Workshop activity where students convert a visual 3-panel comic strip into a punctuated narrative paragraph.
A facilitation guide for teachers, providing a suggested lesson flow, discussion prompts, and strategies for addressing common student misconceptions about figurative language.
Teacher answer key for the Scene Study Worksheet, providing clear identifications and sample explanations for each figurative language example.
A practice worksheet where students identify simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole in sentences inspired by movies, music, and school life. Includes space for explanation of meaning.
An engaging slide deck introducing simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole using movie, music, and school-life examples. Features a cinematic theme with "Spot the FigLang" practice slides.
A facilitation guide and answer key for the Topic Sentence Architects lesson. It provides differentiated instructional focuses for WIDA level 3 and 4 students, sophisticated example responses, non-examples for teacher reference, and specific strategies for academic language growth.
A slide deck for introducing the concept of a two-part topic sentence (Topic + Clear Idea). It includes visual analogies, differentiated examples for WIDA levels 3 and 4, and sentence starters for Developing and Expanding learners.
A worksheet for WIDA level 3-4 students to practice writing topic sentences. It includes a visual formula, differentiated sentence starters for Developing and Expanding levels, and a graphic organizer for guided practice.
A completed model of the Pitch Perfect project to show students what a successful poster and paragraph look like, using a fictional "Ever-Cloud Pillow" as the example.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for the Pitch Perfect project, including lesson goals, facilitation tips, a detailed grading rubric, and differentiation strategies.
A clean, high-impact poster template designed for students to illustrate their product and write their persuasive pitch. Includes visual markers for rhetorical appeals and a structured layout.
A detailed planning worksheet to help students brainstorm their product, identify their target audience, and map out their rhetorical strategies before creating their final poster. Includes the pitch narrative draft section.
A comprehensive slide deck introducing the rhetorical triangle (ethos, pathos, logos) with modern examples, project requirements, and a model example of the "Ever-Cloud Pillow" project.
