A quick assessment for students to reflect on their learning about Tito Puente and demonstrate their ability to write a simile.

A figurative language worksheet focused on identifying and creating similes and metaphors. Students use Tito Puente and Latin Jazz as inspiration for their creative writing.

A reading comprehension worksheet featuring a biography of Tito Puente. Includes text-dependent questions and a critical thinking prompt about his performance style.

A high-energy visual presentation introducing Tito Puente, the 'King of Latin Jazz,' and teaching students how to identify and use similes and metaphors.

A comprehensive 4-hour morning block schedule and instructional guide for teaching students about Tito Puente, including pacing, discussion prompts, and key concepts.

A student exemplar showing a completed Scene Brain Frame for a fiction prompt, demonstrating how to organize characters, setting, and dialogue before writing. Revised for font size and layout clarity.

A student exemplar showing the three distinct Brain Frames chosen for the complex 'Paper Airplane' prompt, illustrating how to organize multi-part responses. Revised for font size and layout clarity.

A student exemplar showing the chosen Brain Frames (Telling and Sequence) for the 'Dog Wash' prompt, demonstrating the Architect step of EmPOWER. Revised for font size and single-page layout.

A facilitation guide for teachers to deliver the personal growth narrative lesson, including a pacing guide and tips for supporting students who struggle with self-reflection.

A scaffolded drafting worksheet for a personal growth narrative, featuring heavy sentence starters and large structured boxes with handwriting lines for student drafting. Revised to provide ample space and improved page flow.

A visually structured graphic organizer using a mountain-climbing metaphor to help students plan the three stages of their growth narrative. Revised for better page breaks and significantly more writing space.

A slide deck to introduce the personal growth narrative prompt, define key terms, and facilitate a brainstorming session. Revised for improved distance readability and consistent visual elements.

The answer key for the Marathon Milestone Worksheet, providing concise and accurate responses for teacher reference.

A reading comprehension worksheet based on the London Marathon record article, featuring 7 Wh-questions with dedicated student writing spaces and a helpful reference chart at the bottom.

A printable-optimized answer key for the Brain Power Worksheet. Designed for clear grayscale printing with a white background and a single-page layout. Fixed a minor comparison typo in the notes.

A final printable-optimized version of the Brain Power Worksheet. It features 2 passages per page for generous handwriting space, a pure white background for ink savings, and improved 1:2 response area ratios. Mission instructions are now semibold for better visibility.

A revised answer key for the Brain Power Worksheet, fixing layout issues and grammatical errors to ensure it fits on a single page.

A final polished version of the Brain Power Worksheet with improved handwriting space, a 1:2 column ratio for keywords, and better vertical distribution across pages.

A presentation slide deck for revealing Bingo clues. It includes a title slide, game instructions, 24 clue slides covering figurative language, story elements, and reading skills, and a celebration slide.