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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

Help your students finally master commas with this complete, interactive grammar unit designed for middle school ELA! Instead of memorizing random rules, students learn 11 essential comma rules through student notes, team presentations, practice sentences, and collaborative challenges. This resource turns comma review into an engaging group activity. Students work in teams to teach comma rules, correct errors, explain their thinking, and create short presentations. The result: stronger writing,

Developer's Note: My Name is John Gohl. I am a Florida licensed school teacher with four years of experience teaching ELA and Reading to middle-school children of high, average, and low performance capabilities. I am also a retired lawyer and a retired Lieutenant Colonel Army Judge Advocate (JAG). I've designed my products to NOT mirror the approaches of every other teacher the children will encounter in their day. I've woven all of the curriculum points into an attention-grabbing format th

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

Affixes PDF Downloads - Teaching Slides and Student Interactive Notes PagesHelp students build stronger vocabulary with these affixes resources by Mr. Gohl. These PDFs focus on prefixes, suffixes, and root words, with student-friendly practice that supports word meaning, word parts, and vocabulary growth. The set includes an interactive notes packet and a companion affixes resource for building words. The prefix, root and suffix slides provide Florida teachers with BEST standard-compliant, ready

Make punctuation practice easier, clearer, and more engaging for your students. This editable PowerPoint resource gives middle school teachers ready-to-use slides that teach and review important punctuation skills in a student-friendly way. For just $1.00, you will receive an editable PowerPoint file that can be customized for your own class, examples, and teaching style. Included in This Resource Ready-to-teach PowerPoint slides7th grade punctuation practice and review, with links to IXL practi

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

The Bronze Bow – Complete 7th Grade Novel StudyA Structured, Discussion-Driven ELA Unit📘 Based on the Newbery Medal–winning novel by Elizabeth George Speare⭐ Product OverviewThis complete novel study for The Bronze Bow is a week-by-week, chapter-aligned ELA Reading unit designed for 7th grade readers. The unit blends close reading, discussion, writing, vocabulary, and speaking/listening tasks into a cohesive instructional arc that guides students from character and setting analysis to t

Developer's Note: My name is John Gohl. I am a Florida-licensed school teacher with four years of experience teaching ELA and Reading to middle-school childrens. As a retired lawyer, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Army Judge Advocate (JAG), I've designed my products to NOT mirror the approaches of every other teacher the children will encounter in their day. I've woven all of the curriculum points into an attention-grabbing format that the children can access, enjoy, and easily follow. You

Reviving the Lost Art of Oratory: Theodore Roosevelt’s Citizenship in a RepublicThe “Man in the Arena” Speech — A Complete Close-Reading & Speech-Writing Mini-UnitWhy This Unit Matters: In an age of short answers and shallow arguments, students need to relearn how great ideas are spoken, shaped, and defended. This rigorous, classroom-tested mini-unit guides students through Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 address “Citizenship in a Republic”, including the world-famous “Man in the Arena” passage, to

Terza Rima Poetry Mini-Unit | Rhyme, Meter & Figurative Language | Grades 6, 7, 8(Catholic-Inspired, Fully Editable for Any Classroom)⭐ Product Description"Every year I've run this unit, I've had multiple students win national publication in the American Library of Poetry Annual Poetry Contest!" John G.This high-engagement poetry mini-unit teaches students how to read, analyze, and write poetry using Terza Rima, the classic triple-rhyme structure made famous by Dante. Designed to run over f

Fully Editable 30-page document in MS Word Teach Allegory + Close Reading with Three Unforgettable TextsFrom Dr. Seuss to the Early Church to St. Thomas More—students learn to read beneath the surface.Help students master allegory and symbolic thinking while strengthening close reading skills with three rich (and very different) texts. This mini-unit begins with Dr. Seuss’ Bartholomew and the Oobleck as a full allegory, then transfers the same thinking skills to The Letter to Diognetus (sym

A complete, slide-based unit that introduces Ignatian spiritual discernment step-by-step, builds student note-taking, and includes team presentations, reflections, skits, and summative writing tasks. Spiritual Discernment - St Igna… Best For Religion / Theology (Middle School)Youth Ministry lessonsCatholic school virtue & decision-making unitsAdvisory / faith formation daysWhat Students Learn What discernment is and how it becomes a habitThe Four Steps of Ignatian DiscernmentThe difference b

This fully editable book study unit blends close reading, rhetorical analysis, and logical reasoning with meaningful reflection on mindset and growth. Students analyze central ideas, evaluate arguments using ethos, pathos, and logos, identify logical fallacies, and collaborate on presentations—all supported by a customizable, low-prep slide deck designed for middle school learners. ⭐ Why Teachers Love This Unit This fully editable book study unit helps students strengthen reading, writing, and

Reviving the Lost Art of Oratory: FDR “Road to Peace” Speech Mini-Unit (Grades 6–8)Tagline Teach powerful rhetoric. Build confident speakers. Form thoughtful, faith-guided citizens.FDR-Road-to-Peace-Speech Short Description This 4-session oratory mini-unit uses FDR’s 1936 “Road to Peace” (Madison Square Garden) as a mentor text to teach students how great speakers persuade with repetition, metaphor, contrast, parallelism, imagery, alliteration, anaphora, paradox, figurative language, idiom, a