In this lesson, students will continue examining what makes an effective narrative, focusing on organization and purpose.

In this lesson, students will work on evaluating sources and honing inquiry in order to conduct effective and efficient research.

In this lesson, students will focus on how to incorporate transitional words and phrases into their research-based argument papers.

In this lesson, students read the first chapter of W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk. Students will explore the effect created by the author's choice of epigraph.

In this lesson, students will read "A Cycle of Death and Sweetness" and analyze the piece for meaning and tone. Students will work in groups to discuss the impact and significance of the narrative.

In this lesson, students practice working with very small and very large numbers expressed in scientific notation.

In this lesson on Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," students will analyze paragraph 14 and explore how the author develops new ideas in the resolution of the story.

In this lesson, students will read an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, identifying the author's points and how they are conveyed.

In this lesson, students will learn how to repair sentence fragments and run-on sentences in their arguments.

In this lesson on narrative writing, students will correct fragment and run-ons, making sure that they use commas correctly.

In this lesson, students will learn how to use commas to repair sentence fragments and run-on sentences in their narratives.

In this lesson, students will practice using commas to fix fragments and run-ons in their informative drafts.

In this lesson, students will learn comma rules and how to fix sentence fragments and run-ons in their essays.

In this lesson, students will focus on how the characters help develop the plot in "On the Rainy River" from Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.

In this lesson, student evaluate arguments using both objective criteria and their own perspective of the issue, learning how to use research in order to develop and support their own position.

In this lesson, students will complete their reading of "How your Addiction to Fast Fashion Kills" and use the Evaluating Argument and Evidence Tool to explore the author's arguments.

In this lesson, students will prepare for an end-of-unit assessment of their study of Romeo and Juliet, participating in an evidence based group discussion of who is the tragic hero of the play and why.

In this lesson based on Poe's The Tell Tale Heart, students will explore the first two paragraphs and analyze how Poe develops the central ideas of obsession and madness through specific textual details.

In this lesson, students will participate in a group gallery walk activity, as well as analyzing an Emily Dickinson poem and examining her use of the extended metaphor.