A lesson focusing on the vocabulary and themes of The Hunger Games through character identification and survival terminology.

Day 4 of Unit 1: Navigating the Stream of Consciousness and Mapping the Plot. Students analyze the unique narrative style of 'Eleven' and sequence the Rising Action for their Narrative EWP.

Day 3 of Unit 1: Unpacking Character and Identity. Students perform a First Read of 'Eleven' to analyze character responses and begin developing the protagonist for their own Narrative EWP.

A comprehensive reading and assessment unit covering the respiratory system. Students explore the mechanics of breathing through a detailed two-page narrative passage and demonstrate mastery of RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.4, and RL.8 standards.

Day 2 of Unit 1: Exploring Narrative Arcs and Brainstorming Conflict. Students read 'Lost Island' to identify plot structure and begin planning their Narrative EWP using context clues for deeper meaning.

A lesson focused on identifying and analyzing four key text structures (Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Chronological/Sequence, and Problem and Solution) using NC EOG-style short passages and questions.

Day 1 of Unit 1: Launching the 'Testing Our Limits' theme. Students engage with the Essential Question, explore the Narrative EWP prompt, and practice the Skill: Annotation.

A 27-day teacher's guide and pacing document for Unit 1, split into Reading and Writing blocks.

A detective-themed lesson where students investigate words with multiple meanings, uncovering their 'secret identities' through context clues and sentence building.

This lesson teaches students to distinguish between compound sentences that require a comma before a coordinating conjunction and simple sentences with compound parts that do not.

A mid-unit checkpoint focused on the 'The Real You' Blast and independent reading accountability. Students explore themes of identity and authenticity while engaging in peer review for their personal narrative drafts.