A comprehensive sequence for 6th-grade students exploring word morphology through an architectural lens. Students learn to dismantle and assemble words using prefixes, roots, and suffixes to unlock meaning and grammatical function.
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.
A series of lessons focused on mastering argumentative writing through immersive, game-based activities and role-playing scenarios.
A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.
A comprehensive series of lessons focused on Ohio Grade 2 standards for written expression, specifically targeting complete sentence structure and phonetic spelling strategies. Students will become 'Language Detectives' to master the mechanics of writing.
A comprehensive study of 'The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King', tracking Jack's journey through friendship, fear, and the mystery of the cosmic entity Ghazt.
A comprehensive year-long intervention sequence for 8th-grade literacy, focusing on STAR 360 and OSAS benchmark skills. The sequence follows a 3-day weekly instructional cycle (Instruction, Practice, Application) to supplement 2 days of choice reading.
A comprehensive book club unit for Natalie Babbitt's *Tuck Everlasting*, exploring themes of immortality, nature's cycles, and moral choices through guided discussion, vocabulary expansion, and project-based learning.
A comprehensive 4-part review series designed to prepare 8th-grade students for the NY ELA Interim Assessment. Each session focuses on specific high-leverage standards and text analysis skills using authentic assessment passages.
A 6-session intervention sequence designed for small groups of students below grade level. This sequence uses a 'Building Blocks' metaphor to teach structured paragraph writing, starting with topic sentences and moving through evidence, explanation, and conclusions, progressively reducing scaffolding to build independence.
A 4-week small-group intervention program focused on mastering inference and context clues. Using a 'Detective/Evidence' theme, students learn to move beyond guessing by citing specific textual evidence and identifying five types of context clues (Definition, Synonym, Antonym, Example, Contrast).