A writing intervention for 7th graders focusing on narrative flow and transitions using a visual construction-themed framework. Designed to support students with language-processing delays through color-coded scaffolding and visual connectors.

Consolidated teacher resources for the Global Voices Archive sequence, including answer keys and assessment guides.

Introductory assessment for 'I Will Always Write Back', covering the initial exchange between Caitlin and Martin. Focuses on the contrast between life in Pennsylvania and Zimbabwe.

Introductory assessment for 'Red Scarf Girl' by Ji-li Jiang, covering the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China. Focuses on the 'Four Olds' and the change in Ji-li's social status.

Introductory assessment for 'The Distance Between Us' by Reyna Grande, covering the first 40 pages. Focuses on the impact of migration on family dynamics and the dream of 'El Otro Lado'.

Introductory assessment for 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' by William Kamkwamba, covering the early chapters. Focuses on the cultural setting of Malawi and the role of magic vs. science.

Introductory assessment for Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime', covering Chapters 1-3 (approx. first 40 pages). Focuses on the setting of apartheid South Africa and Trevor's early childhood experiences.

A creative project where students design and write their own 'Mama Monthly' magazine to celebrate Mother's Day, focusing on interviewing skills, descriptive writing, and gratitude.

An in-depth analysis of 'The Pardoner's Tale' focusing on situational irony, the personification of Death, and the destructive nature of greed.

Introduction to the essential questions of greed and death, the history of morality plays, and the fundamental techniques for reading dramatic texts.

A formal Socratic Seminar centered on the novel 'I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter', focusing on the legality of borders versus the human cost of migration and family secrets.

An introductory lesson on 'The Little Prince' focusing on the first three chapters. Students explore the narrator's childhood drawings, the difference between adult and child perspectives, and the core theme of imagination versus logic.

A deep dive into Simone Biles' Olympic career, covering her triumphs in Rio, her mental health advocacy in Tokyo, and her historic comeback in Paris.

A written alternative for students who missed the Socratic seminar on the legality of border crossing and its intersection with Erika L. Sánchez's 'I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter'. This lesson provides a structured way for students to engage in the same high-level analysis as their peers through independent reflection.

A comprehensive lesson on 'The Falling Girl' by Dino Buzzati, focusing on point of view, magical realism, and social hierarchy through a variety of collaborative and independent activities.

A hands-on lesson comparing and contrasting the extreme environments of space and the deep sea through the lens of astronaut and submariner experiences. Students will use direct evidence from paired texts to categorize facts and answer analytical questions.

Students engage in a dual-format game that tests their ability to cite evidence, determine themes/central ideas, and analyze character-setting interactions. This lesson combines movement-based play with rigorous textual analysis.

This lesson covers the middle section of Esperanza's journey, focusing on her transition from Mexico to the labor camps in California. Students explore themes of social class, humility, and the physical reality of the Great Depression through the chapters Guayabas and Melones.

A deep-dive character analysis lesson comparing Katniss Everdeen with other literary protagonists to explore universal hero archetypes and character development.

A comprehensive lesson on using demonstratives (this, that, these, those) correctly, themed around a museum curator's task of cataloging artifacts based on distance and number.

A lesson exploring Chapter 8 of 'Two Roads', focusing on the socio-economic and racial dynamics of hobo jungles during the Great Depression.

A focused exploration of Chapter 8 of Joseph Bruchac's 'Two Roads,' examining the historical reality of Indian Boarding Schools and the impact of forced assimilation on Cal's identity. Students will analyze the symbolic 'stripping' of identity and the historical context of the 1930s.

Students analyze the nuances of friendship by reading an original short story and drafting a five-paragraph analytical essay using a structured graphic organizer.

A deep dive into the opening chapters of The Little Prince, focusing on the narrator's childhood perspective and his fateful meeting with the prince in the Sahara. Students will analyze academic vocabulary and practice high-level inferential thinking.

An engaging gallery walk activity where students investigate 'unsolved mysteries' through fiction and informational texts, targeting 8th-grade ELA standards RI/RL 8.1-8.4 with EOG-level rigor.

A high-energy Gallery Walk activity where students act as literary detectives to analyze short excerpts and solve complex questions aligned with 6th-grade Reading standards.

A lesson exploring the long-term benefits of a robust vocabulary for professional and personal success, designed for 8th-grade students.

A comprehensive lesson exploring the lives of sports icons through biographical nonfiction and narrative fiction. Students analyze resilience, social impact, and authorial perspective in sports storytelling.

Reflecting on acquired literacy skills and their application in future learning.

Active reading techniques including annotation and summarization.

Exploring online identity and the long-term impact of digital actions.

Introduction to MLA 9th Edition citation formatting and attribution.

Understanding the ethics of information use and identifying types of plagiarism.

Hands-on practice navigating databases to locate specific academic information.

Translating research questions into effective search keywords.

Evaluating source credibility using the CRAAP test framework.

Introduction to school library systems and databases to establish a foundation for research.

The first lesson in a series about Simone Biles, focusing on her early life, discovery of gymnastics, and the impact of her training. Students practice decoding multisyllabic words before engaging in a 20-minute silent reading session.

A comprehensive vocabulary resource and introductory lesson to help Spanish-speaking students decode the archaic language of Shakespeare's Macbeth.