Book Club, but with a twist!
Provide a rubric and presentation-based framework for running a secondary-level classroom book club that assesses reading comprehension and discussion skills.
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New Jersey: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
A digital micro-lesson deck teaching state facts and symbols about New Jersey.
New Mexico: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
A digital micro-lesson deck teaching state facts and symbols about New Mexico.
The Joy Luck Club Introduction Power Point
Provide high school students with introductory background/context for studying the novel 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan, covering author biography, Chinese immigration history, historical China before/during/after WWII, themes, symbols, and discussion questions.
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R.A.C.E. Strategy Practice: Space
Give students practice with the R.A.C.E. (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) response strategy using six informational passages about space topics.
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"Peak" Chapter Response Questions
A Common Core-aligned comprehension and research-project packet accompanying the novel 'Peak' (about climbing Mt. Everest), including guided research projects, comprehension questions, vocabulary, and assessment materials.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson - Think, Chat, & Write
A digital 'Think, Chat, and Write' discussion-based literary analysis activity for Shirley Jackson's short story 'The Lottery', structuring a think-pair-share process into a written response.
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What is Weather? | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
An interactive science micro-learning deck teaching what weather is, how it differs from climate, and the factors (heat, air pressure, wind, moisture) that produce weather, using a video-lesson slide, close-reading passage, vocabulary, and quick-write.
Pine Trees: Evergreens: Mini Project with Decodable Reading Passages
A science/literacy mini-unit teaching that pine trees are evergreens with needles instead of leaves and cones instead of flowers, paired with differentiated decodable reading passages for guided reading practice on the same topic.
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck
Teach the meaning and use of the figurative-language/idiom 'every cloud has a silver lining' through a short video-style lesson and reading passage.
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Understanding Lunar Eclipses | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
A digital slideshow ('micro-learning deck') teaching what a lunar eclipse is, how it forms, and related facts, combining a video lesson, an audio-supported reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
Zebra Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
A self-paced, video- and text-based micro-learning science lesson teaching factual content about zebras (habitat, stripes/camouflage, behavior, physical traits) for middle/high school students.
Vermont: A Micro-Learning Deck | Digital Geography Lesson
Teach students state facts and symbols about Vermont through a digital, self-paced micro-lesson.
The Outsiders Complete Teacher's Unit
A multi-file teacher's unit bundle for a novel study of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, combining background/context instruction, chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions, characterization work, a project choice board, and graphic organizers.
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Shoot the Breeze | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck
A digital micro-learning deck teaching the figurative meaning and origin of the American idiom 'shoot the breeze' through a reading passage, comprehension checks, and a summary-writing activity.
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GCSE Poetry Lesson: ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti
A UK GCSE-style poetry analysis lesson on Christina Rossetti's sonnet 'Remember' (1849), covering context, close-reading of language/structure/devices, and extended academic writing (PETAL paragraph) practice.
GCSE Poetry Lesson: ‘Cousin Kate’ by Christina Rossetti
A poetry-analysis lesson deck exploring 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti, covering meaning, language and structure, focused on seduction, betrayal and inequality between women of different social standing.
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The War That Saved My Life Quizzes, Literary Essays & Quick Writes
Assessment and writing resource for the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' - chapter comprehension quizzes, literary essay prompts, and quick writes.
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The World's Deepest Volcanic Vents | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Deliver a micro-learning interactive lesson teaching about the world's deepest volcanic (hydrothermal) vents and the marine life around them, through a reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension activities.
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Poetry Analysis Activities
provide a flexible set of poetry-analysis activities usable with any poem, teaching literary terms and analytical/fluency skills
Dolphins | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Deliver an interactive digital slideshow lesson about dolphins combining a video, reading passage, close reading, and writing activities.
Swan Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Interactive multimedia PowerPoint lesson deck teaching facts about swans (breeding behaviors, habitats) through video, an audio-supported reading passage, and reflection activities.
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Pond Slider Turtle Facts | Interactive Science Lesson | Micro-Learning Deck
Deliver a micro-learning science lesson teaching facts about pond slider turtles through an interactive slide deck.
Ancient Greece Art | Reading Comprehension Deck | Interactive Lesson
A digital, interactive micro-learning slide deck teaching ancient Greek art and architecture (sculpture, pottery/vase painting styles, and temple architecture) through a reading passage, vocabulary, and comprehension/writing activities.
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