A quick bell-ringer lesson focused on analyzing figurative language and tone in classic literary and informational texts, aligned to standards RL.7.4 and RI.7.4.

The final assessment and project lesson where students synthesize their learning through a creative portfolio project.

Introduces the novel and explores the early chapters (1-10). Students investigate the economic realities of the Great Depression and life in temporary settlements.

A reading comprehension lesson centered around a 6th-grade level adaptation of 'The Alchemist' themes, focusing on central idea, vocabulary, and inference skills.

A 60-minute intensive review session (Poetry: 15m, Essay: 20m, Butterflies: 15m, Drills: 10m) focusing on four-step poetry analysis, the ANEZZNEZZ essay format, and author's purpose in prose.

In this lesson, students will learn to identify the main idea and supporting details in simplified text structures using a detective-themed approach. The lesson includes a visual presentation, a practice worksheet, and a matching activity.

An introductory lesson on personification using nature and weather imagery to help students understand how human traits are attributed to non-human things.