A specialized grading rubric titled 'Integrity Rubric' that uses an architectural metaphor to assess persuasive essays on foundation, framing, materials, and safety.
A comprehensive teacher's facilitation guide for the Extreme Weather Experts unit, including lesson overviews, instructional tips, and differentiation strategies.
A student synthesis worksheet for the final lesson, featuring a comparison matrix and a structured writing area for a comprehensive evidentiary paragraph.
Instructional slides for the Storm Synthesis lesson, focusing on comparing and contrasting tornadoes and hurricanes using evidence from multiple texts.
A reading comprehension and writing worksheet about hurricanes, featuring a text passage, a "Paragraph Power" graphic organizer, and a final writing area.
Instructional slides for the Hurricane Highways lesson, focusing on hurricane terminology and teaching the "Paragraph Power" (Topic, Details, Conclusion) writing structure.
A reading comprehension worksheet about tornado formation, featuring a text passage, vocabulary matching, and text-based analysis questions.