Resources for mastering comparative writing, including rubrics and organizers for subject analysis.

A collection of tools to help students and teachers evaluate narrative writing through clear criteria and student-friendly goals.

A lesson focused on helping 3rd grade ESL students master the use of 'to be' verbs in present (is, are) and past (was, were) tenses using relatable nouns and pronouns.

A collection of three non-fiction reading fluency passages and a tracking guide designed for 7th-grade students reading at a 5th-grade level, focusing on meaningful phrasing and expression.

A comprehensive guide to high-level revision and editing, focusing on sentence effectiveness, parallel structure, and eliminating fragments or run-ons. Students learn to refine their writing with the precision of a professional editor.

An introduction to the characters and escalating tensions in Act 1 of The Crucible, focusing on identifying individual motives and the power dynamics within Salem. Designed with scaffolding for bilingual learners.

A fluency-focused lesson designed to improve reading rate and pacing through repeated readings of a contemporary news article about urban environmentalism.

A collection of reading passages designed to challenge students' comprehension and linguistic awareness by analyzing word counts, sentence structures, and syllable patterns.

A comprehensive assessment covering the key plot points, characters, and themes of Act 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, designed for students using the No Fear Shakespeare version.

A phonics center activity where students match initial letters with corresponding pictures and words to build early literacy and phonemic awareness.

A comprehensive Grade 5 RLA lesson focused on analyzing literary elements and author's craft across poetry, drama, and fiction, aligned with TEKS and STAAR standards. Students explore the thematic connection of 'The Call of the Wild' through close reading, annotation, and comparative analysis.

A focused set of materials covering the climactic events of late November in the novel Tangerine, focusing on plot recall and key character interactions.

The final lesson challenges students to compare and contrast 'The Meadow's Secret' and 'The Forest's Song'. Students will identify similarities in theme and differences in mood and setting.

Students analyze 'The Forest's Song', focusing on rhythm, personification, and sensory details. They will complete a reading comprehension assessment specific to this poem.

Students are introduced to the elements of poetry through a close reading of 'The Meadow's Secret'. The lesson focuses on imagery, stanzas, and identifying the speaker's perspective.

A 5th-grade MCAS-aligned ELA review focusing on environmental protection. Students read two informational passages about ocean plastic solutions, answer multiple-choice questions, and write a comparative open response.

Teacher-facing resources including pacing guides, instructional scripts, and complete answer keys for Lessons 16-25.

Focuses on prefix 'de-', base 'duc', and the word 'deduce'. Review of all vowel sounds and decoding strategies. includes a final synthesis reading passage.

Teaches the suffix -able/-ible and the word 'expendable'. focuses on vowel teams AI and AY and applying all syllable division rules to multi-syllabic academic words.

Teaches the suffix -ate and the word 'consolidate'. focuses on r-controlled vowels (ER, IR, UR) and flexible syllable division.

Focuses on the suffix -ic and the word 'dramatic'. Teaches r-controlled vowels (AR) and strategies for syllable division in longer academic words.

Teaches the suffix -al and the word 'structural'. focuses on Short/Long U sounds and dividing syllables after one consonant.

A review and mastery check lesson for vocabulary and decoding. Includes multiple choice assessments and practice with syllable division and schwa sounds.

A comprehensive review lesson covering morpheme meanings for prefixes and suffixes, word building with port/form/struct, and word study practice for long/short vowels and syllable types.

Focuses on the root 'struct', the vocabulary word 'obstruct', and Short/Long I sounds. Students analyze how obstructions block progress in both physical and social contexts.