A comprehensive unit for 7th-grade students focused on identifying and classifying action, linking, and helping verbs. Students move from basic identification to complex sentence analysis and creative application.
A masterclass sequence on word study, morphology, and vocabulary acquisition. This unit teaches students to deconstruct complex English words using structural analysis of roots and affixes.
A comprehensive feedback and assessment suite for creative writing, designed to guide Middle and High School students through drafting, peer review, and self-reflection. Includes grade-differentiated rubrics, self-assessment checklists, peer-review slips, and teacher feedback tools.
A single-page teacher-facing creative writing resource. Features a quick-marking code system, a curated praise and constructive feedback comment bank matching the rubric criteria, and an actionable 3-minute writing conference framework.
A comprehensive reading study sequence based on the Great Illustrated Classics editions of Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Features student chapter worksheets with vocabulary matching and illustration-based questions, paired with a master teacher question bank and answer key.
A comprehensive 90+ minute morphology workshop where students act as linguists in a 'Word Laboratory'. Students deconstruct complex words, run spelling formula experiments, solve a social media dialogue crisis, and assemble a giant 'Linguistic Periodic Board' anchor chart.
A single-page printable creative writing resource containing three stacked peer-review feedback slips. Each slip includes name fields, prompt areas with blank handwriting lines for qualitative praise and constructive critiques, and quick-check boxes for narrative pillars.
A comprehensive 15-lesson writing curriculum tailored for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. The sequence alternates weekly between personal narratives, evidence-based informational writing, and imagined stories, using heavy visual scaffolding, structured sentence frames, and clear graphic organizers.
A reading and vocabulary study of the Great Illustrated Classics edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Captures the quirky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, the spooky setting of Sleepy Hollow, and the legendary Headless Horseman.
A two-page printable creative writing resource for High School students. Page 1 features a sophisticated rubric evaluating thematic depth, stylistic voice, pacing, and complex character development. Page 2 provides a comprehensive self-assessment checklist and deep-reflection sandbox with handwriting lines.
A comprehensive, space-themed 4-week Extended School Year (ESY) ELA curriculum designed for middle school students with disabilities (grades 5-8). It features daily scaffolded learning structures, differentiated materials spanning early emergent to early fluent readers, and visual sensory supports that make ELA skill acquisition accessible, engaging, and structured.
A reading and vocabulary study of the Great Illustrated Classics edition of Frankenstein. Examines Victor's experiment, the creature's search for companionship, and the tragic chase across the Arctic ice.
A two-page printable creative writing resource for Middle School students. Page 1 features an elegant, detailed rubric evaluating narrative arc, sensory details, dialogue, and transitions. Page 2 provides a matching student-facing self-assessment checklist and a blank reflection sandbox with handwriting lines.
