Sentence structure fundamentals, subject-verb agreement, and precise usage of parts of speech including pronouns, conjunctions, and adjectives. Targets technical accuracy through mastery of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and verb mood.
A comprehensive 20-day intensive review for the TSIA2 Writing exam, covering punctuation, grammar, organizational revision, and sentence combining with daily drills and detailed explanations.
A comprehensive set of writing tools and rubrics across different genres to help students master various styles of storytelling and analysis.
A comprehensive literacy intervention sequence for high school TESOL students (Lessons 16-25) focused on morphology, academic vocabulary, systematic decoding, and vowel mastery.
A four-day grammar intensive sequence designed to prepare students for the Introduction to World Literature IA Exam. Each lesson follows a consistent high-engagement structure: Do Now, Model with Concept Map, Solo Practice, and Exit Ticket, covering Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Clauses, and Vocabulary in Context.
A unit designed to improve reading comprehension and writing skills for high school students using the highly engaging themes of animation, K-pop, and movie studios.
A comprehensive RLA sequence designed to sharpen reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills through the lens of journalism. Students transition from foundational reporting in elementary school to sophisticated rhetorical analysis in high school, using a vintage newsroom aesthetic to explore the power of the written word.
A 3-session English sequence for CAP Cuisine/Restaurant students returning from their internship, focusing on describing roles and daily tasks in a professional kitchen or dining room.
A lesson sequence for high school ELL students focusing on the Simple Aspect of verbs (Past, Present, and Future) using a timeline-based approach and sentence construction.
A sequence focused on the critical revision workflow for students using speech-to-text technology. Students learn to identify and fix common errors like homophone confusion, run-on sentences, and informal tone to turn raw dictation into polished academic writing.
An advanced 10th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the linguistic logic and professional application of adjectives and adverbs. Students act as forensic editors to master modification hierarchies, degrees of comparison, and predicate adjectives.
This sequence guides 10th-grade students through the technical and ethical foundations of academic citation. Moving beyond rote memorization of formatting rules, students explore the 'why' of attribution, learn to audit automated tools, and master the art of integrating scholarly voices into their own writing.
A 10th-grade ELA sequence focused on advanced dictionary skills, moving from basic definitions to the nuances of connotation, register, and specialized terminology. Students analyze the 'code' of reference materials to improve their writing precision.
This mastery-based sequence for 9th-grade students focuses on advanced academic homophones (Tier 2 and 3) such as elicit/illicit, discrete/discreet, and affect/effect. Students progress from self-assessment to contextual analysis and final proficiency, bridging the gap between vocabulary acquisition and precise academic writing.
This sequence explores homophones and homonyms through the lens of humor and creative writing. Students move from analyzing simple puns to deconstructing literary wordplay in works by Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll, ultimately creating their own ambiguity-driven performances.
An advanced inquiry into the rhetorical power of active and passive voice, exploring how grammatical choices influence agency, responsibility, and narrative focus across media, science, and literature.
An inquiry-based exploration of active and passive voice through the lens of media literacy, political accountability, and historical agency for 8th-grade students. Students investigate how grammatical choices influence public perception and the ethics of linguistic transparency.
This project-based sequence explores how active and passive voice manipulate narrative elements like pacing, suspense, and power dynamics. Students move from technical grammar understanding to strategic stylistic application in creative writing.
A 10th-grade writing workshop focusing on active and passive voice as stylistic tools. Students learn to identify voice through the 'Zombie Test,' revise for narrative impact, and strategically use passive voice for focus and cohesion.
This sequence explores the strategic implications of active and passive voice in media, politics, and literature. Students move from analyzing news bias to deconstructing political 'non-apologies' and scientific objectivity, culminating in a creative writing project that demonstrates their mastery over sentence voice for rhetorical effect.
A 10th-grade ELA sequence exploring the rhetorical impact of active and passive voice in nonfiction, media, and technical writing. Students investigate how grammatical choices influence perception of agency, responsibility, and objectivity.
A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.
A series of lessons exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth, specifically designed for 10th-grade emergent bilingual students to master complex characterization and thematic elements.
A 9th-grade grammar and rhetoric unit focused on how adjectives and adverbs influence bias, connotation, and persuasion in media and non-fiction. Students move from understanding word nuance to analyzing news and advertising, culminating in writing a persuasive editorial.
This 10th-grade ELA sequence explores the rhetorical power of adjectives and adverbs in narrative writing, moving from basic identification to the intentional manipulation of tone, clarity, and precision through modifier selection and placement.
