A 60-minute intensive lesson focused on mastering the revising and editing skills required for the English 1 Texas EOC exam. Students analyze a peer essay to identify and correct errors in logic, flow, and conventions.

A high-school lesson focused on synthesizing multiple texts to craft a Jane Schaffer-style argumentative response for the Texas EOC. Students analyze environmental conservation efforts through poetry and informational text.

A comprehensive practice suite for the TSIA2 English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) assessment, focusing on informational analysis, synthesis, writing conventions, and argumentative essay drafting.

A focused practice session for English 1 students to hone their revising and editing skills using a student essay about social media, aligned with Texas EOC standards.

A 45-minute intensive lesson focused on analyzing conflict and theme across poetry and fiction, featuring EOC-style assessment questions aligned with Texas English 1 TEKS.

An introduction to the setting, main characters, and primary conflict of 'The Outsiders' through the first three chapters, featuring visual vocabulary and structured comprehension.

A comprehensive lesson focusing on the themes of identity and belonging in 'The House on Mango Street' through simplified text, visual supports, and character analysis.

A vocabulary-focused introduction to the core concepts of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery,' focusing on tradition, conformity, ritual, and scapegoating.

A 45-minute introductory lesson for Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery', focusing on atmosphere, foreshadowing, and the power of tradition. Students will explore the story's initial pastoral setting and hunt for clues that hint at its dark conclusion.

A complete chronological sequence of assessments for Chapters 13-18 of 'A Long Walk to Water', followed by their corresponding answer keys.

A deep dive into the middle section of Jason Reynolds' 'Long Way Down', focusing on how the ghosts on floors 7, 6, and 5 use symbols to challenge Will's perspective on 'The Rules' and the cycle of violence.

A lesson focused on the first half of Will's elevator ride in 'Long Way Down', analyzing how the ghosts and their symbols reveal themes of grief and the cycle of violence.

A comprehensive lesson on analyzing symbolism and theme in Jason Reynolds' 'Long Way Down', focusing on the elevator as a central metaphor for the cycle of violence and the weight of choice.

A fun and engaging Saint Patrick's Day lesson focused on building holiday-themed vocabulary through matching activities and visual puzzles.

Students analyze the Duke's personality in Robert Browning's 'My Last Duchess' through evidence gathering and a 4-square pre-writing strategy.

A comprehensive lesson focusing on the three major spelling rules for adding suffixes to multisyllabic words: Silent-E, CVC Doubling, and the Y-to-I change. Students act as 'Suffix Spies' to decode and recode complex words.

A mini-lesson introducing the fundamentals of informative writing, framing the writer as a teacher who provides facts and clear explanations without personal opinion.

The final week of the unit where students synthesize their learning to create their own 'Existentialist Manifesto' or creative work that explores their personal philosophy.

Broadens existentialist thought to include social and internal identity, examining Ralph Ellison's 'Battle Royal' and Clarice Lispector's introspective prose.

Explores the concepts of radical freedom and 'the wall' through Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, focusing on how individuals navigate choice in an indifferent universe.

An introduction to the unit focusing on the concept of 'The Absurd' through Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis,' exploring themes of alienation, bureaucracy, and the breakdown of identity.

A creative follow-up where students act as directors to 'pitch' a remake or re-imagining of a specific Persepolis chapter, justifying new directorial choices.

A reading intervention lesson focused on identifying the main idea through key excerpts from the first half of John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'. Students analyze the setting, the American Dream, and character introductions.

A comprehensive lesson on crafting strong, three-prong thesis statements for 6th-grade informative essays, featuring a 'construction' theme to emphasize building a solid foundation.

This lesson focuses on summarizing the dual narratives of Nya and Salva in Chapter 4 of A Long Walk to Water, highlighting the challenges of their respective journeys across the landscape of Southern Sudan.

Students learn to use their 'magic lens' to see everyday objects in new ways, introducing the concepts of similes and metaphors through imaginative play.

A targeted reteach lesson for 5th-grade students to master identifying the main idea in informational texts, featuring a scientific discovery passage and a comparison between main idea and theme.

A lesson designed to help students distinguish between Short Constructed Response (SCR) and Extended Constructed Response (ECR) prompts by analyzing length requirements and depth of analysis.

A competitive reading challenge inspired by basketball tournaments, featuring a point-based scoring system for different book types and a verification quiz for students to earn their points.

A focused lesson on Chapter 6 of 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963', exploring character complexity, socioeconomic themes, and Byron's hidden sensitivity.