A highly scaffolded graphic organizer with sentence starters to help Grade 6 students draft a 4-point extended response comparing two texts on the NYS ELA test. Optimized for a clean 2-page print layout with writing lines and checklist.
A printable slide-by-slide planning guide for students. This rigorous "blueprint" requires students to find specific quotes and page numbers before they start their digital slideshow. Revised to include all 8 slides and optimize layout for 2 pages.
Instructional slide deck for students outlining the rigorous 8-slide requirement for the Google Slides project. Covers academic expectations, visual metaphors, and evidence standards.
Teacher facilitation guide for the Google Slides project, focusing on academic rigor, anti-plagiarism strategies, and deep literary evidence to verify student reading.
A teacher resource providing exemplar responses and discussion points for the complex question of Theseus's heroism and his abandonment of Ariadne. It offers multiple perspectives based on textual evidence.
A student worksheet that facilitates character analysis of Theseus, focusing on the contrast between his extraordinary deeds and his moral failings. Includes evidence-finding tasks and deep reflection prompts.
A classroom role-play activity featuring witness cards and a trial procedure to help students debate the heroism of Theseus. It focuses on the moral conflict of his abandonment of Ariadne and the death of King Aegeus.