In this lesson, students will read the end of Act V of Pygmalion, as well as a modified version of a postscript essay from 1916.

In this lesson, students will analyze the main idea of an informational text, "You Trouble" by Justin O'Neill.

In this lesson, students will continue working to research supporting questions, using the internet to conduct their research.

In this lesson, students will share in an independent reading celebration and then prepare to read Pygmalion and explore the connection between the myth and identity.

In this lesson, students will share their understanding of the novel A Long Walk to Water through an analytical essay.

In this lesson, students will turn in their final performance task and celebrate and reflect on their work.

In this lesson, students will begin a four lesson performance task arc in which they will analyze an ad and develop a counter ad.

In this lesson, students will reflect on questions about their stories and complete their final drafts of their narratives.

In this lesson, students are introduced to and discuss the question about which they will be writing their essay: Should Lyddie sign the petition? They gather and analyze evidence using the Odell Forming Evidence-Based Claims materials.

In this lesson ,students are introduced to a model essay in preparation for writing their own literary analysis essay.

In this lesson, students will continue to build background knowledge through close reading of the excerpt of informational text, focusing on vocabulary and using evidence in the text to support analysis.

In this lesson, students will read an adapted version of the epilogue, "sequel" essay, "What Happened Afterwards," that George Bernard Shaw penned in response to the opinion that Eliza and Higgins should fall in love and marry.

In this lesson, students will begin the process of choosing an independent reading book and creating a plan for success.

In this lesson, students will analyze an excerpt from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, focusing on word analysis and author's purpose.

In this lesson, students will complete a Tracing an Argument note catcher for both a text and a video.

In this lesson, students reread selected passages carefully to gather and analyze textual evidence about why Lyddie should or should not sign the petition.

In this lesson, students will first complete a mini lesson of the teacher's choice and then complete the final draft of their ad analysis.

In this lesson, students will develop, weigh, and choose the reasons that will lead to the claim they will make in their argument essay on Pygmalion.

In this lesson, students will continue to read another excerpt of informational text and continue building their background knowledge, focusing on the selection, "Sudanese Tribes Confront Modern War."

In this lesson, students will synthesize the evidence they have gathered and begin forming their argument of whether Lyddie should or should not sign the petition.