A 90-minute B2-level English lesson focused on the life and public role of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, featuring listening comprehension and intensive speaking activities.

A high-octane 60-minute review session focused on refining paragraph architecture for 7th grade students, emphasizing evidence integration, context for quotes, and paragraph unity. Students will use excerpts from the ELA Interim Assessment to construct sophisticated literary and informational analysis paragraphs using the ANEZiZoNEZiZo structure.

A lesson focused on building comparison and contrast skills by analyzing two popular video games, Roblox and Minecraft, using a Venn diagram.

A comprehensive lesson focused on mastering the ANEZiZoNEZiZo paragraph structure for literary analysis. Students will learn to construct strong arguments, identify techniques, provide evidence, and perform deep analysis through zooming in on diction and zooming out to thematic significance.

A focused lesson for 7th graders to master the art of elaboration by digging into the 'how' and 'why' of their evidence in both expository and argumentative writing.

Una lección enfocada en desarrollar habilidades para la Respuesta Escrita Larga (ECR) en español, centrada en el género argumentativo para la prueba STAAR. Incluye un pasaje de lectura, un organizador gráfico de planificación y una guía de calificación detallada.

A comprehensive lesson on comma usage, themed as a forensic investigation to help students identify and correct common punctuation errors.

A collection of universal supports and teaching tools designed to aid differentiation and provide scaffolding for all students throughout the 'Cosmic Chronicles' unit.

An analysis of the novel's rising action, the climactic confrontation with IT, and the resolution of the Murry family's struggle.

A deep dive into the underlying themes of love vs. conformity and the potent symbolism of light and shadow throughout the journey.

An exploration of the Murry household and the initial tesseract travel, focusing on character traits, the atmospheric setting of Camazotz, and the third-person limited point of view.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying prepositions and prepositional phrases, exploring their roles as adjective or adverbial modifiers within sentences using a construction-themed approach.

A 20-minute mini-lesson introducing five key non-fiction text structures: description, chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution. This lesson uses Revolutionary War examples to help students identify how authors organize information.

A deep dive into sensory imagery within 'All Quiet on the Western Front', exploring how Erich Maria Remarque uses sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste to immerse readers in the harrowing reality of the Great War.

An 8th-grade ELA lesson focused on identifying and analyzing foreshadowing in chapters 16-20 of 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet' by Jamie Ford. Students will act as literary detectives to hunt for clues about Keiko's evacuation and Henry's future.

An 8th-grade English Language Arts lesson exploring the themes of prejudice and injustice through the lens of Japanese American internment during WWII. Students analyze historical context and primary sources to understand the development of 'otherness' in literature and history.

An exploration of Chapters 14 and 15 of Persepolis, focusing on the themes of escape, survival, and the transition from childhood innocence to teenage rebellion during the Iranian Revolution. Students analyze character decisions and the impact of differing perspectives in a graphic novel format.

A comprehensive 6th-grade writing unit where students research and write an informational essay about any aspect of Michigan, covering the full writing process from brainstorming to final rubric.

A deep dive into W.D. Wetherell's classic short story, focusing on the Narrator's internal conflict between his passion for fishing and his infatuation with Sheila Mant. students will analyze character motivations and the weight of adolescent decisions.

A deep dive into W.D. Wetherell's classic short story, focusing on the Narrator's internal conflict between his passion for fishing and his infatuation with Sheila Mant. students will analyze character motivations and the weight of adolescent decisions.

A phonics-focused spelling activity using Elkonin boxes to help students segment sounds and build words with specific vowel patterns. Students use provided letters to construct words like child, find, and cold.

A reading comprehension lesson focused on identifying main ideas and citing text evidence through the lens of Olympic history and athlete resilience.

Final essay submission along with a self-reflection on the writing process and feedback implementation.

A collaborative workshop where students evaluate peer arguments for logic, flow, and evidentiary support.

Focuses on the mechanics of writing, including transitions, tone, and the effective integration of academic research into the narrative.

Students transform their research into a structured argument, focusing on thesis development and mapping out evidence.

Students explore contemporary news cycles, select a controversial topic, and perform initial source evaluation. Includes argumentative prompts and a research log.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and analyzing nonfiction text structures, featuring a blueprint-themed instructional guide and hands-on structural analysis.