A comprehensive answer key and teacher resource for the 3-day RL.7.2 unit. Includes correct answers for multiple-choice questions, sample SWBST summaries, and detailed explanations for why certain options are 'subjective' to help teachers explain misconceptions during small group sessions.

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 covers the definitions of theme vs. topic, the SWBST summary strategy, and how theme develops through character actions, specifically using examples from Gary Soto's 'Seventh Grade'. Includes EOG-specific test-taking strategies for SpEd students.