A comprehensive 8th-grade ELA unit focusing on the rhetorical and stylistic impact of dashes, hyphens, and ellipses. Students move from analysis of mentor texts to practical application, culminating in a revision project that demonstrates how punctuation controls narrative pacing and voice.
An advanced 8th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the structural differences between misplaced and dangling modifiers. Students move from inquiry-based discovery to clinical diagnosis and masterful construction of complex sentences.
This sequence introduces the fundamental relationship between modifiers and the words they describe. Students begin by identifying basic adjectives and adverbs, then progress to prepositional phrases, learning that proximity determines meaning in English syntax. Through a workshop model, students practice moving modifiers within sentences to observe how meaning shifts based on placement. By the end of the sequence, students will be able to identify misplaced modifiers in simple sentences and rewrite them for logical clarity.
An inquiry-based exploration of misplaced modifiers, moving from humorous viral fails to high-stakes legal ambiguity. Students analyze, visualize, and intentionally manipulate syntax to master the mechanics of clarity.
A comprehensive 10th-grade sequence exploring the rhetorical power of adjectives, moving from basic connotation to syntactic logic and strategic revision for tone and mood.
This sequence guides 10th-grade students through the nuances of academic collocations, helping them achieve native-like fluency by mastering natural word partnerships in formal English.
A deep dive into the nuances of English vocabulary for advanced 10th-grade students. This sequence moves beyond basic definitions to explore how connotation, register, and intensity shape tone and influence audience perception in academic and professional contexts.
This sequence focuses on the foundational skills of word economy and vocabulary selection, teaching students to identify redundancies and replace vague language with precise alternatives. Learners will progress from sentence-level edits to full-text revision, transforming bloated prose into sharp, impactful writing.
This sequence targets the nuance of advanced comma usage, specifically focusing on restrictive and non-restrictive elements, introductory phrases, and serial commas. Students explore how punctuation dictates the fundamental meaning and truth of academic and legal writing.
A series of interactive stations designed to reinforce sophomore English skills through hands-on activities, physical movement, and sustained reading.
A comprehensive four-block preparation series for the 10th-grade ELA MCAS, focusing on test-taking strategies, analytical reading, and high-scoring writing techniques using an architectural theme.
A comprehensive 5-day grammar intensive designed to prepare English 2 students for the STAAR editing section, focusing on verb tense, pronoun agreement, sentence structure, and punctuation.
A rigorous 5-day intensive review of high-frequency grammar, editing, and revising skills designed for the Texas English 2 STAAR assessment.
A 10-day intensive review sequence designed to prepare students for the revising and editing portions of the Texas English 2 EOC exam. Each day features targeted practice questions mirroring the actual test format.
A 10-day English 2 EOC review sequence integrated with World History content, focusing on high-frequency revising and editing TEKS.
A comprehensive 380-minute digital web quest for STAAR English 2 preparation, divided into 9 high-intensity missions of 45 minutes or less, covering the top five most tested TEKS.
A series of five 17-minute high-intensity revising and editing missions designed to prepare English I students for the STAAR EOC. Each mission focuses on a high-leverage skill through a tactical "special ops" theme.
A high-intensity two-day preparation program for the TSIA2 ELAR exam, focusing on reading comprehension, sentence structure, grammar, and essay writing through hands-on station activities.
A rigorous writer's workshop sequence targeting homophone accuracy in formal writing. Students master common and advanced homophones through grammatical analysis and peer-editing cycles.
A simulation-based ELA sequence where 7th-grade students act as junior copywriters for a marketing firm, learning the professional importance of homophone and homonym precision through real-world case studies and document editing.
This sequence explores the stylistic impact of pronoun choice, specifically focusing on consistency in person (point of view). Students analyze how shifting from first to second or third person changes the tone and distance of a piece, moving from identifying awkward shifts to making intentional choices in narrative and argumentative writing.
A 10th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the sophisticated use of pronouns and antecedents in complex syntactic structures. Students learn to map references through dense literary texts, handle intervening phrases, and master relative clause agreement to improve both reading comprehension and writing precision.
This inquiry-based sequence explores the evolving nature of grammar, specifically addressing the debate around the singular 'they' and gender-neutral language. Students move from analyzing historical style guides to evaluating modern usage in journalism and academia.
A journalism-themed grammar sequence for 10th grade focused on eliminating vague pronoun references. Students act as editors and reporters to master precision in professional writing by fixing broad references, orphan pronouns, and ambiguous headlines.
