to introduce, cite, and explain evidence from articles and poems in short constructed responses. Students will master the 'ICE' method and learn specific formatting for different source types.
Instruction and assessment tools for 3rd-grade students to master the art of narrative storytelling.
Early literacy activities focusing on high-frequency sight words for kindergarten students.
Essential safety protocols, personal protective equipment (PPE), and emergency procedures for a high school chemistry laboratory.
A 6th-grade research project on Ancient Egypt where students investigate daily life, pharaohs, and cultural contributions.
A focused 45-minute remediation lesson for 11th grade students on how different literary elements (setting, imagery, irony) shape the author's portrayal of the plot, using World War I primary sources and poetry.
A quiz and answer key covering literal comprehension questions from the "The Passport" and "Kim Wilde" chapters of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.
A high-impact 45-minute remediation lesson focusing on three pillars of effective writing: clarity through concise wording, sentence variation for engagement, and logical organization through transitions.
A lesson focused on mastering transition words and phrases to improve writing flow and coherence across narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive styles.
A comprehensive speech and language lesson for 8th graders focused on morphology, word relationships, and parts of speech using a 'Linguistic Lab' mechanical theme.
This lesson covers the pivotal events of the November journal entries in Tangerine, focusing on the citrus freeze, Luis Cruz's tragic end, and Paul's emerging courage.
A targeted literary analysis lesson where high school students practice identifying main ideas and extracting supporting evidence from a short story excerpt.
A fast-paced review of key literary analysis skills including theme, character motivation, and figurative language, designed to prepare students for STAAR-style assessments.
This lesson provides students with the tools and strategies needed to construct powerful argumentative essays and speeches, focusing on thesis development, evidence usage, and addressing counterarguments.
Students explore the historical and scientific context of the Earth's shape while learning to construct robust arguments, address counter-claims, and evaluate the credibility of sources.
A comprehensive guide to crafting argumentative essays focusing on the debate between hand washing and hand sanitizers, featuring structural guides and a modeled example.
An ELA review lesson for middle schoolers themed around a detective agency. Students analyze a short story to master theme, character development, and figurative language while citing evidence like lead investigators.
An intensive 50-minute writing review for middle schoolers focusing on the mechanics of argumentative and expository writing. Students analyze samples, revise for transitions and evidence, and complete a timed practice session with a planning organizer.
A deep dive into Mary Oliver's "The Journey," focusing on theme development, symbolism, and the use of figurative language to convey personal transformation.