Students explore 10 common Greek and Latin roots, identifying their meanings and applying them to determine the definitions of complex academic vocabulary.

This lesson explores the first three chapters of Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime', focusing on the historical context of Apartheid, character development of Trevor and Patricia, and the power of language and identity.

A sharp exploration of irony and sarcasm, teaching students to identify and create verbal, situational, and dramatic irony through engaging examples and analysis.

This lesson focuses on chapters 14-20 of Louis Sachar's 'Holes', emphasizing the development of inferencing and predicting skills as students analyze character motivations and plot developments.

Dedicated workshop time for students to develop their Cultural Identity Project booklets.

Concluding the novel and launching the final Cultural Identity Project.