Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 6th graders will be learning about Greek Mythology and reading The Lightning Thief in this first module. Advanced Learners may want to explore mythology on their own and read other related books.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 7th graders will be learning about The Lost Boys of Sudan and reading A Long Walk to Water in this first module. Advanced Learners may want to explore water scarcity and Africa on their own and read other related books.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on understanding point of view and perspective. 8th graders will be learning about Latin American Folklore and the hero's journey, and reading Summer of the Mariposas in this first module. Advanced Learners may want to explore Latin America and Latin American folklore on their own and read other related books.

Above is a video we use to help students understand the topic of study.

Above is a video providing a quick book talk on this module's anchor text, Patient Zero.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 8th graders will be learning about food systems and reading The Omnivore's Dilemma in this second module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 6th graders will be learning about Indian Boarding Schools and reading Two Roads in this second module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 7th graders will be learning about The Harlem renaissance and the Great Migration and reading One Last Word in this third module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a slideshow we use to help students work on making inferences and predictions about the topic of study. 8th graders will be learning about the Voices of the Holocaust and reading the graphic novel Maus in this third module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a short video about our final 6th grade ELA topic of study. 6th graders will be learning about advances in space exploration and reading Hidden Figures in this third module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a short TED talk that connects to our final 7th grade ELA topic of study. 7th graders will be learning about plastic pollution and how it affects humans, animals, and the environment. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.

Above is a video we use to introduce the topic of study for the final ELA module. 8th graders will be learning about lessons from Japanese internment and modern incidents of inequity and reading Farewell to Manzanar and a selection of short stories in this third module. Advanced Learners may want to explore this topic on their own and read other related books available through Sora.