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Teach a full high school video production course with this complete semester-long curriculum for grades 9–12. Includes units, projects, assessments, and pacing to guide students from beginner skills to a final video portfolio. Perfect for CTE media arts, digital media, and broadcast journalism classes. This curriculum can replace your entire semester plan with additional materials needed. Build and teach a complete video production course with this structured, semester-long curriculum for

Argument & Persuasive Research Writing Curriculum Complete 10-Week Writing System for Grades 8–12 Teach students how to develop strong arguments, evaluate evidence, and write persuasive research essays with this complete argument and research writing curriculum. This bundle provides a structured 10-week writing system that guides students from foundational argument skills to research-based persuasive writing and revision. Instead of teaching isolated writing lessons, this curriculum builds ski

Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle: Essays, Research, Revision & Academic Writing System (Grades 7–9). Stop piecing together writing lessons and give your students a clear, structured pathway to strong academic writing. This complete middle school writing curriculum provides a step-by-step framework that teaches students how to move from basic paragraph writing to structured academic essays, while developing the critical thinking and writing skills needed for high school success. Instead

Stay organized and streamline school leadership with this Assistant Principal and/or Principal Toolkit featuring a leadership dashboard, discipline tracker, walkthrough log, and weekly planning system. Designed for assistant principals and school administrators, this editable Google Sheets system helps you manage observations, behavior data, follow-ups, and instructional leadership in one place. Perfect for new administrators, veteran school leaders, and principals looking for a comprehensive o

Teach an entire semester of college-level writing with this complete High School Writing Curriculum for High School & Dual Enrollment. This full-semester writing course guides students through four scaffolded units: narrative analysis, literature review (informative research), argument writing, and persuasive research, and is designed to meet college-level expectations for College Composition, Dual Enrollment, and Advanced High School ELA. This bundle guides students through the major genres of

Keep your athletic program organized with this Athletic Compliance Tracker for coaches and student-athletes. This Google Sheets dashboard helps principals, athletic directors, and school administrators monitor coach training requirements, athlete eligibility, and team compliance in one organized system. Perfect for middle school and high school athletic programs preparing for each sports season. Stop juggling multiple spreadsheets and paper checklists. This automated tracking system provides a r

Turn research writing into an engaging, inquiry-driven experience with this Persuasive Research Writing Unit built around unsolved mysteries. Designed for college composition, dual enrollment, and advanced high school ELA, this unit guides students from topic selection to persuasive research writing while teaching them how to argue responsibly in situations where certainty is impossible. Students learn the critical difference between argument and persuasion, explore uncertainty and probabi

This Middle School Writing Curriculum Bundle includes a complete essay unit, mini lessons, peer editing tools, rubrics, and structured writing routines for grades 5–8 ELA. Use it as a semester writing framework or pull individual units as needed. Tired of piecing together writing lessons—and worried about AI-generated work replacing real student thinking? This High School Writing System Mega Bundle gives grades 5–8 ELA teachers a complete, structured writing workflow that moves students from

Engage students in argument writing and research writing with this high school ELA bundle featuring an interactive unsolved mystery research project. This argument essay unit and persuasive research writing unit teach students to develop strong claims, analyze evidence, and write with purpose, without formulaic essays. Perfect for AP English, senior English, or college prep writing, this resource provides a complete, scaffolded system for teaching academic writing. Students develop strong thesi

Need reliable video production sub plans that actually keep students learning? This MEGA bundle includes 16 no-prep video technology lessons designed for high school media, CTE, and broadcasting classes are perfect for emergency days, absences, early finishers, and downtime . These no-prep emergency video production lessons keep students engaged and learning even when plans change. Assign digitally or print instantly—no planning required. No equipment. No Setup. No busywork. Designed for:Hi

Looking for a complete high school video production curriculum that’s ready to teach and easy to implement? This CTE media arts & digital media curriculum includes units, lessons, and projects covering filmmaking, editing, storytelling, and media ethics. Perfect for beginner to advanced high school students in video production, broadcasting, or technology courses. This ready-to-use curriculum helps you teach filmmaking, camera techniques, storytelling, editing concepts, and media ethics, ev

Teach students how to research, evaluate sources, write a clear, accurate, and purposefully structured annotated bibliography AND turn it into a full literature review with this complete 2-3 week research writing unit. This CCSS research standards aligned unit is designed for high school teachers looking for a clear, scaffolded way to teach annotated bibliography writing, source evaluation, and synthesis. This complete high school research paper unit helps students move beyond summary and write

High School Argument Writing Unit | Toulmin Model | College-Ready Persuasive EssayTeach students how to write structured, defensible academic arguments using the Toulmin Model, counterclaims, evidence, and logical reasoning. This complete Argument Essay Writing Unit guides advanced high school, AP Language, dual enrollment, and college composition students through the full argumentative writing process—from thesis development to rebuttal and revision This Argument Essay Writing Unit guides adv

Teach students how to research, evaluate sources, and write clear, accurate, and purposefully structured annotated bibliographies aligned to CCSS research standards. This Annotated Bibliography Mini Lesson, designed for research writing and literature reviews in high school, dual enrollment, and college composition courses, builds essential research writing skills for argumentative essays, literary analysis, and full research projects in Grades 9-12. Perfect as a standalone mini lesson or a

Teach high school students how to write strong essays with this complete essay writing bundle, including literary analysis and research writing units. Perfect for grades 10–12, honors, and dual enrollment, these units build thesis writing, organization, and academic voice. Includes scaffolded lessons, rubrics, and assignments for teaching essay writing step-by-step. Unlike formulaic writing units, these lessons focus on purpose, audience, and coherence, helping students develop transferable w

Help students move from ideas to polished argument essays with a structured, college-ready writing workshop. This Argument Essay Writing Workshop Pack provides the planning tools, structured practice, and revision supports students need to produce sophisticated, well-reasoned essays. Designed for advanced high school, AP, dual enrollment, and college composition courses, this resource emphasizes depth of thinking, strategic organization, and academic rigor — not formulaic writing. Students devel

Manage discipline, follow-ups, delegation, and daily school operations with this Assistant Principal Workflow System. Designed for busy school administrators, this editable Google Sheets toolkit helps streamline operational tasks, track behavior trends, and stay organized throughout the school year. Includes a discipline tracker, delegation and follow-up log, running task bank, and auto-updating dashboard. Built by a practicing administrator, this system focuses on the operational side of schoo

Support every learner in your classroom with this complete Advanced Writing Bundle! Perfect for high school grades 9–12, this bundle includes two complementary units: one designed for lower-level or struggling writers, and one for advanced, college-prep students. Together, they provide a scaffolded path to developing analytical, rhetorical, and revision skills while fostering confidence and rigor.What’s Included in the Bundle:This bundle combines two high-value, differentiated units: 1. Scaffold

Engage students with video projects that build media literacy, storytelling, and collaboration skills. This bundle of project-based (PBL) activities for media arts and digital media classes is perfect for middle and high school. Includes ready-to-use video assignments, a full production unit, and creative projects with minimal prep. This Project-Based Video Creation Mega Bundle includes five flexible, classroom-tested video projects and mini lessons designed for middle school and high schoo

High School Research Paper Unit | Informative Writing Skills Teach essential research paper skills for high school ELA with explicit lessons on source evaluation, annotated bibliography writing, summarizing vs. paraphrasing, academic tone, and research synthesis. Perfect for grades 9–12 research papers, literature reviews, and informative essays, this unit helps students avoid plagiarism, integrate evidence effectively, and write with college-level clarity. Planning a research paper but don’t wa