Dahls Dark Magic

A 6th Grade ELA lesson exploring how Roald Dahl's unusual and dark childhood shaped his narrative style. Students analyze mentor excerpts from 'Boy', unpack sensory language and suspense techniques, and practice crafting their own subverted narrative descriptions.

You might also like

Guide Pédagogique Enseignant

Le Cabinet des Curiosités Lexicales

Séquence interdisciplinaire (Français et Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) de 10 heures pour des élèves de 6ème. Les élèves explorent des mots rares et mélodieux à travers une approche mixte (papier, numérique, littéraire et musicale), rédigent des articles lexicographiques et créent des affiches de cabinet de curiosités lexicales pour le collège.

Lenny Avatar
Lenny
Shark Secrets Lesson Plan
Shark Secrets Slides
Shark Secrets Analysis Worksheet
Shark Secrets Writing Template

Shark Secrets

A complete lesson exploring identity, expectations, and self-acceptance through the character of Lenny from Shark Tale. Students analyze Lenny's traits and conflict, engage in guided discussion, and compose a creative story about staying true to oneself.

Lenny Avatar
Lenny
Shark Secrets Writing Template page 1

Shark Secrets Writing Template

A creative story writing template that guides students to write their own story inspired by Lenny's journey, focusing on a character hiding a secret trait or passion that goes against family expectations.

Lenny Avatar
Lenny
Word Woods Lesson Plan
Word Woods Slides
Word Woods Cheat Sheet
Word Woods Worksheet
Word Woods Anchor Chart Kit
Word Lab Lesson Plan
Word Lab Slides

Morphology Masters

A masterclass sequence on word study, morphology, and vocabulary acquisition. This unit teaches students to deconstruct complex English words using structural analysis of roots and affixes.

ML

Miguel Liendo Navarro

Inference Equation Slides
Inference Equation Teacher Guide
Inference Equation Worksheet
Inference Equation Task Cards
Inference Equation Exit Ticket
Soccer Showdown Passage

The Inference Equation

A highly structured, scaffolded lesson for 6th-grade students struggling with making inferences. It teaches a systematic formula: Text Clues + Schema = Inference, applying it to short, accessible passages with visual graphic organizers.

F

fern_thompson

Shark Secrets Analysis Worksheet page 1

Shark Secrets Analysis Worksheet

A student character analysis worksheet exploring Lenny's traits, his relationship with his father, and the contrast between his shark nature and dolphin disguise. Includes quote analysis and reflective prompts.

Lenny Avatar
Lenny
Gothic Classics Master Key
Dracula Beginning Worksheet
Dracula Middle Worksheet
Dracula End Worksheet

Classic Gothic Tales

A comprehensive reading study sequence based on the Great Illustrated Classics editions of Dracula, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Features student chapter worksheets with vocabulary matching and illustration-based questions, paired with a master teacher question bank and answer key.

MC

Makaela Carias

Vibe Detectives Teacher Guide
Vibe Detectives Slides

Vibe Detectives

A high-interest, visual-heavy lesson where students become 'Vibe Detectives' to decode idioms, tone, and mood in modern advertisements, social posts, and blogs. Designed with low-readability, high-impact functional texts to ensure maximum accessibility and student engagement.

DM

David Medley

Shark Secrets Slides

Shark Secrets Slides

A 5-slide visual presentation deck introducing Lenny from Shark Tale, exploring his traits, conflict, and the dolphin disguise, and launching the writing activity.

Lenny Avatar
Lenny
Yearly Blueprint Map Document
Diagnostic Screening Toolkit Document
Forty Week Implementation Guide Document

Word Architects Curriculum

A comprehensive year-long tier 2 vocabulary curriculum designed for struggling readers in grades 3-6. Utilizing an architectural theme, this curriculum guides students in building words using prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and antonyms through explicit instruction, daily oral practice, and multisensory graphic organizers.

SM

Shannon Mueller

Lingo Lab Slides
Idiom Matchmaker Activity
Scenario Showdown Cards
Chat Tracker Worksheet
Lingo Lab Teacher Guide

Lingo Lab

A lesson designed for intermediate ESOL students to master high-frequency conversational idioms and slang related to feelings, reactions, and social interactions. Through collaborative matching games, situational scenario cards, and guided presentation slides, students practice using these expressions naturally.

C

Camryn

Sensory Poetry Workbook
Sensory Poetry Anchor Charts

Poetry Pathways

A comprehensive 4-week poetry curriculum designed for students requiring high structure and visual supports. It covers diverse poetry types (Haiku, Color, Acrostic, Couplets, Concrete, Free Verse, and Metaphor/Simile) with scaffolds like word banks, sentence frames, and graphic organizers.

VL

V Lundgren