Resources for mastering comparative writing, including rubrics and organizers for subject analysis.

A collection of tools to help students and teachers evaluate narrative writing through clear criteria and student-friendly goals.

A deep dive into the complex web of relationships and motivations in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'. Students will trace connections between characters to understand how personal grudges fueled the Salem Witch Trials.

A comprehensive guide to high-level revision and editing, focusing on sentence effectiveness, parallel structure, and eliminating fragments or run-ons. Students learn to refine their writing with the precision of a professional editor.

An introduction to the characters and escalating tensions in Act 1 of The Crucible, focusing on identifying individual motives and the power dynamics within Salem. Designed with scaffolding for bilingual learners.

A fluency-focused lesson designed to improve reading rate and pacing through repeated readings of a contemporary news article about urban environmentalism.

This lesson provides students with rigorous literary analysis practice modeled after the IAR assessment. Students will read a complex literary passage and respond to multi-part evidence-based questions and a prose constructed response.

A collection of reading passages designed to challenge students' comprehension and linguistic awareness by analyzing word counts, sentence structures, and syllable patterns.

A comprehensive assessment covering the key plot points, characters, and themes of Act 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, designed for students using the No Fear Shakespeare version.

Students analyze the theme of alienation across three classic texts: George Orwell's 'Shooting an Elephant', Virginia Woolf's 'The New Dress', and Tennessee Williams's 'The Glass Menagerie'. They will use a structured frame to craft an analytical paragraph comparing the characters' experiences of isolation.

Master the art of closing an argument by restating the claim, summarizing key evidence, and leaving the reader with a powerful final thought. Finalize the mission with a 'mic drop' conclusion.

A deep dive into constructing powerful body paragraphs using the TEAC (Topic Sentence, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding Sentence) method. Students will learn to support their claims with evidence and deep reasoning.

A comprehensive guide for Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', featuring watching guides for Acts 1 and 4 and independent reading guides for Acts 2 and 3, focusing on the progression of hysteria, character evolution, and thematic analysis.

A comprehensive STAAR English I EOC preparation lesson focused on deep literary analysis, genre comparison, and the construction of high-scoring analytical essays. Students will analyze how authors use craft to create meaning across fiction, poetry, and drama.

A practical media literacy lesson designed to empower high school students to identify misinformation, bias, and clickbait. The lesson focuses on "street-smart" verification techniques that work even with limited data and internet access.

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.

Teacher-facing resources including pacing guides, instructional scripts, and complete answer keys for Lessons 16-25.

Focuses on prefix 'de-', base 'duc', and the word 'deduce'. Review of all vowel sounds and decoding strategies. includes a final synthesis reading passage.

Teaches the suffix -able/-ible and the word 'expendable'. focuses on vowel teams AI and AY and applying all syllable division rules to multi-syllabic academic words.

Teaches the suffix -ate and the word 'consolidate'. focuses on r-controlled vowels (ER, IR, UR) and flexible syllable division.

Focuses on the suffix -ic and the word 'dramatic'. Teaches r-controlled vowels (AR) and strategies for syllable division in longer academic words.

Teaches the suffix -al and the word 'structural'. focuses on Short/Long U sounds and dividing syllables after one consonant.

A review and mastery check lesson for vocabulary and decoding. Includes multiple choice assessments and practice with syllable division and schwa sounds.

A comprehensive review lesson covering morpheme meanings for prefixes and suffixes, word building with port/form/struct, and word study practice for long/short vowels and syllable types.

Focuses on the root 'struct', the vocabulary word 'obstruct', and Short/Long I sounds. Students analyze how obstructions block progress in both physical and social contexts.

An intervention lesson focusing on morphology (form), academic vocabulary (transformation), and explicit instruction in short vs long E sounds. Includes a reading passage on shaping a country and structured writing practice.

A reading intervention lesson focusing on morphology (port), academic vocabulary (revolution), and explicit instruction in short vs long A sounds. includes a reading passage, comprehension tasks, and structured writing.

A deep dive into the profound symbolism of Elie Wiesel's 'Night'. Students examine how literal objects like night, fire, and the yellow star represent abstract concepts of faith, dehumanization, and survival through textual evidence and guided discussion.

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

A lesson designed to empower high school students with the tools to navigate digital misinformation, focusing on the SIFT method, identifying emotional bias, and spotting sponsored content.

A 9th-grade level exemplar analysis essay of John Green's 'Turtles All the Way Down' focusing on text structure, literary devices, and character dynamics. Includes a targeted guide to academic transition words.