A lesson focused on the life of Selena Quintanilla, using the past tense to analyze how an author's diction and syntax build mood and tone in a biographical text.
A comprehensive guide for Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', featuring watching guides for Acts 1 and 4 and independent reading guides for Acts 2 and 3, focusing on the progression of hysteria, character evolution, and thematic analysis.
An intensive writing workshop where students act as 'Draft Doctors' to diagnose and repair sentence-level errors and structural weaknesses in preparation for STAAR assessments.
A Grade 7 RLA lesson focused on analyzing argumentative and informational texts using the Texas high-speed rail debate. Students evaluate claims, evidence, and rhetorical devices through the Hillocks method and participate in a Socratic seminar.
A Grade 6 RLA lesson focusing on analyzing and synthesizing across literary genres using the Notice and Note framework and STEAL character analysis, aligned with TEKS 6.5, 6.7, and 6.8.
A high-rigor English II lesson focused on rhetorical analysis and persuasive writing through the lens of moral defiance. Students analyze paired texts from Sophocles and Martin Luther King Jr. to prepare for the STAAR EOC exam.
A comprehensive STAAR English I EOC preparation lesson focused on deep literary analysis, genre comparison, and the construction of high-scoring analytical essays. Students will analyze how authors use craft to create meaning across fiction, poetry, and drama.
A comprehensive STAAR-aligned lesson for 8th Grade RLA focusing on paired text analysis and argumentative writing. Students will explore the theme of progress through a literary passage and an informational text, developing skills in evidence integration and claim-based writing.
A practical media literacy lesson designed to empower high school students to identify misinformation, bias, and clickbait. The lesson focuses on "street-smart" verification techniques that work even with limited data and internet access.