Reading Comprehension

A high school unit exploring Joseph Campbell's Monomyth theory, tracing the universal pattern from classic literature to modern cinema through the lens of Star Wars.

A comprehensive 3.5-week unit on Gene Luen Yang's 'American Born Chinese', focusing on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), graphic novel image analysis, and thematic development, culminating in a Cultural Identity Project.

A comprehensive collection of plot-recall and character-focused quizzes for every act of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, designed for 9th-grade English students.

An advanced literary sequence for high school sophomores exploring archetypal evolution, intertextuality, and the deconstruction of folklore across Victorian literature and modern musical theater. Students analyze the socio-cultural shifts that transform classic legends into modern subversive narratives.

A comprehensive makeup unit for Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', designed for high school students to complete independently. It covers historical context, character analysis, and thematic depth across all four acts.

An intensive investigative unit on Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis* following the North Star/Uncommon Schools instructional model. The unit focuses on the thematic intersection of labor, identity, and dehumanization. Students analyze Gregor's alienation from his family and society through a structured rigorous framework including vocabulary acquisition, character identification, and thematic synthesis.

A deep dive into the final chapters of George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, focusing on the psychological and rhetorical tools of tyranny. Students analyze the transition from revolution to totalitarianism through the lens of rhetorical appeals, propaganda, and allegorical parallels to the Russian Revolution.

A two-week unit exploring the Hero's Journey monomyth, using Simone Biles as a modern anchor and culminating in a creative mapping project and traditional exam.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A 10-day unit exploring figurative language and parallel plots using fairy tales, specifically designed for high school students with learning disabilities reading at a 3rd-5th grade level. The unit uses a 'Twisted Threads' theme with a vintage storybook aesthetic.

A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.

An 8-day intensive unit titled 'The Architecture of Voice.' Students analyze four diverse mentor texts—Hurston, de Vaca, Tan, and Cofer—to understand how craft elements like figurative language, imagery, syntax, and diction shape an author's tone and perspective. For each text, students produce a structured paragraph, culminating in a comprehensive autobiographical essay that explores the various forces (culture, challenges, people, and places) that have shaped their own voices.

A 5-week intensive ELA unit on 'Friday Night Lights' using an investigative journalism lens. Students analyze the 'Permian Myth' through character archetypes and social commentary, culminating in the 'Odessa Verdict' One-Pager project.

A comprehensive English Language Arts unit exploring the evolution of voice through four distinct eras: Gothic shadows, Civil Rights rhetoric, contemporary poetry, and Shakespearean drama. Students analyze how history shapes literature and how literature reflects human experience across time.

A series of deep-dive literacy lessons focusing on decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension using classic and contemporary literature. Each lesson follows the ARI (Accelerated Reading Intervention) strategy model.

A collection of coloring-style cover pages for each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring simplified language, large print, and idea banks for characters, themes, and literary devices.

A deep dive into Act 1 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, focusing on the social dynamics of Salem, the power of hysteria, and character motivations through a 'Salem Shadows' investigative lens.

An introductory exploration of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on plot structure, character dynamics, and key themes through reading comprehension and analysis.

A deep dive into Act Two of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, focusing on the Younger family's internal conflicts and their pursuit of the American Dream through the lens of housing and heritage.

A 4-week series of mini-lessons for Sports Literature designed to support students through an independent novel project. The sequence covers characterization, symbolism, theme analysis, and media literacy through the lens of sports narratives.

A high school unit exploring Joseph Campbell's Monomyth theory, tracing the universal pattern from classic literature to modern cinema through the lens of Star Wars.

A comprehensive 3.5-week unit on Gene Luen Yang's 'American Born Chinese', focusing on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), graphic novel image analysis, and thematic development, culminating in a Cultural Identity Project.

A comprehensive collection of plot-recall and character-focused quizzes for every act of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, designed for 9th-grade English students.

An advanced literary sequence for high school sophomores exploring archetypal evolution, intertextuality, and the deconstruction of folklore across Victorian literature and modern musical theater. Students analyze the socio-cultural shifts that transform classic legends into modern subversive narratives.

A comprehensive makeup unit for Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', designed for high school students to complete independently. It covers historical context, character analysis, and thematic depth across all four acts.

A comprehensive remediation unit exploring the psychological and cultural roots of fear and superstition through multiple genres. Students analyze figurative language, argumentative structures, and use evidence to support inferences.

