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 first semester of daily grammar practice focusing on sentence analysis, parts of speech, and diagramming.
A sequence focused on gender (in)equality in India, exploring cultural stereotypes, social movements, and progress through grammar and statistical analysis.
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 comprehensive 6-week 8th-grade ELL curriculum split between Book 1 and 'Rodrick Rules'. Students explore narrative voice and a full suite of literary devices (simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, satire, irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, and oxymoron) through visual literacy and intensive vocabulary building.
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.
This 9th-grade ELA sequence transforms grammar instruction into a creative toolset. Students move beyond identifying adjectives and adverbs to strategically applying them for atmospheric effect, imagery, and tone in narrative writing, culminating in a polished descriptive scene.
A comprehensive 9th-grade grammar unit focusing on the technical mastery of adjectives and adverbs. Students progress from basic identification in complex structures to correcting advanced syntactical errors like dangling modifiers.
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 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 comprehensive writing program for grades 3-12 focused on sentence and paragraph composition across six different genres, culminating in exam preparation and final assessments. The curriculum balances grammar foundations with creative and formal writing structures.
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 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 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 10-day intensive focused on English 1 revising and editing skills, featuring CTE-themed passages and questions that mirror the Texas EOC STAAR assessment format. Each day includes two high-stakes practice questions and detailed explanations.
A 10-day review series that integrates English 1 EOC revising and editing skills with World Geography core content, designed for daily warm-ups.
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.
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.
A rigorous 9th-grade grammar sequence focusing on modifiers as tools for sentence craftsmanship. Students move from identifying noun-modifier targets to mastering prepositional, participial, and adjectival clauses, culminating in a descriptive writing project.
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.
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 mastery-based sequence for 7th graders to elevate their writing by transforming basic topic sentences into sophisticated, engaging openings. Students move from diagnosing weak writing to mastering power verbs, varied syntax, and established significance.
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.
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.
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'.
This sequence explores the distinction between subjective and objective case pronouns through the lens of a 'Grammar Lab.' Students move from basic identification to mastering compound structures and the tricky 'who vs. whom' distinction.
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.
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 curriculum development sequence focused on helping teachers bridge ELA and History through linguistics and etymology.
A high-level grammar sequence for 9th-grade advanced English students focusing on complex syntactic structures, clause hierarchy, participial reduction, and nominalization to enhance academic writing authority and flow.
A comprehensive sequence for 9th Grade Advanced English students focusing on extracting, analyzing, and synthesizing information from dense technical and academic texts. Students move from understanding text features to creating integrated executive summaries from multiple data sources.
This sequence transforms 9th-grade students into linguistic detectives, focusing on strategies to decipher unknown vocabulary using context clues and morphology. Students move from identifying specific clue types to applying strategies in authentic news media and a culminating escape room simulation.
A 7th-grade ELA sequence exploring how suffixes transform parts of speech, culminating in a creative project to invent new, grammatically correct words. Students act as 'Linguistic Engineers' to master nominalization, descriptive adjectives, action-oriented verbs, and adverbial modification.
This sequence explores the orthographic transformations of base words when suffixes are added, focusing on the doubling rule, silent E, changing Y to I, and complex plurals. Students move from isolated practice to real-world editing through a workshop-themed approach.
This sequence addresses the specific grammatical challenges of describing data sets, statistics, and research findings. It builds from basic quantification to complex comparisons, ensuring students can accurately report findings with professional precision.
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 high-energy, gamified sequence focused on mastering subject-verb agreement. Students treat grammar rules as game mechanics, progressing through levels of increasing complexity from irregular nouns to the 'SANAM' rule.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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 comprehensive 9th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the nuances of comma usage in complex sentences, from introductory phrases to restrictive clauses and editing for clarity.
A sequence focused on elevating student narrative writing through advanced dialogue techniques, character voice development, and professional formatting. Students will transition from summarizing events to showing them through dynamic character interactions.
A collection of research-based book club introduction lessons tiered for different grade levels and learner needs, focusing on investigation and proper source citation.
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 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 collection of diverse educational resources across multiple grade levels and subjects, including social studies projects, science safety, early literacy, and writing assessment.
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 rigorous 5-day intensive review of high-frequency grammar, editing, and revising skills designed for the Texas English 2 STAAR assessment.
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 9th-grade ELA sequence focused on mastering high-frequency homophones through a professional editing lens. Students move from diagnostic analysis to peer review and self-reflection, developing metacognitive strategies for grammatical precision in formal writing.
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 focuses on the practical application of homophone mastery through the lens of editing and professional communication. Students diagnose errors, master high-frequency triads, tackle advanced vocabulary, and apply their skills in real-world professional contexts before concluding with a peer-editing workshop.
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.