A rigorous grammar workshop focused on pronoun-antecedent agreement in academic editing, moving from basic diagnostics to complex collective nouns and indefinite pronouns.
This 7th-grade sequence explores the evolution of pronouns, focusing on the historical use of the generic 'he,' the transition to 'he or she,' and the modern adoption of the singular 'they.' Students learn to balance grammatical precision with inclusive language through strategies like pluralizing antecedents and navigating various academic style guides.
A dynamic high school unit exploring the roots, techniques, and performance of slam and spoken word poetry, culminating in a school-wide poetry slam.
A series of three high-intensity stations designed to prepare students for the STAAR English assessment, focusing on thesis development, paired passage analysis, and sentence combining.
This 5-lesson sequence introduces a 10th-grade newcomer EL student to the theme of family responsibility and guilt in The Metamorphosis. Using heavy visual scaffolding, simple vocabulary, and structured graphic organizers, the lessons build toward a final Claim-Evidence-Reasoning paragraph.
A complete unit for the second part of Chapter 1 of The Metamorphosis, covering reading analysis, grammar skills (commas), and thematic exploration of authority.
A 10-lesson intensive writing series for grades 9-11 focused on mastering the informative paragraph using the CER model. The series incorporates heavy MLL scaffolding, visual cues, and familiar topics like sports, fashion, and careers. Each 33-minute session builds writing stamina and precision with clear learning targets and MLA citation mastery.
A comprehensive 20-lesson ESOL sequence designed for 9th grade ELL students. The curriculum focuses on systematic language acquisition through environmental themes, covering morphology, phonics, Tier 3 vocabulary, and structured writing across genres. Includes a cumulative review and final assessment.
A five-day high school ELA unit exploring Jamaica Kincaid's 'Girl' through the lens of syntax, repetition, and cultural identity. Students analyze how structural choices mirror societal pressures before comparing the text with Langston Hughes' 'Mother to Son'.
A comprehensive unit focused on mastering argumentative writing through the lens of the flat earth vs. round earth debate, emphasizing evidence-based reasoning and rebuttal techniques.
A comprehensive series of lessons designed to prepare High School English I students for the STAAR EOC exam, focusing on reading comprehension, writing, and language mechanics.
A comprehensive unit on mixed conditionals where students explore hypothetical scenarios involving past actions with present consequences and permanent states with past outcomes, all set within a 'multiverse' theme.
A high-school level sequence exploring the nuances of the passive voice in academic and journalistic contexts, focusing on agentless passives, impersonal structures, and causative forms to enhance objectivity.
A comprehensive unit on the subjunctive mood, focusing on formal suggestions, demands, and wishes in high-level academic and professional communication. Students engage in simulations and formal writing to master complex grammatical structures.
This sequence explores how verb tenses (simple, progressive, and perfect) function as tools for controlling chronology, duration, and pacing in narrative writing. Students will move from understanding basic tense distinctions to mastering complex non-linear storytelling techniques like flashbacks.
This workshop-style sequence focuses on the nuanced use of perfect and progressive verb tenses to control narrative time and sequencing in advanced writing. Students analyze non-linear narratives, practice sentence combining with perfect aspects, and explore the atmospheric effects of progressive forms to master narrative clarity.
A 10th-grade English Language Arts sequence focused on the mastery of verb tense consistency. Students will learn to identify unnecessary shifts, understand academic conventions like the literary present, and apply logical time shifts in complex writing.
A high-school level sequence that treats subject-verb agreement as a tool for rhetorical precision and professional credibility rather than just a set of rules. Students progress from analyzing real-world errors to mastering complex syntax and systematic editing.
This 8th-grade ELA sequence focuses on the mechanics of active and passive voice. Students progress from identifying subjects and agents to mastering the grammatical formula of passive voice, eventually learning to convert between the two for clarity and strategic emphasis.
A 10th-grade ELA sequence focused on the strategic use of passive voice in academic, scientific, and historical writing to achieve objectivity and professional tone.
A technical dive into the grammar of active and passive voice. Students move from mapping sentence architecture to masterfully controlling sentence focus through voice manipulation.
This sequence provides a comprehensive exploration of active and passive voice, moving from basic sentence structure to sophisticated stylistic choices. Students will learn to identify, convert, and strategically use different voices to enhance clarity and impact in their writing.
A comprehensive unit on misplaced and dangling modifiers using a 'Linguistic Detective' theme. Students progress from intuitive ear-testing to technical categorization and stylistic analysis of split infinitives, culminating in a mastery escape room challenge.
