Students analyze two versions of the Snow White story to understand parallel plots, identifying how events in the Queen's journey occur simultaneously with Snow White's.
A deep dive into the allegorical parallels between Animal Farm Chapter 7 and Stalin's Great Purge, focusing on using textual evidence to decode Orwell's political commentary.
A lesson exploring the sensory language and figurative descriptions used in Chapter 20 to describe the unique flavor of sorrow.
A lesson focused on the sequencing of events in Chapter 19 and deep comprehension of the Preacher's emotional reaction to the Littmus Lozenge.
Focuses on informational text structures (chronological, problem/solution, compare/contrast, cause/effect) and the use of text features to provide key information, emphasizing evidence-based analysis.
Focused on analyzing literary fiction elements, including plot development, character traits/motivations, and setting, while training students to identify specific text evidence for their inferences.
A comprehensive lesson on singular and plural nouns for 7th grade, focusing on irregular forms, compound nouns, and foreign-origin plurals.
A focused assessment on the first seven chapters of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, covering Brian's initial survival challenges, the plane crash, and his early encounters with the wilderness.