A specialized spelling sequence for middle school students, focusing on complex phonetic patterns and their practical application in reading and writing. The sequence uses a 'Blueprint' theme to treat word construction as structural engineering.

A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.

A comprehensive study of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King', tracking Jack's journey through friendship, fear, and the mystery of the cosmic entity Ghazt.

A comprehensive year-long intervention sequence for 8th-grade literacy, focusing on STAR 360 and OSAS benchmark skills. The sequence follows a 3-day weekly instructional cycle (Instruction, Practice, Application) to supplement 2 days of choice reading.

A comprehensive book club unit for Natalie Babbitt's *Tuck Everlasting*, exploring themes of immortality, nature's cycles, and moral choices through guided discussion, vocabulary expansion, and project-based learning.

A comprehensive 4-part review series designed to prepare 8th-grade students for the NY ELA Interim Assessment. Each session focuses on specific high-leverage standards and text analysis skills using authentic assessment passages.

A 6-session intervention sequence designed for small groups of students below grade level. This sequence uses a 'Building Blocks' metaphor to teach structured paragraph writing, starting with topic sentences and moving through evidence, explanation, and conclusions, progressively reducing scaffolding to build independence.

A 4-week small-group intervention program focused on mastering inference and context clues. Using a 'Detective/Evidence' theme, students learn to move beyond guessing by citing specific textual evidence and identifying five types of context clues (Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, Contrast).

A middle school ELA unit exploring how authors use word choice, sentence structure, and personal history to craft unique voices and distinct perspectives. Students analyze contemporary literature and informational texts to understand the relationship between identity and narrative.

A three-lesson unit for grades 6-8 exploring authorial voice, identity, and perspective through contemporary literature and paired informational texts. Students analyze excerpts from diverse authors like Sandra Cisneros and Jason Reynolds to understand how language shapes narrative personality.

A 2-day lesson sequence focused on analyzing key ideas and details in a historical informational text about the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, featuring STAAR-aligned assessment and graphic organizers.

A comprehensive multi-day unit on drawing conclusions and making inferences using a detective-themed 'investigation' approach. Students learn to combine text evidence with background knowledge to solve 'cases' in both fiction and non-fiction texts.

A comprehensive unit introduction to figurative language using 'The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963' as the primary text context for 6th-grade students.

A comprehensive book club unit for the historical fiction novel 'My Brother Sam is Dead', focusing on the moral complexities of the Revolutionary War, character transformation, and historical context.