A high-stakes investigative sequence where students act as professional editors to uncover and correct communication failures caused by misplaced and squinting modifiers in news, law, and signage.
A high-stakes grammar sequence where students act as professional editors, mastering misplaced modifiers to ensure credibility and clarity in legal, technical, and journalistic contexts. Students analyze real-world impacts of ambiguous language and learn to communicate with professional precision.
A simulation-based sequence where students act as professional editors, mastering misplaced modifiers to ensure clarity and credibility in non-fiction writing.
A comprehensive 10th-grade English sequence that transforms modifiers from potential grammatical errors into powerful tools for stylistic precision and descriptive depth. Students analyze professional writing, workshop their own complex sentence structures, and produce a polished narrative portfolio.
A rigorous editorial workshop sequence for 10th-grade students focusing on the mechanics of modifiers, ranging from basic identification to complex editorial simulations and mastery-based assessment.
This sequence explores the rhetorical and practical consequences of misplaced modifiers in journalism, law, and humor. Students move from identifying 'crash blossoms' in headlines to analyzing the legal stakes of syntax and intentionally manipulating ambiguity for comedic effect.
A sequence of exemplar presentations on Hermes designed to demonstrate high-achieving (A) and low-achieving (D) student work based on specific CCSS-aligned rubric criteria.
A collection of diverse educational resources across multiple grade levels and subjects, including social studies projects, science safety, early literacy, and writing assessment.
A comprehensive 10th-grade ELA unit on Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis', focusing on visual literacy, character development, and the historical context of the Iranian Revolution. Students will explore how the graphic novel medium conveys complex emotional and thematic depth.
A 4-day intensive study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil,' focusing on literary analysis, theme development, and argumentative writing through the lens of Dark Romanticism and Puritan values. Students explore the ambiguity of symbols and the complexities of human guilt while mastering appositive phrases and constructing high-quality academic responses.
A 3-day research unit focused on the historical context of Night by Elie Wiesel, specifically covering liberation, concentration camps, and death marches, concluding with student presentations.
This sequence transforms students into professional copyeditors by teaching systematic workflows for mechanical formatting. Students move from manual error detection to automated tool mastery, culminating in a high-stakes proofreading simulation.
This sequence explores advanced punctuation as a tool for rhetoric and style. Students analyze how authors use semicolons, colons, dashes, and varied capitalization to control pacing, tone, and emphasis in literary and political texts.
This sequence explores the mechanics of academic manuscript formatting, comparing MLA and APA styles. Students learn how standardized formatting protects intellectual property and facilitates scholarly communication through precise manuscript setup, citation punctuation, and bibliographic construction.
A comprehensive 10th-grade sequence on formatting dialogue and narrative mechanics. Students master quotation marks, paragraphing for multiple speakers, em-dashes for interruptions, and formatting internal thoughts to enhance clarity and pacing in creative writing.
A comprehensive exploration of advanced punctuation as a tool for rhetorical control. 10th-grade students learn to manipulate semicolons, colons, em-dashes, and hyphens to control pacing, emphasis, and tone in their writing.
A 10th-grade ELA sequence exploring the rhetorical impact of punctuation marks like dashes, parentheses, and ellipses. Students learn to use punctuation as 'musical notation' to control pacing, emphasis, and authorial voice.
A 9th-grade grammar sequence focused on the rhetorical use of punctuation. Students move beyond basic rules to explore how end marks, dashes, fragments, and hyphens shape voice, tone, and clarity in writing.
A deep dive into the rhetorical power of punctuation, moving beyond basic rules to explore how commas, dashes, and ellipses shape tone, pacing, and clarity in 8th-grade writing.
This sequence explores the rhetorical and stylistic implications of choosing active or passive voice. Students learn to use voice intentionally across different genres—media, science, mystery, and persuasion—to influence reader perception and focus.
A comprehensive 5-lesson sequence designed to move 9th-grade students from basic identification of active and passive voice to sophisticated rhetorical use and revision in their own writing.
This sequence explores the rhetorical power of active and passive voice in media, politics, and public relations. Students move from basic grammatical mastery to analyzing how sentence structure can obscure agency, deflect responsibility, and shape public perception of truth and bias.
This sequence explores active and passive voice as sophisticated stylistic tools rather than rigid rules. Students learn to use active voice for narrative vigor and passive voice for scientific objectivity and structural cohesion in academic writing.
