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Part 1 of a middle-school independent-reading unit that teaches students to metacognate about their own reading through a reading survey, personal reading history, and a poem-based reading-strategies lesson.
A project-based, role-play group activity teaching students what it is like to be an archaeologist by simulating an archaeological dig, with accompanying lesson plans, vocabulary, rubrics, and a written assignment.
A 45-page reading and critical-thinking resource teaching middle/high school students the history of voting rights in the United States, including annotation practice, terms, and questions.
Movie-study lesson plan bundle for the 2021 film 'A Week Away', covering language/vocabulary, literary analysis, music & media literacy, cross-curricular math, and social-emotional learning through 30 structured activities.
A discussion-based lesson and worksheet that has students act as Supreme Court justices to decide controversial civil liberties cases involving freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and rights of the accused.
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 creative-writing lesson pairing Rorschach-inkblot-style paintings with poetry writing, teaching poetic devices (rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) through a hands-on art-and-writing activity.
The Scribe: A Comprehensive Reading Lesson Plan Bundle for Kristin Hunter's Short Story This reading lesson plan bundle for "The Scribe" by Kristin Hunter includes everything an educator needs to teach the text. It comes with a full lesson plan, worksheet, answer key, 15 graphic organizers , and 8 PowerPoint presentations. Teachers can…
Full multi-component reading lesson plan for teaching the short story 'Cranes' by Hwang Sunwon, covering plot, characterization, and literary analysis.
A full lesson-plan bundle for teaching literary analysis of the short story "By Any Other Name" by Santha Rama Rau, covering characterization, plot structure, theme, and related literary terms.
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.
The Treasure of Lemon Brown Full Lesson Plan Bundle helps educators teach Walter Dean Myers' short story through engaging activities. This comprehensive resource includes a complete lesson plan to guide analysis of the text's plot, characters, themes, and literary devices. It also contains graphic organizers and PowerPoints focused on…
Full lesson-plan bundle for teaching the short story 'Aaron's Gift' by Myron Levoy, focused on plot structure and characterization, with supporting literary-analysis PowerPoints, blank graphic organizers, and general classroom bonus materials.
An emergency (substitute-ready) Language Arts lesson plan pairing a narrative reading passage about the invention of the trampoline with comprehension and writing activities, for Grades 5-6.
A comprehensive multi-lesson social studies/ELA unit study on New Zealand, combining reading passages, vocabulary, note-taking, discussion, writing, and hands-on activities to teach students about the country's geography, history, culture, and language.
Provide a complete reading lesson plan for teaching the short story 'Catch the Moon' by Judith Ortiz Cofer, covering plot, characterization, and related literary elements.
Biography research and creative-writing project in which students build an imagined social-media profile for a historical scientist or inventor.
Have students research a chosen U.S. president and creatively synthesize that research into a fictional social media profile, practicing research, writing, and presentation skills.
A hands-on STEM/history project in which students build a mud brick to experience ancient Sumerian brick-building techniques and reflect on the process in a journal.
Provide an ESL/English reading comprehension lesson plan built around a short biography of the poet Robert Frost.
Stolen Day Full Lesson Plan Bundle for Middle School ELA Transport students into early 20th century Ohio with this comprehensive reading lesson plan for Sherwood Anderson's short story "Stolen Day." This teaching resource includes a complete standards-based lesson plan to guide instruction, as well as a worksheet, answer key, graphic…
Complete multi-day ELA lesson-plan bundle for teaching the short story 'Miss Awful' by Arthur Cavanaugh, covering plot and characterization (extendable to other literary elements), with supporting PowerPoints, graphic organizers, and bonus classroom-management/reflection materials.
The Last Dog Full Lesson Plan Bundle for Middle and High School Engage your students with this comprehensive reading lesson plan bundle for the novel The Last Dog by Katherine Paterson. This resource includes a complete lesson plan to guide students through the text, analyzing aspects like theme, characterization, figurative language,…