This 5-lesson sequence for 6th-grade ESL students covers the ethical use of information, focusing on intellectual property, MLA citation components, digital tools, and in-text attribution. Students progress from conceptual understanding to creating a mini-bibliography for a personal project.

A comprehensive workshop-style unit for 6th Grade ESL students focused on the linguistic mechanics of paraphrasing and synthesizing information. Students move from identifying core concepts to orally retelling information, transforming individual sentences, and finally weaving multiple sources into a single coherent paragraph without plagiarizing.

A 5-lesson unit for 6th-grade ESL students focused on transforming search habits from natural language questions to strategic keyword and Boolean operator techniques. Students move from basic vocabulary brainstorming to navigating academic databases and skimming snippets for relevance.

A comprehensive sequence for 6th Grade ESL students to develop critical research and information literacy skills. Students progress from distinguishing basic facts and opinions to applying professional evaluation frameworks like the CRAAP test to determine source credibility.

A comprehensive workshop-style sequence for 4th Grade ESL students to master academic research skills. Students progress from navigating text features to note-taking, paraphrasing, summarizing, and ultimately synthesizing information from multiple sources while avoiding plagiarism.

An intermediate ESL sequence where students act as 'communication detectives' to analyze tone, idioms, exaggeration, and speaker intent in spoken English. The sequence culminates in a mystery simulation requiring students to synthesize all listening skills to solve a case.

This sequence teaches 5th-grade ESL students how to navigate informational texts efficiently using skimming and scanning strategies. Students will move from understanding the big picture to locating specific keywords and using text features to answer test-style questions under time pressure.

This sequence targets the analytical skills required to dismantle multiple-choice questions for 7th Grade ESL learners. Students move from understanding the anatomy of a question to identifying common logical fallacies and 'trap' answers, utilizing game-based learning and deductive reasoning.

A comprehensive sequence for 6th Grade ESL students to master Short Constructed Responses (SCR) using the R.A.C.E. strategy under time constraints. Students learn to decode prompts, craft strong topic sentences, integrate evidence, and rapidly edit their work.

This sequence teaches 6th-grade ESL students the essential test-taking strategies of skimming and scanning. Through a 'Speed Scout' academy theme, students learn to navigate academic texts efficiently, identifying when to look for the 'gist' versus specific details to save time and improve accuracy on standardized tests.

A sequence for 6th-grade ESL students to master academic test-taking through logic and deduction, using a detective-themed approach to analyze question stems and eliminate distractor answers.

This sequence equips advanced ESL students with strategies for academic listening, focusing on verbal signposts, main idea extraction, Cornell note-taking, and synthesizing complex information for academic discussion.

A sequence for intermediate ESL students to master complex sentence structures in oral storytelling. Students transition from choppy, simple sentences to fluid narratives using conjunctions, transitions, and relative clauses.

A 5-lesson unit for intermediate ESL students to master English idioms through visualization, categorization, and narrative performance. Students transition from understanding literal vs. figurative meanings to performing original skits that use idioms naturally.

This sequence immerses intermediate ESL students in the nuances of casual English conversation, focusing on idiomatic expressions, emotional intonation, and social registers. Students transition from literal understanding to figurative fluency through inquiry, simulation, and performance.

This sequence teaches 6th-grade students to use the 'Mental Movie' metaphor to improve reading comprehension and narrative recall. Students act as 'directors,' learning to visualize characters, settings, and actions while self-monitoring for 'glitches' in their understanding.

A grammar-focused ESL unit where students act as investigators to solve a classroom mystery. They master passive voice, modals of deduction, reported speech, and past perfect to write an objective case report.

A grammar-focused ESL sequence where students use relative clauses and conditionals to design and pitch inventions for a 'School of the Future.' Students move from defining objects to predicting outcomes and hypothesizing wild improvements.

A comprehensive listening sequence for beginner ESL students to navigate their middle school environment. Students progress from basic classroom commands and object identification to mastering numbers, times, and social introductions through active listening simulations.

This sequence helps beginner ESL students develop essential listening skills for a middle school environment. It covers greetings, classroom supplies, teacher commands, schedules, and real-world school scenarios through interactive audio-based activities.

This sequence explores the 'Zero Article'—the grammatical rule of omitting articles for generalizations and abstract concepts. Students will learn to distinguish between specific groups and general categories, understand abstract noun usage, and apply these rules to improve the flow and impact of their writing.

A comprehensive 4th-grade sequence that moves students from basic syllable recognition to the strategic application of decoding skills in complex academic texts using the SPOT method, morphology, and schwa awareness.

A 5-lesson sequence for 6th Grade students focused on mastering homophones through visual mnemonics, error analysis, and project-based design. Students move from identifying real-world grammar fails to creating their own visual dictionary of commonly confused words.

This sequence guides advanced 6th-grade ESL students through the stylistic application of complex grammar rules to enhance their creative and academic writing. Students explore inversion, the subjunctive mood, advanced conditionals, and passive voice as tools for manipulating tone and emphasis in narratives.

A comprehensive sequence for 5th-grade ESL students to master academic listening, two-column note-taking, paraphrasing, synthesis, and active recall study strategies. Students build a 'Toolkit' of skills to navigate upper elementary and middle school academic requirements.

This sequence guides advanced 6th-grade ESL students to refine their academic writing by mastering synonyms and collocations. Students move from basic functional language to precise, sophisticated English through gradient analysis, verb upgrading, and peer editing workshops.

A 5-lesson sequence for advanced 6th-grade ESL students focusing on professional idioms and figurative language through a 'Linguistic Detectives' theme. Students progress from distinguishing literal meanings to using nuanced expressions in professional simulations.

A comprehensive 6th-grade ESL sequence focusing on morphological awareness through the study of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Students transition from identifying basic word parts to synthesizing their own neologisms, building advanced academic vocabulary stamina.

A 5th-grade phonics sequence for beginner English learners focusing on decoding multisyllabic words using vowel teams, compound words, syllable division (VCCV), and affixes within academic contexts.