A colonial newspaper-themed slide deck for investigating the Boston Tea Party. Focuses on identifying topic sentences, main ideas, and analyzing the symbolic nature of the protest through explicit and inferential evidence.
Comprehensive answer key for all lesson materials, including Bell Ringer MCQs, Word Splash vocabulary, Gallery Walk analysis prompts, and Exit Ticket reflections.
Double-sided cut-out exit tickets ('Departure Passes') designed for student reflection on how point of view influences theme and tone. Optimized for one-page printing.
Master student activity packet containing the Think-Pair-Share log and a structured Gallery Walk evidence sheet. Optimized for student work with ample response areas on a single page.
Four high-impact Gallery Walk posters designed for student rotation. Each station features a specific text excerpt and a guiding analysis question related to point of view, dramatic irony, and bias.
Two-per-page cut-out Bell Ringer focused on point of view basics (1st, 2nd, 3rd person) and a subjective question linking the story's terminology to themes of prejudice. Redesigned to fit on one page.
Visually striking alien-themed slide deck for the 'Meat Matters' lesson. Includes CCSS standard RL.8.6, Word Splash quiz, and clear activity transitions.
Comprehensive teacher's guide and lesson plan for 'They're Made out of Meat' featuring a 60-minute pacing guide, point of view content summaries, and CCSS standard integration. Includes guide for all 6 learner options.
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 dynamic nonfiction book report template focused on information gathering, featuring a topic identification section, space for four distinct facts, a 5-star rating scale, and a large illustration area for visualizing the subject.
An engaging fiction book report template featuring sections for story structure (characters, setting, problem, solution), a 5-star rating system, and a creative space for students to write about and illustrate their favorite part of the story.
A comprehensive answer key and scoring guide for the Structure Showdown quiz and the center task cards.
A 5-question quick check assessment covering all four informational text structures taught in the unit.