An intensive writing workshop where students act as 'Draft Doctors' to diagnose and repair sentence-level errors and structural weaknesses in preparation for STAAR assessments.

A deep dive into Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' through a modern, accessible adaptation. Students explore themes of grief, symbolism, and the haunting atmosphere of the classic poem.

A visual introduction to the first five books of The Odyssey, focusing on Telemachus's struggle in Ithaca and Odysseus's departure from Calypso's island, designed for beginning English Language Learners.

A lesson introducing various suffixes through the lens of women's lacrosse, featuring word analysis and a six-paragraph reading passage.

A comprehensive two-part summative assessment for the novel 'A Long Walk to Water', featuring multiple-choice questions, short responses, and a thematic comparison essay involving 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' and 'MAUS'.

A mini-lesson focused on the art of explaining and analyzing evidence within an argument body paragraph, designed for 6th-grade students.

A lesson exploring how authors use everyday objects to represent deeper abstract ideas, helping students decode layers of meaning in literature.

A simplified independent work packet about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, designed for middle school students at a second-grade reading level. The lesson explores the power of music, love, and the consequences of looking back through accessible texts and structured comprehension tasks.

A focused look at Chapter 19 of The Westing Game, exploring Crow's internal struggle, the evolving partnership between Denton and Chris, and Turtle's stock market strategy.

A self-paced Social Studies lesson for 6th grade focused on the Silk Road as an ancient global network, integrating rigorous primary source analysis and geography skills.