A lesson centered on the 1952 Pendleton rescue, focusing on reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition through context clues. Students explore a historical non-fiction account of one of the greatest small-boat rescues in Coast Guard history.

This lesson guides 7th-grade students through writing an extended response comparing authors' points of view in 'Marine Mammals in Captivity' and 'What Zoo Critics Don't Understand'. Students learn to expand their RACE skills into the RACECES format for multi-text analysis.

A lesson exploring the interview between Jason Reynolds and Trevor Noah, focusing on the connection between hip hop, literacy, and personal identity. Students will analyze how Reynolds' background influenced his path to becoming an author and the importance of finding one's 'voice' through words.

A concluding lesson for the Global Memoirs unit, encouraging students to synthesize themes of resilience, cultural identity, and social justice across all five memoirs studied.

A lesson on Ji-li Jiang's memoir of the Cultural Revolution in China, exploring the pressure of political loyalty, family heritage, and the changing social landscape of 1966 Shanghai.

A lesson exploring the dual-perspective memoir of Caitlin and Martin, focusing on the start of their pen-pal relationship and the stark differences between their lives in America and Zimbabwe.

A middle-grade literature lesson on Reyna Grande's memoir, focusing on her childhood in Mexico, the 'Man Behind the Glass', and the emotional impact of family separation due to immigration.

A middle-grade literature lesson focused on the first part of Trevor Noah's memoir, exploring identity, the laws of Apartheid, and the power of language.