A comprehensive preparation unit for the 7th Grade MCAS English Language Arts test, specifically targeting the narrative response essay.
A comprehensive 15-lesson writing curriculum tailored for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. The sequence alternates weekly between personal narratives, evidence-based informational writing, and imagined stories, using heavy visual scaffolding, structured sentence frames, and clear graphic organizers.
A comprehensive, space-themed 4-week Extended School Year (ESY) ELA curriculum designed for middle school students with disabilities (grades 5-8). It features daily scaffolded learning structures, differentiated materials spanning early emergent to early fluent readers, and visual sensory supports that make ELA skill acquisition accessible, engaging, and structured.
A comprehensive book-club companion unit designed to guide students through the dark alleys of dystopian literature. Through three thematic lessons, students deconstruct propaganda, analyze world-building, track protagonist rebellion, and explore authors' real-world critiques.
A seventh-grade ELA project sequence titled 'Adversity Archive' where students research, compare, and present how individuals overcome monumental obstacles using class-read texts and select choice stories.
A multi-week novel study sequence structured around the Hero's Journey framework, featuring five engaging books (The Red Pyramid, Tristan Strong, Hello Universe, Coyote Sunrise, Stella by Starlight). Incorporates creative, gamified, and role-play activities to sustain student engagement and deepen literary analysis.
A cross-curricular, 3-day project-based unit combining science, argumentative writing, and graphic design. Students investigate the ecological impacts of light pollution, write a data-driven persuasive proposal, and design a community awareness campaign poster.
A multi-genre writing unit focused on structural writing templates for elementary and middle school students. The unit covers Informational, Compare & Contrast, and Persuasive/Opinion writing, utilizing highly structured 3-paragraph outlines, visual icons, sentence starters, and word banks.
A 26-day comprehensive RLA sequence for 7th grade, themed 'The Power of One', focusing on drama, non-fiction paired texts, poetry, and oral presentations with strict TEKS alignment.
