Students use 'Funnel' and 'Inverted Funnel' organizers to structure their introductions and conclusions. They practice zooming in from a broad hook to a specific thesis and zooming out from a thesis to broad implications.
An assessment package for Jason Reynolds' novel Long Way Down, tailored for developmental reading students. Includes a highly visual study guide and a matching 50-point adapted test.
An immersive, hands-on lesson exploring six major types of figurative language through structured station activities, a collaborative workshop, mentor poetry analysis, and an interactive slideshow. Students learn to identify, analyze, and craft similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
An interactive, digital, agent-themed SAT vocabulary Jeopardy game designed for student Chromebooks. Students decode 14 high-frequency SAT terms across categories like 'Masterminds & Trickery', 'Tangible Structures', and 'Rules & Mindsets'.
A foundational lesson containing frameworks and evaluative tools to support rigorous, evidence-based collaborative debate. It focuses on elevating academic argument quality, critical thinking, and respectful civil dialogue across different subjects and grade levels.
A high-energy, retro-arcade themed Jeopardy game designed for high school students to review key literary devices. This lesson includes an interactive slide presentation, a detailed teacher host guide with complete answer explanations, and a student scorecard for active participation and reasoning tracking.
A comprehensive revision unit designed to help students elevate their comparative analysis of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Disney's The Lion King. It includes structured graphic organizers, comparative writing frames, and a visually engaging editing checklist.
An advanced social media copywriting lesson for Grades 11-12. Students learn the science of scroll-stopping hooks, high-impact body copy, strategic calls-to-action (CTAs), and hashtag mechanics, concluding with a real-world caption-writing workbook activity.
A complete 5-day review program featuring a 125-question Jeopardy-style game designed to prepare students for the World Literature Final Exam. It covers five core novels, reading comprehension skills, grammar, vocabulary, transitions, and test-taking strategies.
A high-interest reading comprehension lesson exploring bioethics, genetic engineering, and consequences through the sci-fi thriller, 'The Monster of Blackstone City'.
A comprehensive set of 6-minute daily warm-ups and corresponding closure questions spanning 11 crucial chapters of John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis'.
A comprehensive lesson exploring Chapter 9 ('Not a Person') of John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis', focusing on medical dehumanization, social stigma, and the historical and modern experiences of TB patients.
A rigorous high school lesson focused on identifying and interpreting idioms, sarcasm, and non-literal language in complex texts. Includes a classified-dossier style student practice worksheet and a comprehensive teacher answer key.
A dynamic lesson where students research the history of their favorite snack and craft a persuasive pitch to 'sell' its greatness. Includes a research organizer, writing prompt, and presentation template.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help Grade 9-12 students master public speaking techniques through structured practice, peer feedback, and discussion of common challenges.
An introductory role-play and scenario-based ELA lesson exploring the modern real-world parallels of Macbeth's core themes—ambition, betrayal, manipulation, and guilt—with differentiated scaffolds for moderate and heavy support needs.