An intensive investigative unit on Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis* following the North Star/Uncommon Schools instructional model. The unit focuses on the thematic intersection of labor, identity, and dehumanization. Students analyze Gregor's alienation from his family and society through a structured rigorous framework including vocabulary acquisition, character identification, and thematic synthesis.

A deep dive into the final chapters of George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, focusing on the psychological and rhetorical tools of tyranny. Students analyze the transition from revolution to totalitarianism through the lens of rhetorical appeals, propaganda, and allegorical parallels to the Russian Revolution.

A two-week unit exploring the Hero's Journey monomyth, using Simone Biles as a modern anchor and culminating in a creative mapping project and traditional exam.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.

An 8-day intensive unit titled 'The Architecture of Voice.' Students analyze four diverse mentor texts—Hurston, de Vaca, Tan, and Cofer—to understand how craft elements like figurative language, imagery, syntax, and diction shape an author's tone and perspective. For each text, students produce a structured paragraph, culminating in a comprehensive autobiographical essay that explores the various forces (culture, challenges, people, and places) that have shaped their own voices.

A 5-week intensive ELA unit on 'Friday Night Lights' using an investigative journalism lens. Students analyze the 'Permian Myth' through character archetypes and social commentary, culminating in the 'Odessa Verdict' One-Pager project.

A comprehensive English Language Arts unit exploring the evolution of voice through four distinct eras: Gothic shadows, Civil Rights rhetoric, contemporary poetry, and Shakespearean drama. Students analyze how history shapes literature and how literature reflects human experience across time.

A series of deep-dive literacy lessons focusing on decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension using classic and contemporary literature. Each lesson follows the ARI (Accelerated Reading Intervention) strategy model.

A collection of coloring-style cover pages for each act of Shakespeare's Macbeth, featuring simplified language, large print, and idea banks for characters, themes, and literary devices.

A deep dive into Act 1 of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, focusing on the social dynamics of Salem, the power of hysteria, and character motivations through a 'Salem Shadows' investigative lens.

A comprehensive unit on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, exploring wit, rhetoric, and the social constructs of the Renaissance. Students will analyze figurative language, develop arguments, and synthesize historical research with textual evidence.

An introductory exploration of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on plot structure, character dynamics, and key themes through reading comprehension and analysis.

A 4-week series of mini-lessons for Sports Literature designed to support students through an independent novel project. The sequence covers characterization, symbolism, theme analysis, and media literacy through the lens of sports narratives.

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 project-based unit where 12th-grade students analyze theoretical concepts from complex nonfiction texts and apply them to solve real-world community issues through primary research and strategic proposals.

This 12th Grade ELA sequence guides students through a deep rhetorical analysis of a full-length nonfiction book, focusing on the 'architecture' of persuasion, logical progression, evidence validity, and fallacy detection. Students culminate their study by synthesizing their findings into a formal rhetorical abstract.

This sequence focuses on information literacy and the evaluation of source validity within the context of a nonfiction book study. Students act as investigative journalists, scrutinizing author credibility, source integration, fact-checking claims, and identifying logical fallacies, culminating in an editorial board simulation.

This 10th Grade ELA sequence guides students through the deconstruction of argumentative nonfiction. Students will move from identifying the core components of the rhetorical triangle to analyzing structural choices, tone, and logical integrity, culminating in a formal rhetorical analysis essay.

Une série de ressources pour organiser et promouvoir une table ronde sur la littérature romance pour adolescents, incluant programme, guide de discussion et supports de communication.

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.

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.

An advanced rhetorical study of foreign words and expressions in professional and literary contexts, focusing on the tension between prestige and alienation. Students move from technical mechanics and common misuses to analyzing code-switching in literature and designing corporate style policies.

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 high-level reading sequence for 12th-grade students focusing on the deconstruction, analysis, and synthesis of complex academic and technical texts to prepare for university-level research.

A comprehensive 11th-grade advanced reading sequence focused on technical literacy, data synthesis, and professional communication. Students simulate the role of research analysts to master complex academic texts and synthesize conflicting information.

A 12th-grade ELA sequence exploring the linguistic evolution of pronoun-antecedent agreement, focusing on the singular 'they', modern style guide standards, and professional inclusivity. Students transition from historical inquiry to practical application and future prediction.

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.

This sequence situates subject-verb agreement within the professional responsibilities of copy editors and technical writers, moving from manual correction to critical evaluation of automated tools.

A 12th-grade ELA sequence exploring the linguistic history, modern standards, and professional applications of pronouns, with a focus on singular 'they' and inclusive language standards in academic and workplace contexts.

