This lesson focuses on helping students distinguish between claims, reasons, and evidence within the context of news articles. Students will learn to identify the logical 'why' (reasons) versus the factual 'how we know' (evidence).

A focused exploration of three key literary devices: alliteration, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Students will learn to identify these tools in text and understand how they enhance sensory writing.

A comprehensive vocabulary unit focusing on twenty sophisticated literary terms, including altruistic, quarantine, conscientious, wizened, meek, reminisce, dissipate, solemn, assess, unison, agitated, defiance, grandeur, ailing, benediction, veritable, notorious, incentive, delude, and precede.

A 20-minute mini-lesson focused on TEKS 6.7B, exploring how character's internal and external responses drive the plot of a drama. Students will analyze a short script to see the 'cause and effect' of character choices.

An introductory lesson on identifying and fixing sentence fragments and run-on sentences, themed around a 'Sentence Shop' repair garage.

A comprehensive vocabulary and literary term study for Elie Wiesel's *Night*, focusing on language that captures the trauma, resilience, and dehumanization depicted in the memoir.

A high-energy lesson where students practice identifying main ideas and supporting details by watching 10 engaging videos. The lesson uses a travel-inspired 'Observation Deck' theme to turn analysis into a mission.

A specialized reteach lesson focused on analyzing how authors use narrative structures—like parallel plots and pacing—to create mystery, tension, and meaning.

Students synthesize all evidence and alibi analysis to build a persuasive case. The lesson culminates in a courtroom simulation where students present their final arguments.

Focuses on informational writing and active listening. Students learn how to structure a formal report and analyze multiple witness statements for contradictions.

Focuses on reading for detail and making inferences from visual and textual evidence. Students practice descriptive speaking by portraying witnesses and investigators.

A comprehensive lesson on correctly formatting MLA citations within PowerPoint presentations, covering in-slide citations and Works Cited slides.

A hands-on grading lab where students evaluate five student-written argumentative essays on W.D. Wetherell's 'The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,' using a standardized rubric to develop their own writing and analysis skills.

A focused lesson on analyzing theme and internal conflict in 'The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant', culminating in a thematic evidence-based exit ticket.

A high-energy, game-based lesson designed to reinforce RI.9 standards. Students engage in a multi-modal 'Double Take' challenge involving a board game, bingo, and a scavenger hunt to analyze how different authors present the same non-fiction topics.

A deductive reasoning lesson where middle school students solve a mystery by identifying logical fallacies and connecting evidence links. Students act as 'Logic Detectives' to debunk false arguments and build valid conclusions.

A comprehensive lesson focusing on the mechanics of evidence integration, specifically targeting plagiarism avoidance, evidence selection, and the use of signal phrases.

A comprehensive lesson for middle and high school students on finding, evaluating, and integrating research sources effectively using the CRAAP test and the 'Quote Sandwich' method.