A comprehensive master answer key for the 3-day RL.7.2 unit. Includes correct answers for 'The Lion and the Mouse', 'Seventh Grade', and 'The Locker Loophole', explicitly highlighting the theme/lesson for each story. Features SWBST breakdowns and EOG-style question rationales.

An EOG-style reading assessment for the final day of the reading unit. Features an original realistic fiction passage about school struggles, multiple-choice questions focusing on objective summary and theme development, and a final theme-writing task. Includes visual scaffolds for test-taking strategies.

A focused character and theme analysis sheet for Gary Soto's 'Seventh Grade'. Includes a fill-in-the-blank SWBST summary scaffold to support special education students in objective writing, and a three-step theme development tracker. Ends with an EOG-style multiple choice question on objective vs. subjective writing.

A heavily scaffolded worksheet for Day 1 of the RL.7.2 unit. Includes the text of 'The Lion and the Mouse', a structured SWBST (Somebody Wanted But So Then) graphic organizer for objective summaries, and a step-by-step theme tracker to help students bridge the gap between topic and message.

A visually engaging slide deck designed for small-group instruction. It now features a step-by-step progressive reveal for the SWBST strategy, prompting students to identify each component before seeing the answer. Covers theme definitions, character development in Gary Soto's 'Seventh Grade', and EOG-style practice. Answer choices are synced with student worksheets and the Master Answer Key.

An expanded teacher's guide for a 3-day small-group reading intervention focusing on RL.7.2. Includes detailed daily pacing with specific "Warm-up," "I Do/We Do," and "You Do" sections, instructional metaphors like the "Security Camera" for objectivity, EOG test-taking strategies, and a quick-reference theme list.

A guide for teachers that includes updated exemplar thesis statements and common student pitfalls, specifically highlighting the requirement to connect Rilke's ideas to both a character and a central idea in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

A structured worksheet that leads students through the process of developing a thesis statement by turning the prompt into a question and building a bridge between Rilke and Shakespeare, now with an explicit focus on characters and central ideas.

A slide presentation guiding students through the 'Answer to a Question' strategy, now explicitly detailing the requirement to connect Rilke's ideas to both a character and a central idea in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

A teacher resource that maps the Book Club Journal project and intervention lesson to specific 10th-grade Common Core ELA standards, covering Reading, Writing, and Speaking & Listening. Revised for page breaks.

A teacher resource for facilitating the journal workshop, optimized for black and white printing with high-contrast borders and a brief standards alignment section. Guide on Page 1, Peer Cards on Page 2.