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Discover a powerful, ready-to-use novel study for The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall. This complete unit guides students through the entire novel with engaging chapter questions, character analysis, vocabulary, figurative language, plot structure, and theme activities. This resource includes both homework worksheets and in-class assignments for every section of the novel. Students track how Arthur, Mr. Hampton, Officer Billie, Squeak, and other characters change throughout the

A Teacher-Led Student Workbook for Middle School and Early High SchoolHelp students explore one of the most famous poems in world literature while learning the unique structure of terza rima. This teacher-led workbook uses selected passages from Dante’s Inferno to make an advanced poetic form understandable, engaging, and manageable for students. Students learn how Dante uses chained rhyme, imagery, and structure to create meaning. Step by step, they analyze examples, practice identifying the t

Give your students the confidence and strategies they need to succeed on Beacon, TerraNova, HSPT, and other standardized tests with this engaging, student-friendly PowerPoint lesson. Instead of simply telling students to “try harder,” this resource teaches them exactly how to approach common question types step by step. Students learn practical strategies for multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short response questions. The lesson shows students how to slow down, spot trap answers, elimin

Take punctuation practice beyond boring worksheets! This engaging middle school grammar unit teaches four commonly misunderstood punctuation marks—colon, ellipses, emphasis dash, and hyphen—through direct instruction, guided practice, and a creative team project tied to a novel. Students do not just memorize rules. They learn when and why to use each punctuation mark, practice with teacher-led examples, and then apply their skills by rewriting a passage from The Seventh Most Important Thing usi

Help your students master adverbs, sentence structure, and comma rules with this engaging middle school grammar lesson! This editable PowerPoint teaches students where adverbs belong in a sentence and when commas are required. Students learn how to use adverbs at the beginning, middle, and end of a sentence while strengthening grammar and writing skills at the same time. This lesson focuses especially on adverbs of time, place, manner, frequency, degree, and reason. Students learn the difference

Help your students finally understand gerunds, participles, infinitives, and verbal phrases with this clear, student-friendly PowerPoint lesson designed for middle school ELA. This resource breaks down a difficult grammar topic into simple steps, memorable examples, and practice activities that help students use verbals correctly in their own writing. This lesson teaches students how verbals come from verbs but function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs instead. Students learn to identify and use

Simplifying Sestina PoetryA Ready-to-Teach Unit for Middle School and Early High School StudentsTeach one of poetry’s most challenging forms in a way that is clear, organized, and approachable. This resource breaks the sestina into simple, student-friendly steps so that students can understand the pattern, recognize the purpose of the form, and successfully write their own sestina. This complete resource includes everything needed to teach the unit from start to finish: • Teacher presentation sl

Red Kayak Teaching BundleComplete Teaching Content for All 26 ChaptersBring Red Kayak to life with a full set of ready-to-use teaching materials designed to help middle school students read closely, think deeply, and write clearly. This resource includes chapter-based instructional content for the entire novel, with teaching support for all 26 chapters. The materials are designed to help students build comprehension, analyze literary elements, respond to writing prompts, and engage with the nov