A comprehensive writing workshop that moves 9th-grade students from basic recognition of active and passive voice to stylistic mastery, focusing on clarity, vigor, and intentional rhetorical choices.
This sequence guides 10th-grade students through the transition from passive to active voice to improve the clarity, authority, and concision of their writing. Students progress from basic grammatical identification to rhetorical analysis and final editorial revision of their own drafts.
A project-based sequence for 9th-grade students exploring the rhetorical power of active and passive voice. Students move from basic identification to analyzing how voice affects accountability in news and politics, and eventually master the use of strong, vivid verbs to enhance their writing style.
A comprehensive 10th-grade ELA sequence exploring pronoun case, formal usage rules like the predicate nominative, elliptical comparisons, and the rhetorical impact of pronoun choice in modern communication and political discourse.
This sequence explores the mechanics of pronoun case in sophisticated 9th-grade writing. Students master nominative, objective, and possessive cases through structural analysis, error debunking, and formal application in complex sentences and comparisons.
An 8th-grade ELA sequence that explores the rhetorical impact of active and passive voice in journalism, politics, and literature. Students investigate how grammatical choices shape perception of responsibility, bias, and narrative pacing.
A comprehensive 9th-grade grammar unit focusing on the mechanics of pronoun case, from basic subjective/objective distinctions to complex compound structures and the nuances of 'who' vs. 'whom'. Students progress from identification to application in formal writing.
This sequence treats sentence structure as a foundational skill, focusing on the grammatical mechanics of active and passive voice. Students move from deconstructing sentence anatomy to mastering complex syntactic transformations and editing for conciseness.
A rigorous sequence designed for 10th-grade mastery of complex pronoun case rules, focusing on compound structures, elliptical comparisons, and appositives. Students use logic-based strategies to navigate advanced grammar mechanics common in standardized testing.
This workshop-style sequence for 10th Grade Advanced English focuses on the rhetorical power of sentence inversion and cleft sentences. Students will transition from standard syntax to sophisticated grammatical structures used in persuasive writing and public speaking.
This inquiry-based sequence explores the evolving landscape of pronoun usage, specifically focusing on the singular 'they' and gender-neutral language. Students investigate historical prescriptions, modern style guide updates, and practical strategies for inclusive writing.
A 10th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the precise usage of simple, progressive, and perfect tenses to map time accurately. Students move from basic tense review to complex narrative sequencing and 'time travel' editing tasks.
A sequence for 10th-grade students focused on building sensory visualization skills. Students progress from identifying sight and sound imagery to constructing complex mental maps of settings and characters, using a cinematic 'Mind Cinema' theme to make internal processes concrete.
This workshop-style sequence focuses on the power of syntax manipulation, specifically inversion, to add emphasis and dramatic flair to writing. Students move from standard sentence structures to sophisticated inverted forms using negative adverbials, limiting phrases, and cleft sentences.
A comprehensive workshop-style sequence for 8th-grade advanced English students focused on mastering academic collocations, formal registers, and professional writing to enhance credibility and fluency.
A comprehensive 9th-grade grammar sequence focusing on subject-verb agreement in complex sentences using a 'Grammar Detective' theme. Students progress from identifying true subjects amidst interrupters to mastering compound subjects, indefinite pronouns, and inverted sentences.
This sequence tackles the complexities of subject-verb agreement, moving beyond simple matching to handle difficult sentence structures. Students engage in error analysis to troubleshoot common pitfalls such as compound subjects, intervening prepositional phrases, and indefinite pronouns.
A high-stakes test prep sequence for 9th graders focusing on the complex subject-verb agreement patterns found on the SAT and ACT. Students learn to identify 'Subject-Verb Splits', eliminate distractor phrases, and master tricky singular nouns to navigate standardized assessments with confidence.
A comprehensive 9th Grade English sequence focusing on subject-verb agreement through sentence analysis. Students learn to navigate intervening phrases, appositives, and inverted structures to ensure grammatical precision in complex writing.
This sequence focuses on Subject-Verb Agreement when prepositional phrases intervene between the subject and the verb. Students learn to identify 'true' subjects, ignore 'interrupters', and maintain grammatical logic in complex sentence structures through a structural engineering-themed workshop approach.
An inquiry-based grammar sequence where students act as linguistic investigators to master subject-verb agreement. Students learn to identify the sentence core, filter out prepositional phrases, handle appositives, and navigate complex modifiers like 'as well as'.
