Literary Recon Series

A comprehensive 3-day mini-unit for 7th grade English guiding students through the complete literary analysis essay writing process analyzing Ray Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder,' from close reading and claim formulation to evidence synthesis and structured drafting.

A comprehensive middle-grade reading lesson guiding students to uncover, distinguish, and justify an author's central claim using clue words, supporting evidence, and text structure across three original short stories.

A 4-page printable collection of 19 reading comprehension and literary vocabulary cards (plus 5 customizable write-in cards) formatted 6-per-page with extra-large 20px definitions that fill the card space, clear visual icons, and cut guides.

A four-week Hi-Lo writing sequence designed for a 7th-grade student working at a 1st-grade reading level. Spanning 15-minute daily sessions, this sequence spirals sentence construction, micro-narratives, informative reports, and CUPS editing with mature, age-respectful styling.

A targeted instructional toolkit providing scaffolded sentence stems and reference guides for STAAR Extended Constructed Response writing across diverse learner needs.

A comprehensive 2-page teacher discussion guide for Treasure Island Chapters 1–4. Features structured text-dependent questioning, setting and atmosphere analysis prompts, chronological event tracking, and teacher facilitation notes for close reading.

A six-week multi-genre creative writing curriculum featuring four high-interest projects across narrative, expository, argumentative, and persuasive writing. Students progress from children's picture books to survival field guides, courtroom trial briefs, and Shark Tank innovation pitches.

A 9th-grade ELA lesson analyzing informational text on cognitive task-switching using the RACES writing strategy, featuring text-dependent analysis, graphic organizers, and structured rubrics.

A comprehensive teacher answer guide for Chapters 1–4 of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, detailing the atmospheric coastal setting of the Admiral Benbow Inn and breaking down major plot events. It provides complete exemplar responses, direct textual citations, and key analytical talking points for classroom discussion.

A multidisciplinary collection of middle school learning resources spanning literary analysis, foundational grammar mechanics, and geometric transformations.

A focused 10-15 minute reading strategy lesson introducing the UNWRAP method with visual scaffolds, modeled think-aloud practice, and hands-on application activities. Students build confidence previewing texts, identifying paragraph structure, and proving comprehension with text evidence.

An 8-slide instructional presentation for a comprehensive literacy project where students research, interview, and write narrative profiles of unsung community changemakers. Features visual directions, mentor text strategies, interview ethics, drafting frameworks, and launch prompts.