A 4-day intensive sequence for 7th-grade students to master Greek and Latin roots and prefixes through the 'Lexicon Lab' theme. Students engage with direct instruction and independent practice to decode complex vocabulary.
A comprehensive 36-week 7th-grade vocabulary curriculum focusing on Tier 2 academic words. The curriculum is organized into six 6-week periods, each featuring weekly word lists, practice activities, and assessments in a laboratory notebook theme.
A week-long intensive reading comprehension and written analysis unit for 7th graders, featuring non-fiction, life skills, and ELA exam-style fiction with a spring-themed aesthetic.
A creative writing unit focused on the essential building blocks of storytelling, from character creation to plot resolution.
A literature unit for the first five chapters of 'Before We Were Free' by Julia Alvarez, focusing on the atmosphere of the Dominican Republic under Trujillo, the themes of silence and resistance, and the protagonist's coming of age.
A Mother's Day writing and art unit where students draft heartfelt letters to significant female figures in their lives, sharing a favorite memory and accompanying it with a custom paint-by-numbers art piece.
A mastery sequence for advanced word study, focusing on derivational roots, meaning-base spelling, and vocabulary expansion through puzzles and sentence application.
A comprehensive unit for 7th graders focusing on environmental rhetoric and civic engagement. Students analyze persuasive techniques in ecological literature and write their own manifestos addressing Lee County environmental challenges.
An introductory exploration of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on plot structure, character dynamics, and key themes through reading comprehension and analysis.
A three-lesson unit designed for ESL newcomers with minimal English proficiency, focusing on Dudley Randall's poem 'Booker T. and W.E.B.' and preparing them for a standardized assessment on author's purpose and language.
A comprehensive literacy intervention series based on the 'Burger Battles' text, covering prefix decoding, reading fluency, author's purpose, and critical reader response.
A collection of research-based book club introduction lessons tiered for different grade levels and learner needs, focusing on investigation and proper source citation.
A 5-week research unit that scaffolds the process paragraph-by-paragraph. Students define significance, analyze the 'Four Days in October' case study, and turn in each paragraph separately, focusing on historical context, systemic barriers, and societal impact with a dedicated lesson on counterarguments.
A comprehensive book review unit for 'The Tiger Rising' by Kate DiCamillo, featuring a gamified review session and supporting materials to assess student comprehension of themes, characters, and literary devices.
A comprehensive first semester of daily grammar practice focusing on sentence analysis, parts of speech, and diagramming.
A comprehensive vocabulary and morphology curriculum covering prefixes, suffixes, Latin roots, and Greek roots through fill-in-the-blank exercises and engaging word puzzles.
A two-part literacy unit focused on informational text analysis, featuring a review lesson on the impact of fast fashion and a formal assessment on the ethical considerations of artificial intelligence. Students practice identifying central ideas and author's purpose using the ANEZ paragraph framework.
A grammar unit focused on punctuation mastery and sentence structure for middle school students.
A comprehensive novel study for Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, focusing on Brian Robeson's survival journey. This sequence covers the entire book through five logical chapter groupings, providing recall and analysis questions to deepen student understanding of character development and survival themes.
A 5-part series focusing on high-frequency Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes using a "word hacking" theme to help students decode academic vocabulary.
A 10-part series on Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes, designed as 20-minute mini-lessons using a 'Linguistic Laboratory' theme. Students build word trees to visualize how word parts combine to create meaning.
A comprehensive unit for Carl Hiaasen's Hoot, featuring chapter-by-chapter comprehension quizzes, teacher keys, and interactive slide decks.
A sequence of exemplar presentations on Hermes designed to demonstrate high-achieving (A) and low-achieving (D) student work based on specific CCSS-aligned rubric criteria.