A mystery-themed reading comprehension lesson featuring a 2-page original fiction story and a comprehensive assessment focused on Tier 2 vocabulary and analytical skills.

A comprehensive introduction to Reed-Kellogg sentence diagramming, covering subjects, verbs, direct objects, and prepositional phrases through a structural engineering lens.

Students learn to identify the theme or main message of a story by analyzing character choices and outcomes, framed through a "Cinema" or "Movie Theatre" lens to help ELL students distinguish between topic and theme.

A series of tiered morning work activities designed to review present tense action verbs, compound sentences, and complex sentences for 5th-grade ELL students.

A comprehensive set of resources for middle school parents to support literacy development at home, covering reading comprehension, critical thinking, and discussion strategies aligned with 6-8 standards.

Students investigate how precise word choices (diction) influence the mood and tone of a story through a detective-themed exploration of synonyms and shades of meaning.

Students explore narrative causality by analyzing how character choices drive plot development, mapping alternative consequences, and understanding the role of internal conflict in 5th and 6th-grade literature.

A structured approach to identifying themes in literature using a detective-themed graphic organizer designed for students with executive function and comprehension challenges.