A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the three-day heroism unit, including lesson overviews, key discussion questions, and common student misconceptions for both the Rosa Parks and Marcus Chen texts. Updated to reflect the removal of the garden box diagram.

A comparison worksheet where students use evidence from both the Rosa Parks and Marcus Chen passages to identify similarities and differences in their heroic actions and impact (RI.9). Optimized to fit on a single page.

A comprehension worksheet for the Marcus Chen passage, focusing on identifying key details (RI.1), main ideas (RI.2), and the purpose of specific text features like maps and timelines. Updated to reflect the removal of the garden box diagram and fit on a single page.

A two-page reading passage about Marcus Chen, a modern-day hero who started a community garden. Includes text features like bold vocabulary, a completed map of project sites, and a finished timeline of the project. Includes a real photo from the provided URL. Updated caption and completed map. Expanded to ~300 words for deeper comparison. Layout adjusted to ensure text wraps naturally around the photo, eliminating whitespace.

A comprehension worksheet for the Rosa Parks passage, focusing on identifying key details (RI.1), main ideas (RI.2), and the purpose of specific text features. Optimized to fit on a single page.

A two-page reading passage about Rosa Parks featuring historical context, a map of the bus route, and a timeline of her life. Includes a real archival photo and supplementary historical facts. Includes bold and italicized vocabulary. Updated caption for the photo. Expanded to ~300 words for deeper comparison. Layout adjusted to ensure a strict 2-page fit with a smaller timeline.

A teacher's answer key and instructional guide for the Main Idea Mission activity, providing exemplar responses, lists of supporting details, and analysis of text features.

A student worksheet designed to accompany the Winter Olympics text, focusing on identifying the main idea, three supporting details, and analyzing the purpose of text features.

A nonfiction text about the Winter Olympics featuring headings, bolded words, a timeline, a map representation, a sidebar, and a fact box. It covers the history, sports, and symbols of the Games. Tightened to fit on a single page.

A teacher key for the Vocabulary Ledger in 'The Lure of Sheila Mant,' providing definitions and sketch suggestions for the words Denizens, Pensive, and Epitome.

A teacher-facing discussion guide exploring possible answers to the lesson's essential question regarding sacrifice for love, with direct thematic ties to the narrator's choices in the story.

An assessment and synthesis key for the 'The Lure of Sheila Mant' exit ticket, including the correct answer for the motivation question and sample responses for the summary stems.

A comprehensive teacher key for the Character Blueprint table, analyzing the primary motivations, evidence, and "lures" for both the Narrator and Sheila Mant.

A teacher analysis key for paragraphs 5-11, explaining Sheila's motivation for asking about a car and what her response reveals about her self-centered and disdainful character qualities.

A concise direct answer key for paragraph 2 of the story, identifying the narrator's values of beauty and observation and what they reveal about his sensitive, romantic nature.

A teacher analysis key for paragraph 2 of "The Lure of Sheila Mant," identifying the narrator's values of physical beauty and observation, and what these reveal about his observant and romantic personality.

A teacher-facing analysis key providing a direct answer and textual evidence regarding the narrator's perception of the Mant family in the first paragraph of the story.