In this lesson on the informational text Sugar Changed the World, students will use the Sugar Mapping Tool to begin assessing central ideas.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will read Act 1 lines 158-202, analyzing how Shakespeare introduces Romeo and develops his character. Students will also view a clip of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.

In this writing lesson, students will work in pairs to examine an argument model and analyze how the author both organizes and appeals to readers.

In this lesson, students will focus on the writing process by examining an informative writing model, discussing what they notice about organization and tone.

In this lesson, students will work in small groups to examine an informative writing model and identify how the writer organizes and conveys information.

In this lesson, students will learn about narrative writing and work in small groups to examine a model and analyze how the writer organizes the elements of the story.

In this lesson, students will learn about the narrative writing process and then work in small groups to evaluate a narrative model.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will investigate how the punishment Oedipus chooses for himself helps develop the role of fate as a central idea.

In this lesson, students will analyze "On the Rainy River," a short story form Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Students will focus on the impact of the first person point of view.

In this lesson based on St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, students will read and annotate the lesson excerpt and then complete a jigsaw activity to consider how the character of Mirabella is developed.

In this lesson based on St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, students will work in pairs to read, annotate, and discuss how the author develops the characters of Mirabella and Jeanette.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will consider how Jocasta's story develops the central idea of the role of fate.

In this lesson, students will continue exploring A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf by focusing on how Woolf develops a central idea through language use.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will read Act 4.1, lines 44-88, and analyzed the interaction between Juliet and Friar Laurence. Students will also compare a film version of this scene to the actual play.

In this lesson on Romeo and Juliet, students will read and analyze Juliet's soliloquy in Act 3.2, lines 1-31.

In this 2 day, 4 activity lesson, students will explore how to make evidence based claims and how to use text dependent questions as a guide.

In this lesson on Oedipus the King, students will engage with the key details established in the crime of Laius's murder as described by Creon, focusing on how these details shape and define the central idea of fate.

In this lesson, students will continue to analyze Elie Wiesel's use of language and rhetoric in "Hope, Despair, and Memory."

In this lesson plan, students will use the Forming EBC Tool to develop an evidence-based claim, write EBCs in pairs, and discuss as a class before working independently.

In this lesson based on St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, students will write a multi-paragraph response to text.