Students explore standard RI.6.4 with this playlist. They will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative meanings. Students will work through several examples of how to determine an author's meaning. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 1 link to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as personification and metaphor • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.6.6 with this playlist. They will determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text. Students will explain how the author’s purpose is conveyed in the text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as purpose and position • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Examples of different categories of writing and the typical reasons authors write these types of texts • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as point of view through comparison • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as medium and quantitative • Visual examples of how diagrams help the reader make sense of the text • Excerpts that allow students to practice integrating information presented in different media or formats as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue • A self-check assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one sorting question • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes six multiple choice questions • Excerpts from several nonfiction texts that allow students to trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not • Definitions of key terms, such as credible and bias • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos or texts • 3 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as colon • Examples of how to use a colon to introduce a quotation • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 3 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as glossary and thesaurus • Examples of entries from various reference materials • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 1 link to instructional videos or texts • 4 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as definition and restatement • Examples of how to identify and interpret context clues using a variety of strategies • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.7.2 with this playlist. They will determine two or more central ideas in a text. Students will analyze the development of central ideas over the course of the text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as central idea and stated • Examples of questions that help students determine the central idea in a text • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.7.4 with this playlist. They will determine connotative meanings of words and phrases as they are used in informational text. Students will practice determining the meaning of words and phrases in context. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 3 links to instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and two matching questions • Definitions of key terms, such as denotation and connotation • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes 6 multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as interaction and transition • Excerpts from several nonfiction texts that students will use to analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.7.6 with this playlist. They will determine an author’s purpose. They will analyze how the author differentiates his/her position from those of others. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 3 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as purpose and position • Examples of how to identify points of view • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as evaluating tone and purpose • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 2 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes 5 multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as text structure and major section • Excerpts from several nonfiction texts that students will use to analyze the structure an author uses • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 4 links to instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as textual evidence and synthesize • 1 assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one matching question • Examples of how to draw inferences from literary text to make and support an analysis • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. This product includes: • 3 links to instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as cites and analysis • Examples of how to identify explicit claims and evidence and how to draw inferences from the text • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional resources • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (depth of knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.7.9 with this playlist. They will analyze how two authors write about the same topic from different perspectives. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 6 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 1 assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one sorting question • Definitions of key terms, such as perspective • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and discussion guides to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as symbolism and allegory • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RL.7.5 with this playlist. They will work to explain that plays are divided into acts and scenes. Students will explain how dialogues and monologues contribute to the meaning of a play. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 6 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as monologue and soliloquy • Excerpts from several texts including "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RL.9-10.4 with this playlist. They will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Students analyze and evaluate the use of language and its impact on meaning and reader experience. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 4 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice and two matching questions • Definitions of key terms, such as dramatic irony and denotative • Examples of how to identify and analyze key details • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.7.4 with this playlist. They will analyze and evaluate word choices for connotative, figurative, or technical meaning. Students will work to understand how authors use word choice to communicate tone, which expands the meaning of the text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 3 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts • 3 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and two matching questions • Definitions of key terms, such as figurative language and stance • Excerpts from several texts including "Remarks by the President at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches” by President Obama • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Students explore standard RI.4.6 with this playlist. They will compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic. Students will describe differences in the focus and the information presented. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio and complete practice quizzes or activities. <strong>This product includes:</strong> • 4 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one matching question • Definitions of key terms, such as firsthand and secondhand • Examples of how to identify firsthand and secondhand accounts and differentiate between them • An excerpt from “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” by Frederick Douglass • An excerpt from “The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller • "Douglass’s Escape from Slavery " by the Library of Congress • An accompanying Teaching Notes file <strong>The Teaching Notes file includes:</strong> • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as symbolism and allegory • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard. <strong>This product includes:</strong> • 8 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as text structure and chronological • Examples of how to accurately identify and describe text structures • “Got Butterflies? Find Out Why” by the CDC • An excerpt from “Nelly Ratner Myers, Oral History” by the National Park Service (NPS) • An excerpt from "Book About Animals " by Rufus Merrill • "Going Bananas " by Wisewire • “Stranded” by Wisewire • An accompanying Teaching Notes file <strong>The Teaching Notes file includes:</strong> • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities • An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels