A 5-part series focusing on high-frequency Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes using a "word hacking" theme to help students decode academic vocabulary.

A sequence of exemplar presentations on Hermes designed to demonstrate high-achieving (A) and low-achieving (D) student work based on specific CCSS-aligned rubric criteria.

A two-week intensive workshop for high school students to plan, draft, and refine an original children's book. The unit focuses on theme development, characterization, plot structure, and audience-appropriate language.

A comprehensive two-week high school English unit where students analyze, plan, and create an original children's book. The unit focuses on audience awareness, narrative structure, character development, and thematic depth through the lens of young readers.

A comprehensive high school unit where students analyze, plan, and create original children's books in digital slide format. The unit focuses on audience-appropriate language, character development, thematic depth, and clear plot structures.

A collection of reading passages and analysis worksheets focusing on pairs of figurative language, designed to help students identify and interpret literary devices through engaging narratives.

A unit exploring high-stakes survival narratives and the literary elements that define them. Students will analyze non-fiction accounts of resilience, leadership, and human ingenuity under pressure.

A comprehensive prep sequence for the TSIA Reading exam, focusing on main ideas, vocabulary, inference, and literary analysis. Each lesson provides review materials, practice problems, and assessment tools.

A comprehensive unit designed to guide students through the complexities of writing a research-based argumentative paper, from paragraph structure to final revision.

A high school ELA unit exploring the evolution of war and protest poetry, from the trenches of WWI to modern social movements, culminating in an original poetry portfolio.

A comprehensive collection of high-impact review materials and activities designed to prepare 9th-grade students for the Texas STAAR assessments across multiple subjects, focusing on movement, memory, and mastery.

An eight-lesson unit on Franz Kafka and Section I of The Metamorphosis. Lessons 1-4 cover Kafka's biography, historical context, literary style, and major themes. Lessons 5-8 focus on a close reading of Section I. Includes a final compiled Unit Homework assignment.

A dynamic high school unit exploring the roots, techniques, and performance of slam and spoken word poetry, culminating in a school-wide poetry slam.

A comprehensive 20-day intensive review for the TSIA2 Writing exam, covering punctuation, grammar, organizational revision, and sentence combining with daily drills and detailed explanations.

A comprehensive review series designed to prepare English 2 students for the EOC exam, focusing on high-stakes reading analysis, paired passages, and evidence-based synthesis through an AVID-inspired lens.

A series of three high-intensity stations designed to prepare students for the STAAR English assessment, focusing on thesis development, paired passage analysis, and sentence combining.

A 4-part unit for 11th-grade English/History analyzing text structure and author's purpose through the lens of fear and the unknown during WWII, examining political rhetoric, legal orders, personal diaries, and wartime superstition.

This 5-lesson sequence introduces a 10th-grade newcomer EL student to the theme of family responsibility and guilt in The Metamorphosis. Using heavy visual scaffolding, simple vocabulary, and structured graphic organizers, the lessons build toward a final Claim-Evidence-Reasoning paragraph.

A series of three high-intensity stations designed to prepare students for the STAAR English assessment, focusing on thesis development, paired passage analysis, and sentence combining.

A complete unit for the second part of Chapter 1 of The Metamorphosis, covering reading analysis, grammar skills (commas), and thematic exploration of authority.

A high school STEM-integrated ELA unit for *The Great Gatsby*. Students analyze the environmental and social symbolism of the Valley of Ashes while engaging in an environmental engineering project to design a reclamation plan for the industrial waste site.

A 10-lesson intensive writing series for grades 9-11 focused on mastering the informative paragraph using the CER model. The series incorporates heavy MLL scaffolding, visual cues, and familiar topics like sports, fashion, and careers. Each 33-minute session builds writing stamina and precision with clear learning targets and MLA citation mastery.

A comprehensive unit on figurative language set in the whimsical world of a Cosmic Carnival, covering nine key literary devices through interactive slides, a QR code scavenger hunt, and a rigorous mastery assessment.

A 10-lesson thematic unit for 9th-grade ESOL students focusing on Shakespeare's Macbeth, integrating systemic language instruction, morphology, and phonics (R-controlled vowels) with high-school level analysis.

A 10-lesson systematic series designed for 9th-grade ELL students (Level 2/3) that uses Shakespeare's Macbeth to teach morphology, phonics, and academic vocabulary. Each lesson spirals key linguistic skills—including r-controlled vowels and syllabication—while guiding students through the plot, themes, and characters of the tragedy.