A rigorous 12th Grade ELA sequence focused on pronoun clarity, rhetorical precision, and the elimination of vague references in academic and professional writing. Students move from identifying 'orphan pronouns' to masterfully using summary nouns and managing complex clauses for authoritative argumentation.

A comprehensive remediation unit exploring the psychological and cultural roots of fear and superstition through multiple genres. Students analyze figurative language, argumentative structures, and use evidence to support inferences.

An intensive investigative unit on Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis* following the North Star/Uncommon Schools instructional model. The unit focuses on the thematic intersection of labor, identity, and dehumanization. Students analyze Gregor's alienation from his family and society through a structured rigorous framework including vocabulary acquisition, character identification, and thematic synthesis.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.

An 8-day intensive unit titled 'The Architecture of Voice.' Students analyze four diverse mentor texts—Hurston, de Vaca, Tan, and Cofer—to understand how craft elements like figurative language, imagery, syntax, and diction shape an author's tone and perspective. For each text, students produce a structured paragraph, culminating in a comprehensive autobiographical essay that explores the various forces (culture, challenges, people, and places) that have shaped their own voices.

A comprehensive ESL resource pack for 9-12th graders focused on the Artemis II mission. This sequence covers reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through space exploration content.

A collection of "Article of the Week" resources for a Sports Literature course, connecting current and historical sports journalism to key thematic units.

A comprehensive writing unit designed for high school seniors to bridge the 'This I Believe' personal essay format with the formal requirements of college entrance applications, using media as a catalyst for exploration.

An introductory exploration of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on plot structure, character dynamics, and key themes through reading comprehension and analysis.

A three-lesson unit designed for ESL newcomers with minimal English proficiency, focusing on Dudley Randall's poem 'Booker T. and W.E.B.' and preparing them for a standardized assessment on author's purpose and language.

A 5-week research unit that scaffolds the process paragraph-by-paragraph. Students define significance, analyze the 'Four Days in October' case study, and turn in each paragraph separately, focusing on historical context, systemic barriers, and societal impact with a dedicated lesson on counterarguments.

A comprehensive 6-lesson spiraling review sequence designed to prepare students for the ELA Regents exam through 10-minute daily practice sessions. Each lesson focuses on specific exam sets and high-impact test-taking strategies.

A comprehensive prep sequence for the TSIA Reading exam, focusing on main ideas, vocabulary, inference, and literary analysis. Each lesson provides review materials, practice problems, and assessment tools.

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 10-lesson thematic unit for 9th-grade ESOL students focusing on Shakespeare's Macbeth, integrating systemic language instruction, morphology, and phonics (R-controlled vowels) with high-school level analysis.

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 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 comprehensive literacy intervention sequence for high school TESOL students (Lessons 16-25) focused on morphology, academic vocabulary, systematic decoding, and vowel mastery.

A 3-day intensive deep dive into the core skills of STAAR English I, focusing on Fiction, Informational, and Argumentative genres through the lens of 'The Architect's Blueprint.' Students analyze how authors construct meaning and apply those structures to their own writing.

A week-long introductory unit on Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', focusing on Chapter 1 and foundational grammar skills.

A high school unit exploring Joseph Campbell's Monomyth theory, tracing the universal pattern from classic literature to modern cinema through the lens of Star Wars.

An advanced literary sequence for high school sophomores exploring archetypal evolution, intertextuality, and the deconstruction of folklore across Victorian literature and modern musical theater. Students analyze the socio-cultural shifts that transform classic legends into modern subversive narratives.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.

An 8-day intensive unit titled 'The Architecture of Voice.' Students analyze four diverse mentor texts—Hurston, de Vaca, Tan, and Cofer—to understand how craft elements like figurative language, imagery, syntax, and diction shape an author's tone and perspective. For each text, students produce a structured paragraph, culminating in a comprehensive autobiographical essay that explores the various forces (culture, challenges, people, and places) that have shaped their own voices.

A 5-week intensive ELA unit on 'Friday Night Lights' using an investigative journalism lens. Students analyze the 'Permian Myth' through character archetypes and social commentary, culminating in the 'Odessa Verdict' One-Pager project.

A comprehensive English Language Arts unit exploring the evolution of voice through four distinct eras: Gothic shadows, Civil Rights rhetoric, contemporary poetry, and Shakespearean drama. Students analyze how history shapes literature and how literature reflects human experience across time.

