Students learn to identify independent clauses and repair run-on sentences and comma splices using 'Sentence Surgery.' The lesson features a Khan Academy video and a hands-on activity where students physically 'operate' on broken sentences.
An intensive Latin roots intervention sequence designed for 6th-grade struggling readers. Focuses on high-yield roots tract, struct, port, and scrib/script through multi-sensory routines, explicit slides, practice sheets, and games.
A focused lesson from the Dahl & Narrative unit where students learn to break down an ordinary day into small, specific moments visually, then choose one focused moment to expand with precise, showing details.
A printer-friendly black and white double-sided student worksheet for Lesson 8: Picture This Moment, optimized for standard 8.5x11 portrait double-sided printing. Page 1 features a 2x2 grid of large, square-style comic panels, and Page 2 provides guides and maximized lined space for narrative writing.
A comprehensive writing sequence that introduces middle school students to the power of micro-narratives. It scaffolds personal writing and visual design through highly focused, word-budgeted creative projects.
A comprehensive lesson on understanding and applying the narrative story arc. Students learn about the six key stages of plot development and use a structured, blueprint-themed graphic organizer to map out and brainstorm their own narrative essays.
A landscape-oriented, blueprint-themed single-page graphic organizer designed to help students map out and brainstorm their narrative essays. It features a horizontal SVG story arc across the top, followed by two 3-row stacked columns representing the 6 plot stages with detailed explanations and handwriting lines, all formatted to fit on the front side of a single 8.5" x 11" sheet.
This 2-week unit for middle school (grades 5-6) multilingual learners explores linguistic identity, critiques single stories through diverse literature, audits school linguistic landscapes, and culminates in a student-led advocacy letter and multilingual signage campaign.
A lesson structured around a sporty goalpost theme where students learn to scout, cite, and score with textual evidence. Includes a self-assessment checklist and a micro-passage exit ticket.
A single-page visual checklist and exit ticket combo themed around a sports playbook and goalposts. It features a self-assessment checklist based on textual evidence criteria and a short analytical prompt to put skills to the test immediately.
A three-day project sequence where students learn core plot elements through reading comprehension and apply their knowledge by designing, planning, and illustrating their own 3-panel comic strip.
The progress-monitoring and assessment framework, containing pre- and post-tests, daily 15-minute routine guides, and reading diagnostic trackers to map student achievement.
A comprehensive 2-page teacher-facing intervention lesson plan for Week 1 (Days 1-5), detailing explicit facilitation scripts, daily pacing blocks, scaffolding adjustments, and common misconception protocols.
