English language arts
Any Novel: Character Map and Evidence Chart
Students build a character profile and relationship chart for a main character in any novel they are reading, with evidence from the text.
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English language arts
Any Novel: Plot Diagram and Prediction Log
Students map the plot of any novel they are reading, log predictions with text clues, and analyze conflict and cause and effect.
Technology & computer science
Bug Hunt: Debugging Printed Code
Students read six short Python-style programs, match each to a type of bug, and write a corrected line.
Arts
Character Analysis: What Do Actions Reveal About Imani?
Students read an original backstage scene and use the character’s words, actions and stage directions as evidence to analyze her traits and motivation.
English language arts
Character Creation: Build Someone Worth Reading About
Students fill in a character profile, match traits to showing details, and write the opening of a story about their new character.
Career & technical ed.
Choosing the Right Material: Reading a Properties Table
Students learn key material-property terms, read a properties table, calculate mass from density, and choose the best material for three design requirements.
English language arts
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Should the First Bell Ring Later?
Students read an original argument text about school start times, sort statements into claim, evidence and reasoning, and write their own CER paragraph.
Arts
Color Theory on Paper: Wheel, Schemes and Mood
Students use a reading, fill-in questions and sorting tables to learn primary, secondary and tertiary colors, complements, analogous colors and warm and cool colors.
English language arts
Context Clue Detectives: The Lighthouse Keeper
Students read an original story, use context clues to work out eight vocabulary words, and use the words in sentences.
Study skills & advisory
Cornell Notes Practice: Sleep and Memory
Students learn the Cornell note-taking layout, take notes on an original reading about sleep and memory, and use their cue column to quiz themselves.
Health & physical ed.
Corner Toss: Read the Rules, Score the Game, Plan Strategy
Students read the rules of a made-up team game, score a sample game, and plan strategy and a safety rule.
World languages
Cuando era niña: Imperfect Tense Memories
Students learn the imperfect endings, read a short original childhood memory, and complete true/false, matching, fill-in and writing tasks.