Lorax Earth Day Legacy

A high-rigour Stage 5 English unit for advanced Year 9 students in NSW. It explores Shakespeare's Macbeth through complex motif systems, psychological disintegration, and tragic subversion, culminating in creative writing and a formal Socratic seminar.

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.

A highly supportive, adapted literature study of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery.' This lesson contains a simplified, guided text with margin prompts, interactive slide deck, heavy vocabulary scaffolding cards, leveled task cards, a structured assessment, and a comprehensive teacher guide.

A 3-page printable Student Reading Handout containing key chronological passages from Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Features clear typography, paragraph numbers for easy reference, line-by-line annotations space, and vocabulary callouts for struggling readers.

A five-lesson literary analysis and SAT prep sequence based on Rob Buyea's 'Because of Mr. Terupt'. Students practice textual evidence analysis and vocabulary-in-context skills through character-driven writing prompts.