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This language lesson teaches students how to recognize and interpret frequently used idioms. This lesson is very impactful for English learners or ELD students. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students look at the literal and figurative meanings of the idioms side-by-side. Then in the activity they use the context of the text to interpret the meaning of idioms.

This language lesson teaches students to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using antonyms within the text. This lesson is very impactful for English learners or ELD students. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify signal words in the sentence that indicate the opposite of a bolded word. Then, they identify the meaning of the bolded word. For example, if the students do not know the meaning of the word “hectic”, they can use the contrasting word calm to determine that “hectic” must mean not calm or very busy.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on using quotation marks around the exact words of a speaker. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the sentence and identify the dialog tag. Then, they punctuate the sentence with quotation marks and read the sentence again, paying attention to the quotation marks. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on correctly using commonly misused verbs, such as lie/lay, sit/set, teach/learn, and rise/raise. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the sentences, noting the choice of verbs. Then, they underline who or what the verb is affecting, and thus identify the correct verb. Finally, they write a new sentence with the correct verb. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on applying knowledge of synonyms to determine the meaning of words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use known synonyms to determine the meaning of the unknown synonym. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on applying knowledge of antonyms to determine the meaning of words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use known antonyms to determine the meaning of the unknown antonym. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on applying knowledge of idioms to determine the meaning of phrases. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on determining the meaning of prefixes. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students determine the meaning of words by using the meaning of their prefixes and context clues for understanding. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on using suffixes to analyze the meaning of words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students determine the meaning of words by using the meaning of their suffixes for understanding. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on using commas in direct quotations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read sentences with quotation marks and identify the speaker. Then, they punctuate the sentence by adding the comma in the correct place. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying figurative language - specifically similes and metaphors. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify examples of similes and metaphors in a short passage and explain the meaning. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on using simple sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students select a subject and a verb from the word bank and write a simple sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on using roots to analyze the meaning of words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the root in a word and determine the root meaning from a table. Then, they use the meaning of the root to select the best meaning of the original word. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying figurative language - hyperbole and personification. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify examples of hyperbole or personification in a short passage and explain the meaning. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing strategies lesson focuses on understanding the organization and use of an almanac. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use information from an almanac entry to answer questions. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on using word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the root in a word, and determine the root origin and meaning from the table. Then, they use the origin and meaning of the root to select the best meaning of the original word. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on using a thesaurus to determine related words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use an entry from a thesaurus to select synonym(s) for an underlined word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on correctly punctuating compound sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read sentences, identify the relationship of the clauses, if any, then they insert the proper comma. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use nearby words (context clues) to determine the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.