Press Pass Syllabus

An advanced ELA elective bridging scientific inquiry and literary rhetoric through biology and earth science texts, preparing students to write, analyze, and advocate at the intersection of science and humanity.

A high-school ESL lesson focusing on academic vocabulary and oral fluency through the study of working dogs. Students learn about canine behavior, specialized roles, and collaborate using structured sentence frames.

An interactive slide deck introducing canine vocabulary, guided reading roles, and collaborative discussion prompts with structured sentence frames for speaking.

An intensive phonics intervention sequence designed for older struggling readers and English learners. Provides age-appropriate, highly scaffolded decoding practice for long and short vowels across middle school and young adult levels.

A targeted mini-lesson teaching students how to apply the RACE strategy to justify business math calculations, featuring instructional slides and a student worksheet on profit analysis.

A print-and-cut resource containing 6 scaffolded task cards. Each card features an academic vocabulary word, pronunciation guide, definition, and interactive conversation prompt with an oral sentence frame.

A highly scaffolded five-day unit on The Great Gatsby, analyzing character facades, class dynamics, and structured essay writing with embedded SPED accommodations.

An autumn-themed vocabulary unit focusing on morphological spelling patterns (prefixes, suffixes, and Latin/Greek roots) connected to seasonal changes. Students explore six powerful words through study cards, match games, and classroom word wall displays.

An expanded 3-page student worksheet containing a highly detailed reading passage about specialized working dog roles, a vocabulary matching sidebar across two pages, and scaffolded comprehension questions with team project design frames.

A comprehensive pre-reading literary devices unit designed to prepare students for Elie Wiesel's Night. This unit builds foundational skills in analyzing figurative language, rhetorical structures, symbolism, and tone using historical mentor texts.

A hands-on workshop where students become Paragraph Architects, physically manipulating color-coded components (Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning) to build structurally sound, logically cohesive paragraphs.

An expanded 120-minute facilitation guide for teachers featuring a comprehensive 2-hour lesson outline, jigsaw reading strategies, a collaborative design project, and scaffolded discussion guides.