Students will be reading and writing myths. They will follow the structure of short stories and eventually publish their work.

Using a reality tlevision show format, students are given thems from a certain novel and create storyboards upon which to create the reality TV show. Prior to the lesson , the teacher pulls the stick(s) from certain cups that are labeled with each of the ELA standards. This way students are focused on what standrd they are working on that class period.

This powerpoint contains guided reading questions as students read Jack London's Call of the Wild.  It provides geographical background, images, and discussion questions to guide students in their reading.

This unit plan outlines and provides all resources to study Jack London's Call of the Wild.  Within this resource you will fine detailed daily lesson plans including handouts, discussion questions, and grading rubrics.

This is a fun rap that covers the five main elements of a story: setting, plot, characters, conflict and theme.

Students can use the Profile Publisher to mock up or draft online social networking profiles, yearbook profiles, and newspaper or magazine profiles for themselves, other real people (including historical figures), or fictional characters. The tool could also be used for profiles of nonhuman living creatures, inanimate objects or abstract concepts (e.g., profile of an amoeba, an historical monument, or friendship).

Students will use the conflict video to activate prior knoweldge and review the key ideas of different types of conflict. 
Having read the text "The Outsiders" Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of the types of conflict through a multiple choice assessment.

This is an animated short that functions as both a persuasive text warning consumers about the dangers of factory-produced food and a commercial for Chipotle Mexican Grill. In the video, our central character, a scarecrow, realizes the horrors of factory produced food products and can no longer work for the food corporation. The scarecrow decides to start a new food business afresh - producing foods made from fresh, sustainable ingredients.This wordless animation requires students to infer the author's central message and purpose, find evidence to support their ideas, and discuss the role of characterization and setting in the theme. Please note: this is a primary text resource. Guidelines for implementation in the classroom can be found in the "Guidance for Teachers in Using this Resource" section.

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This lesson was created to go with the book, Stealing Indians by John Smelcer. It is a book that closely aligns with what life was really like for Indian children after being sent to boarding schools against their will.

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