Everyone Loves a Mystery Unit

A comprehensive set of reading comprehension check-in quizzes for five popular middle-grade novels. Each novel features two specialized quizzes—one focusing on initial character introductions and the other on major plot resolutions.

A scaffolded literary analysis of Shirley Jackson's classic short story 'The Lottery', exploring the themes of blind tradition and social conformity. This lesson bundle features interactive presentation slides, scaffolded worksheets with direct text chunks and sentence starter support, a targeted exit ticket, and a teacher's facilitation guide.

A differentiated 1-page comprehension check for 'The Lottery'. Features multiple-choice questions with reduced answer choices (3 options instead of 4), direct paragraph and line number clues, and a scaffolded short response prompt with writing lines.

A comprehensive literary research unit designed to guide students through a structural and character analysis of classic and regional fairy tales. Students assume the role of folklore investigators, tracking standard tropes, character motivations, helper archetypes, and plot designs, culminating in an analytical presentation.