Gatsby Gradebook

A comprehensive fifth-grade grammar unit focusing on core sentence structures, mechanics, and word usage conventions. Features highly structured blueprint-themed lessons on fragment repairs and mastering high-frequency homophones.

A grammar lesson focusing on identifying, distinguishing, and properly using high-frequency fifth-grade homophones (like their/there/they're, its/it's, and your/you're) to ensure standard writing conventions. Includes daily bellwork, a student anchor chart, and a teacher answer key.

A 1-page teacher answer key matching the Homophone Heroes Bellwork. It features highlighted correct multiple-choice answers, sample handwritten responses, and pedagogical tips.

A weekly word study assessment bundle targeting prefixes, suffixes, and Latin & Greek roots. Designed for upper elementary or middle school students to demonstrate morphological mastery.

A grammar skill lesson focusing on identifying and fixing sentence fragments to master complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs. Includes a daily bellwork sheet, an answer key, and an anchor chart.

A 1-page student bellwork sheet focusing on commonly confused fifth-grade homophones (they're/their/there, its/it's, you're/your, and to/too/two). Features a multiple-choice question and enormous handwriting lines for student sentence practice.

A comprehensive four-week unit on Rodman Philbrick's dystopian novel, 'The Last Book in the Universe'. Students will explore thematic lines of genetic divide, technology addiction, and the saving power of literacy through vocabulary activities, character growth charts, debating genetic enhancements, and deep textual analysis.

An end-of-year kindergarten literacy assessment evaluating CVC/CCVC decoding, high-frequency sight words, and story retelling with structured visual scaffolds.

A printer-friendly 1-page student anchor chart detailing high-frequency fifth-grade homophones (there/their/they're, its/it's, your/you're, and to/too/two) with clear formulas and inspection tests.

An elegant, high-impact vocabulary study for 12th graders featuring ten sophisticated words. The lesson centers on semantic mapping, context-rich analysis, and synthetic writing using an archival dossier theme.

A 1-page teacher answer key matching the Fragment Fixers Bellwork. It features highlighted correct multiple-choice answers, sample handwritten responses, and pedagogical tips.

A highly scaffolded, visual-supported lesson teaching the six types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, and onomatopoeia) using pop music and everyday conversations. Designed for grade 10 special education with symbol cues and literal-to-figurative comparisons.