In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will explore Act. 5.3, lines 88-120, analyzing how central ideas are developed and refined in this excerpt. Students will also view Baz Lurhmann's Romeo + Juliet version of the same scene.

In this lesson, students will listen to two readings of Emily Dickinson's poem, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain." Students will focus on the central idea, and how the two versions of the poem help develop understanding.

In this lesson on "Hangman" from Black Swan Green, students will consider Mitchell's use of figurative language and how it develops the relationship between Jason and his stutter.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will analyze Shakespeare's use of figurative language in lines 92-109, focusing on how the playwright uses figurative language to develop meaning and connection between the characters.

In this lesson, students will work to revise and polish their final argument essays, using strategies they have learned over the course of the last five lessons.

In this lesson, students will make decisions about how to finalize their research direction and make changes to their Research Frame accordingly.

In this lesson, students will edit, revise, and finalize their argument essays using the feedback from teacher and peers.

In this lesson, students will finalize their informative draft and review the proper formatting for a Works Cited Page.

In this lesson, students will analyze and evaluate their material and adjust and add as necessary in order to develop and communicate an evidence-based perspective.

In this lesson, students will review all the feedback and revise their narrative drafts.

In this lesson, students will use the Research Frame Tool to guide their research and plan their research topic.

In this lesson, students will learn how to identify and incorporate formal style and objective tone into their research writing.

In this lesson, students will focus on refining their papers to reflect a formal and objective tone.

In this lesson, students will analyze and synthesize their research to make claims about inquiry questions and develop the foundation of their evidence-based perspective.

In this research resource, students will use an organized Research Frame in order to guide their research.

In this lesson, students will learn how to conduct searches, evaluate and annotate sources, and keep track of their research. By the end of this lesson set, they will have narrowed their inquiry and gathered their main research information.

In this lesson, students will focus on how Grandin in Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior uses language and tone to develop and refine her central idea that autism has made understanding animals easier.