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A comprehensive set of reading comprehension check-in quizzes for five popular middle-grade novels. Each novel features two specialized quizzes—one focusing on initial character introductions and the other on major plot resolutions.

A comprehensive progress monitoring kit for English Language Learners (ELLs) across all four core language domains. Includes step-by-step teacher instructions, a printable class tracking matrix, a student self-monitoring journal, and quick formative assessment rubrics.

A highly scaffolded, visual, bilingual (English/Spanish) student self-monitoring journal page tailored for early language acquisition levels (L1-L2).

A spy-themed 4-day parts of speech review sequence for 6th and 7th graders. Students become secret agents in the 'Syntax Syndicate', cracking codes and completing missions to master nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, culminating in a collaborative classroom escape room.

An in-depth writing lesson exploring Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda's memoir, 'I Will Always Write Back', focusing on their lives, structural barriers, and deepening friendship up to 2002. Students analyze dual perspectives and write a structured, empathetic reflection.

Quick formative assessment prompts and rubrics across listening, speaking, reading, and writing domains to facilitate easy, real-time feedback.

A comprehensive literary research unit designed to guide students through a structural and character analysis of classic and regional fairy tales. Students assume the role of folklore investigators, tracking standard tropes, character motivations, helper archetypes, and plot designs, culminating in an analytical presentation.

An engaging vocabulary transition packet for rising 7th graders to master critical 6th-grade academic and Tier 2 words. Includes challenging word ladders, logic puzzles, and decryption challenges to bridge the middle school vocabulary gap.

A student-facing language learning self-assessment and goal-setting journal page to build student ownership and confidence.

A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.

A background lesson to help students understand attention-seeking behaviors and personality styles, specifically Histrionic Personality Disorder, to better analyze characters in The Westing Game.

A printable class-wide progress monitoring matrix to track ELL students' development across all four language domains over three assessment intervals.