Students categorize information sources (primary, secondary, tertiary) to understand the 'distance' of a source from an event and establish a hierarchy of evidence for research.
An exploration of Chapters 13-15 of Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' focusing on Janie's transition to the Everglades and her deepening relationship with Tea Cake.
A hands-on lesson for first graders to identify and divide multisyllabic words with two closed syllables using the VC/CV pattern. Students will learn to spot the "vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel" pattern to decode longer words.
A review lesson for ELL students focused on recalling key characters and events from Books 1-5 of The Odyssey after a school break.
A creative writing lesson focused on the ethics of time, accountability, and interpersonal respect through a narrative reflection on a missed opportunity.
A 10-15 minute introductory lesson for 9th-grade students on navigating the information ecosystem, focusing on the differences between books, databases, and websites.
A mini-lesson for a 6th-grade resource room ELA class focusing on Auggie's character traits and his development throughout the first month of school in the novel 'Wonder'. This lesson uses a space-exploration theme and provides high levels of scaffolding.
Students synthesize the entire novel's events, including the final chapter and afterword, to identify themes and analyze the resolution of the plot.
Students examine the setting's impact on the plot and synthesize details from Annemarie's encounter with the soldiers in the woods.
Students analyze character growth and the impact of point of view as Annemarie takes on a dangerous mission in chapters 13 and 14.