A comprehensive ELA sequence for 6th grade focused on using relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) to build complex, descriptive sentences and understand the nuances of restrictive vs. non-restrictive clauses.
An 8-week deep dive into Kafka's Metamorphosis for special education students, focusing on abstract thinking, social value, and the human condition through high-engagement activities and visual organizers.
A series of activities focused on morphological awareness, teaching students to 'unpack' words by identifying prefixes, roots, and suffixes to determine meaning.
A comprehensive spelling program designed for 4th graders to master weekly word lists through engaging detective-themed activities and vocabulary practice.
A 4-day intensive study of a complex historical text focused on Author's Purpose and Craft, specifically designed for English 1 and 2 STAAR EOC preparation. Students analyze diction, imagery, syntax, and rhetorical devices within a 1200-Lexile historical narrative.
A series of competitive reading challenges designed to boost fluency, decoding skills, and vocabulary acquisition for upper elementary students.
A 4-lesson intensive unit designed to prepare students for the IAR Prose Constructed Response (PCR). Each lesson focuses on a different aspect of character analysis and essay construction through paired texts and guided planning.
A comprehensive unit on mixed conditionals where students explore hypothetical scenarios involving past actions with present consequences and permanent states with past outcomes, all set within a 'multiverse' theme.
A series of lessons focused on mastering the art of persuasion and argumentative writing, from building claims to defending them against opposition.
A campaign to recruit faculty support and participation for H.E.A.R.T. Club, a re-branded student-led character education and service ministry.
A 5-day writing workshop for young learners to build verbal description skills and sentence structure using high-interest themes and adult scaffolding.
A week-long writing unit for 1st-2nd grade students focused on sentence structure, handwriting, and multi-paragraph composition through high-interest topics.
A specialized spelling sequence for middle school students, focusing on complex phonetic patterns and their practical application in reading and writing. The sequence uses a 'Blueprint' theme to treat word construction as structural engineering.