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 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 5-lesson sequence for 7th-grade students focusing on the strategic use of pronouns to enhance narrative flow, clarify dialogue, and maintain consistency in point of view. Students move from basic mechanics to sophisticated narrative application.
A skills-focused grammar sequence for 7th graders focusing on the functional and stylistic uses of hyphens, dashes, and ellipses. Students learn to use these marks to improve clarity in compound modifiers, create dramatic emphasis, and control narrative pacing.
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 9th-grade sequence on advanced punctuation mechanics, focusing on semicolons, colons, dashes, and hyphens to improve sentence structure and rhetorical 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 comprehensive 9th-grade grammar unit focusing on the mechanics of dialogue and academic citations. Students move from basic direct speech to complex interrupted dialogue and formal evidence integration through creative writing and analytical exercises.
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.
A comprehensive 7th-grade writing unit focused on the mechanics of active and passive voice. Students learn to identify agents of action, use the 'Zombie Test' for diagnosis, and intentionally construct or revise sentences for clarity and impact across five progressive lessons.
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 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.
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.
A 9th-grade ELA sequence that explores active and passive voice through a rhetorical lens, focusing on how grammatical choices influence bias, accountability, objectivity, and suspense.
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 7th-grade grammar sequence focusing on misplaced modifiers through a 'Syntax Surgery' theme. Students move from diagnosing structural issues to performing linguistic surgery and constructing complex, clear sentences.
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 deep dive into the logic of English grammar through the lens of misplaced modifiers. Students use inquiry and humor to master sentence structure and clarity.
A 9th-grade ELA sequence where students act as professional copy editors, forensic linguists, and communication specialists to master misplaced modifiers through real-world simulations.
A comprehensive 9th-grade ELA unit focusing on the logic and mechanics of modifiers. Students progress from identifying unintentional humor in headlines to mastering the nuances of misplaced, dangling, and squinting modifiers through syntactic mapping and professional editing simulations.
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.
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 comprehensive workshop-style sequence for 9th-grade students focusing on the mechanics and stylistic nuances of simple and progressive verb tenses to enhance narrative flow and consistency.
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 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.
A 5-lesson sequence for 9th Grade Advanced English students focusing on academic collocations, professional register, and diplomatic language to enhance professional credibility and fluency.
This 9th-grade grammar sequence explores the functional roles of action, linking, and helping verbs. Through inquiry and analysis, students learn to distinguish between verb types, understand the nuances of modality, and evaluate how verb choice impacts tone and pacing in literature.
This sequence guides 7th-grade students through the nuances of verb usage in writing. It moves from maintaining consistent tenses in paragraphs to mastering narrative shifts, selecting vivid action verbs, and understanding the power of active versus passive voice.
Students move from rote memorization of participles to deep analysis of timelines, understanding how perfect tenses link two points in time. The sequence uses logic puzzles and timeline mapping to demystify why and when to use 'have,' 'had,' and 'will have.'
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 technical dive into the grammar of active and passive voice. Students move from mapping sentence architecture to masterfully controlling sentence focus through voice manipulation.
A comprehensive 9th-grade writing sequence exploring the strategic use of active and passive voice in academic and technical contexts. Students move beyond simple 'active is better' rules to understand how voice impacts objectivity, flow, and conciseness across different disciplines.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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 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 week-long introductory unit on Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', focusing on Chapter 1 and foundational grammar skills.
A specialized lesson sequence designed for 9th-grade English Language Learners to explore the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez through the four domains of language acquisition: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. The materials are aligned with TELPAS criteria and emphasize civil rights history and labor activism.
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 series of lessons focused on advanced sentence structure and syntax for high school writers, emphasizing clarity, flow, and sophisticated punctuation.
A middle school grammar sequence where students act as professional editors at a publishing house to master pronoun consistency. They explore shifts in person, formal vs. informal registers, and the evolution of the singular 'they' through simulations and project-based learning.
A comprehensive 8th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the nuances of pronoun-antecedent agreement. Students move from basic properties to complex scenarios involving indefinite pronouns, compound antecedents, and collective nouns, culminating in a formal editing assessment.
A rhetorical analysis sequence for 9th-grade students exploring how pronoun choice (I, we, you, one) influences the relationship between speaker, audience, and subject in persuasive and narrative texts.
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.
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 9th-grade grammar sequence focusing on the proper use of reflexive and intensive pronouns, addressing common hyper-correction errors and rhetorical emphasis.
An ELA unit exploring the complexities of the human mind, artificial intelligence, and cognitive growth through the lens of figurative language and central theme analysis.
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 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 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 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 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-week writing unit where students create their own 'Wimpy Kid' style diary, exploring narrative, expository, argumentative, and persuasive writing alongside specific figurative language techniques.
