An updated kindergarten writing worksheet for opinion writing with an expanded visual word bank to help students identify reasons for their pet preference.

A black and white brainstorming worksheet featuring two circle maps for students to record reasons for their pet preference, optimized for high-quality photocopying.

Engaging slides for introducing opinion writing using the conjunction 'and', featuring expanded visual reasons for liking dogs or cats.

Updated teacher guide for the Opinion Writing lesson, reflecting the new title and expanded visual reason galleries.

Teacher resource containing the answer key for the analysis worksheet, an exemplar short constructed response, and debate facilitation prompts for 'The Interlopers.'

Student guide and organizer for a formal debate on the thematic conflicts in 'The Interlopers.' Includes instructions, evidence organizers, and a listening log to meet English II speaking/listening standards.

Updated student worksheet with additional advanced multiple-choice questions (Q7-8) and a second, more difficult short constructed response focusing on the shifting motif of the 'interloper.'

Introductory slide deck for English II students covering Saki's 'The Interlopers.' Includes vocabulary focus (connotation/denotation), literary device analysis (irony), and debate prep for the thematic conflict.

A comprehensive teacher guide for the Persuasion Power lesson. Includes facilitation notes for speaking and listening activities, a detailed answer key for the handout, an SCR scoring rubric, a sample exemplar response, and notes on common student misconceptions.

A student-facing handout including an argumentative text titled "The Price of Convenience," reading comprehension questions mapped to English 1 TEKS, and a Short Constructed Response (SCR) task with a provided writing area.

A set of instructional slides covering rhetorical analysis (ethos, pathos, logos), rhetorical devices, and strategies for EOC-style questions. Includes a title slide, learning objectives, a speaking/listening warm-up, and instructional content for TEKS 8A, 8B, 8F, and 8G.

A comprehensive teacher's facilitation guide for the Extreme Weather Experts unit, including lesson overviews, instructional tips, and differentiation strategies.

A student synthesis worksheet for the final lesson, featuring a comparison matrix and a structured writing area for a comprehensive evidentiary paragraph.

Instructional slides for the Storm Synthesis lesson, focusing on comparing and contrasting tornadoes and hurricanes using evidence from multiple texts.

A reading comprehension and writing worksheet about hurricanes, featuring a text passage, a "Paragraph Power" graphic organizer, and a final writing area.

Instructional slides for the Hurricane Highways lesson, focusing on hurricane terminology and teaching the "Paragraph Power" (Topic, Details, Conclusion) writing structure.

A reading comprehension worksheet about tornado formation, featuring a text passage, vocabulary matching, and text-based analysis questions.

Instructional slides for the Tornado Tactics lesson, introducing key vocabulary, lesson objectives, and close reading strategies for informational texts.