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 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 comprehensive Grade 5 RLA lesson focused on analyzing literary elements and author's craft across poetry, drama, and fiction, aligned with TEKS and STAAR standards. Students explore the thematic connection of 'The Call of the Wild' through close reading, annotation, and comparative analysis.

A deep dive into Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' through a modern, accessible adaptation. Students explore themes of grief, symbolism, and the haunting atmosphere of the classic poem.

The final lesson challenges students to compare and contrast 'The Meadow's Secret' and 'The Forest's Song'. Students will identify similarities in theme and differences in mood and setting.

Students analyze 'The Forest's Song', focusing on rhythm, personification, and sensory details. They will complete a reading comprehension assessment specific to this poem.

Students are introduced to the elements of poetry through a close reading of 'The Meadow's Secret'. The lesson focuses on imagery, stanzas, and identifying the speaker's perspective.

A visual introduction to the first five books of The Odyssey, focusing on Telemachus's struggle in Ithaca and Odysseus's departure from Calypso's island, designed for beginning English Language Learners.

A 5th-grade MCAS-aligned ELA review focusing on environmental protection. Students read two informational passages about ocean plastic solutions, answer multiple-choice questions, and write a comparative open response.

Teacher-facing resources including pacing guides, instructional scripts, and complete answer keys for Lessons 16-25.

Focuses on prefix 'de-', base 'duc', and the word 'deduce'. Review of all vowel sounds and decoding strategies. includes a final synthesis reading passage.

Teaches the suffix -able/-ible and the word 'expendable'. focuses on vowel teams AI and AY and applying all syllable division rules to multi-syllabic academic words.