A practice assessment focused on revising and editing skills for the Texas English 1 EOC, featuring a passage on environmental conservation. Students will practice sentence combining, clarity, and grammatical corrections in a STAAR-aligned format.

A comprehensive review of the RACE writing strategy, focusing on analyzing author's purpose and figurative language through guided instruction and highly-scaffolded practice.

Students explore the 'Valley of Ashes' in Chapter 2 of *The Great Gatsby*, analyzing its symbolic function and the real-world environmental science of coal ash. They will begin designing a bioremediation plan to 'reclaim' the valley, mirroring themes of social restoration.

An analysis of the discovery of Duncan's murder and the subversion of the natural order in Act 2, Scenes 3-4, featuring the Latin root 'rupt' and a review of CVCe (Silent E) vowel patterns.

A comprehensive ESL-focused lesson exploring poetry through the works of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Pablo Neruda, and Sandra Cisneros, with a focus on similes and metaphors across four 10-minute skill-based activities.

A station-rotation lesson themed around animal crackers that integrates zoology and conservation vocabulary through reading, writing, speaking, and a STEM challenge. Designed for 6th-grade students to practice multimodal literacy skills while exploring animal ethics and habitat preservation.

This lesson explores the historical layers of the English language, focusing on how invasions by the Celts, Vikings, and French shaped the vocabulary and grammar we use today. Students will trace the timeline from Old English to the Norman Conquest.

A comprehensive vocabulary building course designed to master fifteen sophisticated words through weekly deep-dives, context analysis, and creative application.

Summative writing assessment where students independently write a complete, MLA-cited, and reasoned informative paragraph on a choice of familiar topics.

Collaborative peer-review session using a structured quality control checklist. Students evaluate and provide feedback on CER structure and MLA formatting.

Students use a comprehensive graphic organizer to assemble a complete 6-8 sentence paragraph. The lesson guides the full drafting process with visual and formulaic support.