A comprehensive lesson sequence exploring the ethical and legal implications of social media screening in the hiring process, based on real-world perspectives.

A three-lesson unit designed for ESL newcomers with minimal English proficiency, focusing on Dudley Randall's poem 'Booker T. and W.E.B.' and preparing them for a standardized assessment on author's purpose and language.

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 deep dive into the classic science fiction of Ray Bradbury, analyzing how his Martian frontier serves as a mirror for 20th and 21st-century human nature.

A series of CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) prompts and organizers designed to help English II students master the building blocks of argumentative and informational writing. The materials focus on claim construction and structural reasoning using relatable topics and paired texts.

A high-engagement sequence where students evaluate persuasive techniques in modern digital media, practicing active listening and evidence-based argumentation through a Socratic Seminar format. Students analyze the ethics of micro-targeting, influencer marketing, and algorithmic persuasion.

A 5-day project where students research historical oppression and create an 8-panel graphic story inspired by the themes and visual style of Persepolis. Students connect their chosen historical event to Marjane Satrapi's memoir through written reflection and visual storytelling.

A comprehensive four-week high school or college-level literature unit exploring the core tenets of existentialism through the lens of short fiction by Kafka, Sartre, Camus, Ellison, and Lispector, culminating in a creative philosophical project.

A focused exploration of literary adaptations, specifically looking at how graphic novels are translated into cinema, focusing on Persepolis.

A deep dive into synthesizing information across different genres, focusing on the complex nature of aging and self-reflection. Students will analyze an informational article and a poem to build a nuanced understanding of growth and time.

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 unit exploring Black history, culture, and the Civil Rights Movement through various literary and informational lenses to build critical reading and writing skills.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A high school unit exploring Joseph Campbell's Monomyth theory, tracing the universal pattern from classic literature to modern cinema through the lens of Star Wars.

A comprehensive 3.5-week unit on Gene Luen Yang's 'American Born Chinese', focusing on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), graphic novel image analysis, and thematic development, culminating in a Cultural Identity Project.

An advanced literary sequence for high school sophomores exploring archetypal evolution, intertextuality, and the deconstruction of folklore across Victorian literature and modern musical theater. Students analyze the socio-cultural shifts that transform classic legends into modern subversive narratives.

A comprehensive makeup unit for Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', designed for high school students to complete independently. It covers historical context, character analysis, and thematic depth across all four acts.

A comprehensive remediation unit exploring the psychological and cultural roots of fear and superstition through multiple genres. Students analyze figurative language, argumentative structures, and use evidence to support inferences.

An intensive investigative unit on Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis* following the North Star/Uncommon Schools instructional model. The unit focuses on the thematic intersection of labor, identity, and dehumanization. Students analyze Gregor's alienation from his family and society through a structured rigorous framework including vocabulary acquisition, character identification, and thematic synthesis.

A deep dive into the final chapters of George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, focusing on the psychological and rhetorical tools of tyranny. Students analyze the transition from revolution to totalitarianism through the lens of rhetorical appeals, propaganda, and allegorical parallels to the Russian Revolution.

A two-week unit exploring the Hero's Journey monomyth, using Simone Biles as a modern anchor and culminating in a creative mapping project and traditional exam.

A collection of diverse instructional units designed to build both literary analysis skills and practical life knowledge, preparing students for complex texts and real-world challenges.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.

An 8-day intensive unit titled 'The Architecture of Voice.' Students analyze four diverse mentor texts—Hurston, de Vaca, Tan, and Cofer—to understand how craft elements like figurative language, imagery, syntax, and diction shape an author's tone and perspective. For each text, students produce a structured paragraph, culminating in a comprehensive autobiographical essay that explores the various forces (culture, challenges, people, and places) that have shaped their own voices.

A 5-week intensive ELA unit on 'Friday Night Lights' using an investigative journalism lens. Students analyze the 'Permian Myth' through character archetypes and social commentary, culminating in the 'Odessa Verdict' One-Pager project.

A collection of "Article of the Week" resources for a Sports Literature course, connecting current and historical sports journalism to key thematic units.

A three-lesson sequence exploring the poetic device of anaphora through songs and poems. Students will learn to identify patterns, analyze emotional resonance, and compose their own rhythmic works.

A comprehensive English Language Arts unit exploring the evolution of voice through four distinct eras: Gothic shadows, Civil Rights rhetoric, contemporary poetry, and Shakespearean drama. Students analyze how history shapes literature and how literature reflects human experience across time.