A high-energy, gamified introduction to logical fallacies for 7th graders. Students learn to identify Ad Hominem, Bandwagon, and Slippery Slope fallacies through interactive simulations, comic creation, and a culminating team competition.
A unit on essential writing and grammar skills, focusing on sentence structure and cohesion through verbs and transition words.
A 5-day persuasive writing unit themed as 'Opinion Ops,' where students act as secret agents building a case for or against school uniforms or cell phones in school. Includes graphic organizers, daily worksheets, and a comprehensive grading rubric.
A two-week unit exploring the Hero's Journey monomyth, using Simone Biles as a modern anchor and culminating in a creative mapping project and traditional exam.
A collection of diverse instructional units designed to build both literary analysis skills and practical life knowledge, preparing students for complex texts and real-world challenges.
A comprehensive writing program for grades 3-12 focused on sentence and paragraph composition across six different genres, culminating in exam preparation and final assessments. The curriculum balances grammar foundations with creative and formal writing structures.
A unit exploring environmental responsibility and school-based sustainability efforts through reading, sequencing, and critical thinking.
A comprehensive exploration of the Theseus and Minotaur myth, covering historical origins, narrative structure, and character archetypes.
A literary analysis unit focusing on how structure and perspective shape the theme of resilience across poetry and short stories.
A week-long exploration of literary elements using fables, myths, and realistic fiction. Students act as 'Story Architects' to deconstruct plot, character, theme, and setting.
A vocabulary-building journey where students master academic language by framing word acquisition as magical alchemy and linguistic experimentation.
A four-day investigative unit focused on citing textual evidence and making inferences across various genres, including short stories, non-fiction, and poetry. Students act as 'Evidence Detectives' to solve literary and factual mysteries while engaging in collaborative discussions.
A unit focused on teaching middle school students how to identify and evaluate the strongest textual evidence to support claims. Students transition from simply finding any evidence to selecting the most relevant and specific details from high-interest short stories.
A 4-week writing unit where students create their own 'Wimpy Kid' style diary, exploring narrative, expository, argumentative, and persuasive writing alongside specific figurative language techniques.
A three-lesson sequence exploring the poetic device of anaphora through songs and poems. Students will learn to identify patterns, analyze emotional resonance, and compose their own rhythmic works.
A comprehensive unit exploring the psychological and ethical themes of Daniel Keyes' 'Flowers for Algernon', focusing on character development, scientific ethics, and the nature of human intelligence.
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 series of prefix-focused labs designed to help students master common prefixes and suffixes through contextual application and logic puzzles.
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 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 20-day phonics and decoding sequence designed for middle school students with IEPs, focusing on short vowels, complex consonant blends, and multisyllabic word strategies. Using a 'Decoding Lab' theme, this unit provides explicit instruction, teacher scripts, and age-appropriate practice to build reading fluency and confidence.
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.