Dystopian, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Study & Board Game Project
Teach a genre study of dystopian, science fiction, and fantasy novels, culminating in students building a book-report board game based on a chosen novel.
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Teach a genre study of dystopian, science fiction, and fantasy novels, culminating in students building a book-report board game based on a chosen novel.
Lesson 7 of a Constitution unit teaching federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances, including a reading, vocabulary worksheet, flowchart interpretation, review worksheets, and a summative test.
A multi-part social studies unit teaching students to read a legislative-process flowchart and understand how a bill becomes a law, including a companion real-world research project.
Guide middle school students through a 2-day process of setting, planning, and reflecting on personal writing-conventions goals (grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure) as part of narrative writing instruction.
A 27-page standards-aligned lesson packet teaching students to closely read and analyze the Mayflower Compact as a primary source document using a structured '4 Reads' strategy, including a companion primary-vs-secondary-source mini-lesson.
Guide students through a multi-week project comparing a novel to its film adaptation, culminating in a Common Core-aligned compare-and-contrast essay.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for expository essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress before and after writing.
A music-education teaching unit (Volume 2, Number 2) that uses the song 'Good Time' by Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen to teach music vocabulary, listening/analysis skills, and curriculum-aligned music concepts.
A middle/high school Social Studies mini-unit (Lesson 5 of a larger Constitution unit) teaching the powers and structure of the three branches of the U.S. government via Constitution-based worksheets, comparison charts, a study guide, a Jeopardy review game, and a test.
Middle school ELA mini-unit (Part 5 of a larger 'Creating Independent Readers' series) teaching students to identify reading strategies, annotate/'talk to the text', and write thoughtful reading responses.
An editable lesson that helps middle school students set personalized goals for literary analysis essay writing, plan steps to achieve them, and reflect on their progress.
A writing and history activity pairing viewing of the film 'Selma' with structured writing about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, aimed at building empathy and historical understanding.
A media-literacy and civics research lesson in which students compare the two major U.S. presidential candidates' campaign websites (and a nonpartisan comparison site and a third-party candidate's site) to analyze platforms, messaging, and coalitions.
A Christian biblical-studies unit for high school students that uses a detective/investigation framework to teach political/leadership analysis and biblical discernment, examining the reigns of Kings Ahab, Joram, and Jehu as a lens for evaluating modern governance and leadership.
A President's Day bundle teaching students about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln through notes, timelines, essay writing, task cards, and Washington's 110 Rules of Civility, building toward narrative/expository/opinion writing.
A project-based debate activity teaching Hammurabi's Code of Law and ancient history, using argumentative writing and public speaking to connect ancient law to modern-day legal/ethical debates.
Teach the four major writing genres (Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, Expository) to upper elementary/middle school and special education students through winter-themed writing tasks, posters, and task cards, including the full writing process from pre-writing through final draft.
A close-reading exemplar and multi-day lesson package built around a short historical-fiction excerpt, 'A Wrong' (adapted from 'A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great'), aligned to Common Core standards for grades 6-8.
'Hey Brother' Song/Lyrical Analysis Language Arts Lesson This educational material designed for grade 6-8 educators aims to use song lyrics as an innovative medium for language arts education.
A comprehensive novel study unit for teaching S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders across 12 chapter-based lessons, combining comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and assessment.
A 2-hour English/ELA lesson plan built around watching and analyzing the film 'Arthur Christmas,' developing vocabulary, comprehension, and creative-writing skills.
A movie study for Disney's Moana 2 that builds reading comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, discussion, and SEL skills (leadership, teamwork, courage, community) through before/during/after-viewing activities.
A movie-study resource for the 2024 film adaptation of 'Out of My Mind' (based on Sharon M. Draper's novel), teaching empathy, inclusion, disability awareness, and communication through 30 activities.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 1 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.