A comprehensive sequence designed for 10th-grade students to master the art of scholarship essay writing. Students will move from analyzing successful essays and identifying their own unique narratives to drafting a versatile 'master essay' and learning how to adapt it for various prompts and word counts.
A high-level grammar and rhetoric sequence for 9th-grade advanced students, focusing on negative inversion, cleft sentences, and emphatic structures to enhance persuasive writing and speaking.
This sequence explores the evolution of pronouns and antecedents, specifically focusing on the singular 'they' and gender-neutral language. Students analyze historical usage, compare modern style guides, and debate the tension between prescriptive and descriptive grammar.
A professional simulation where students act as copy editors, mastering pronouns and antecedents to maintain corporate credibility and clarity.
A professional simulation where students act as copy editors for a publishing house, focusing on identifying and correcting pronoun-antecedent errors across various genres. The sequence emphasizes the economic and professional value of grammatical precision.
This sequence explores the rhetorical impact of ambiguous pronouns in high-stakes contexts like law and technical writing. Students progress from identifying vague 'broad references' to constructing a portfolio of precise, bulletproof technical revisions.
A comprehensive 10th-grade sequence that moves from basic synonym identification to advanced analytical strategies for decoding high-lexile vocabulary. Students use the IDEAS framework, syntactic analysis, and tonal inference to master the skill of determining word meaning in complex texts.
This sequence explores the rhetorical power of active and passive voice across various genres, including journalism, science, creative writing, and political discourse. Students move beyond basic mechanics to analyze how sentence structure influences accountability, objectivity, and suspense.
A high-energy, gamified sequence focusing on complex pronoun mechanics, including relative pronouns, intensive pronouns, and the who/whom distinction through logic puzzles and competitive challenges.
A comprehensive 9th-grade grammar unit focusing on pronoun-antecedent agreement. Students move from basic number/gender matching to complex indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and point-of-view consistency through a 'Grammar Mechanics' theme.
A high-stakes grammar sequence for 10th graders focusing on subject-verb agreement in complex syntactic environments. Students move from isolating subjects in long sentences to editing professional-grade texts under pressure.
A 10th-grade ELA sequence where students act as professional copy editors to master subject-verb agreement. The curriculum covers indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, measurements, and complex syntax phrases through the lens of professional credibility.
This sequence explores the nuances of subject-verb agreement with indefinite pronouns, variable subjects (SANAM), adjective clauses, and verbal phrases (gerunds and infinitives). Students progress from memorizing singular categories to applying logical linguistic rules in complex sentence structures.
An inquiry-based exploration of pronoun precision in legal, professional, and rhetorical contexts. Students analyze how pronoun ambiguity can lead to significant real-world consequences, from legal disputes to loss of rhetorical power.
A comprehensive 10th-grade grammar unit focused on reflexive and intensive pronouns, the 'myself' trap, and possessives with gerunds, framed through a high-stakes 'Grammar Bureau of Investigation' simulation.
A comprehensive 9-week study of Franz Kafka's 'Metamorphosis', focusing on argumentative writing through textual evidence and narrative expansion. The sequence utilizes graphic organizers, visual scaffolding, and increased opportunities to respond to deepen student engagement with the surrealist text.
A week-long introductory unit on Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', focusing on Chapter 1 and foundational grammar skills.
A 4-day intensive study of a complex historical text focused on Author's Purpose and Craft, specifically designed for English 1 and 2 STAAR EOC preparation. Students analyze diction, imagery, syntax, and rhetorical devices within a 1200-Lexile historical narrative.
A project-based sequence for 10th-grade students focusing on using dictation technology to compose academic arguments. Students learn brainstorming, complex sentence structure, citation integration, and revision through voice.
This sequence explores the technical and structural organization of nonfiction texts. Students act as professional editors, analyzing table of contents, paratextual features like footnotes, data visualizations, and syntactic complexity to understand how information architecture influences readability and impact.
A writing-centered approach to context clues where students act as 'linguistic architects' to construct sentences that define difficult vocabulary through appositives, examples, and restatement.
A project-based grammar sequence for 10th-grade students focused on replacing weak 'to be' verbs and adverbs with precise, evocative action verbs to enhance narrative voice and imagery.
A comprehensive 3-lesson unit designed to prepare HSED/GED students for the RLA Extended Response by teaching them how to analyze opposing arguments, evaluate evidence, and craft a high-scoring argumentative essay.
A high-school ELA sequence that treats argumentative writing like geometric proofs, focusing on formal logic structures like axioms, modus ponens, and proofs by contradiction to build unassailable positions.
