A lesson focusing on the cultural shift of the 1920s through the lens of flapper culture, designed with highly accessible text for middle school students reading at a 1st-grade level. Students will analyze diction to identify positive and negative connotations.

A mini-lesson for a 6th-grade resource room ELA class focusing on Auggie's character traits and his development throughout the first month of school in the novel 'Wonder'. This lesson uses a space-exploration theme and provides high levels of scaffolding.

This lesson introduces students to Manor Farm through the first chapter of Animal Farm, focusing on Old Major's rhetorical speech. Students will master high-level vocabulary, practice oral reading fluency through dramatic speech excerpts, and begin their reading of the first 10 pages.

A final look at John Proctor's ultimate choice, the resolution of the play, and a comprehensive assessment of themes and motifs.

An exploration of the rising tensions in the Proctor household and the escalation of the witch trials in the Salem court.

An introduction to Puritan Salem, the historical context of McCarthyism, and the initial outbreak of hysteria in Act 1.

An 8th-grade analysis lesson where students evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of mandatory homework versus extra credit using visual prompts and structured evidence.

This lesson introduces 8th-grade students to the Claim-Evidence-Analysis (CEA) writing framework, focusing on how to construct objective arguments and effectively connect evidence to claims.

A comprehensive lesson on analyzing poetry using the TPCASTT method, featuring a deep dive into Robert Frost's 'The Road Not Taken' and a gallery walk of diverse poems.

A lesson on identifying and using common transition words to create cohesion in writing. Students will categorize transitions by purpose (Addition, Contrast, Cause/Effect, Time) and use them to link ideas.

A comprehensive lesson on identifying and using main verbs and primary auxiliary verbs (be, do, have) in sentences. Includes a structured lesson plan, a practice handout, and a detailed answer key with monitoring tools.