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ID01 Identity Check
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 lessons and Part One toolkit files are for teachers with a current paid membership. The novel is not included: locate each passage in your own copy first.
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Launch the Question
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Build the World
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Practice Evidence
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Montag at the Start
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Clarisse Asks Why
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A Belief Unsettled
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The Woman and Her Books
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Part One toolkit: teacher start here
Reading ranges by scene for each quiz, an edition check (page numbers are original class-PDF pages, so locate each passage in your own copy first), the 6-point quiz scoring rule and quiz conditions.
What’s inside
- What is in the toolkit and who each file is for
- Reading-range table with a column for the pages in your copy
- Scoring: 1 point per single-select answer; Part B scores 1 only with both correct choices and no extras; Parts A and B scored separately; 6 points per quiz
- Assessment conditions kept separate from teaching scaffolds, and how to share the dictionary without spoilers
The novel is not included. Classroom practice only; not an official or predictive state assessment.
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Reading dictionary by part
260 words, phrases and terms in reading order under scene headings, each with the meaning it has in that passage.
What’s inside
- Part One, Part Two and Part Three sections
- Scene headings as reading guides
- Context meanings with original class-PDF page references
A reference, not a memorization list. Later entries can reveal later events. Keep it away during the Part One quizzes.
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Part One quizzes
Three quizzes, each with 5 numbered questions and 6 response fields (including a Part A / Part B evidence pair), plus an optional writing task.
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- Quiz 1 · Looking again
- Quiz 2 · Pressure and conflict
- Quiz 3 · Explaining control
- Optional Part One writing task with planning space
No answers. Tell students where each passage is in their own copy before they start.
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Part One quiz key
Answers with explanations for every distractor, the 6-point classroom scoring rule, access guidance and suggested standards for each item.
What’s inside
- Keys for all three quizzes
- Distractor explanations
- Classroom scoring and administration notes
- Optional writing guidance and calibration example
Teacher only. MSTAR-informed classroom practice, not an official, endorsed or predictive assessment.
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Evidence and character change log
An undated log for the question “Does restricting access to books protect people, or limit their ability to think for themselves?”, with a character change section.
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- Columns: source, part, scene and page · short quotation or paraphrase · what it suggests · supports or challenges my claim
- Character change: early belief or action, later belief or action, evidence and explanation
- Optional frames: This suggests ___ because ___. / This challenges ___ because ___.
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Part One discussion and exit tickets
Three discussion questions on Clarisse’s questions, Montag and Mildred after the woman’s death, and Beatty’s link between comfort and limits on thought, plus four reusable exit tickets.
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- One student-chosen detail and explanation per question, with optional frames
- Agree, build and challenge follow-ups using evidence
- Exit tickets: inference, word meaning in context, character change, claim and counterview
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Discussion and exit tickets: teacher guidance
Look-fors for each discussion question and exit ticket, and a next-day response for a comprehension, evidence, reasoning or language gap.
What’s inside
- Reading prerequisites and look-fors
- Exit ticket look-fors
- Next-day moves matched to the gap
Grammar units
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Identify
Name people and objects, choose pronouns and articles, and write clear sentences with the right subject and verb.
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Describe
Use adjectives, clothing and place details to describe people and compare what two records show.
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Reconstruct
Retell past events in order, use time words, and show where records leave gaps or disagree.
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Connect Ideas
Link related facts, highlight differences, and state what the evidence still does not tell us.
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Explain Causes
Explain supported causes with because, so and because of, while keeping guesses separate from evidence.
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Compare
Compare two subjects topic by topic, use evidence for similarities and differences, and write a neutral summary.
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Tense lessons
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Simple Present: Routines, Habits & Facts
Students use the simple present to describe routines, habits and facts with correct subject–verb agreement, negatives and questions. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 50–60 minutes or two shorter periods.
What’s inside
- 34-slide editable PowerPoint with teacher notes, plus a presentation PDF
- 6-page student packet (PDF)
- 3-page teacher guide with answer keys and quick rubric (PDF)
- Start-here and support page (PDF)
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Present Continuous: Actions Now & Temporary Situations
Students use am/is/are + verb-ing for actions happening now and temporary situations, including spelling, negatives and questions. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 50–60 minutes or two shorter periods.
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- 35-slide editable PowerPoint with teacher notes, plus a presentation PDF
- 6-page student packet (PDF)
- 3-page teacher guide with answer keys (PDF)
- Start-here and support page (PDF)
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Simple Present vs. Present Continuous
Students choose and form the simple present or present continuous from meaning, context and time clues, then apply it in reading, speaking and writing. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 55–65 minutes or two shorter periods.
What’s inside
- 34-slide editable PowerPoint with teacher notes and separate answer reveals, plus a presentation PDF
- 6-page student packet (PDF)
- 3-page teacher guide with answer keys and quick rubric (PDF)
- Start-here and support page (PDF)
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Simple Past: Regular & Irregular Verbs
Students use regular and irregular past verbs for completed actions and use did accurately in negatives and questions. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 55–65 minutes or two shorter periods.
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- 35-slide editable PowerPoint with teacher notes, plus a lesson PDF
- 7-page student packet (PDF)
- 3-page teacher guide with answer keys and rubric (PDF)
- Start-here note (text)
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Past Questions & Negatives
Students ask and answer simple-past questions and correct assumptions with accurate negatives using did + base verb. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 55–65 minutes or two shorter periods.
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- 36-slide editable PowerPoint with teacher notes, plus a lesson PDF
- 7-page student packet (PDF)
- 3-page teacher guide with answer keys and rubric (PDF)
- Start-here note (text)
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Future with Going To: Plans, Intentions & Evidence-Based Predictions
Students connect be going to with prior plans and predictions from present evidence, and produce affirmative, negative and question forms. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 50–60 minutes.
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- 34-slide presentation (PDF only — no editable PowerPoint is included)
- 7-page student packet (PDF)
- 8-page teacher guide with pacing, differentiation and complete keys (PDF)
- Start-here note (text)
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Future with Will: Decisions, Offers, Promises & Beliefs
A context-first lesson on the four jobs of will, with form and contractions, contextual practice, partner speaking cards and an exit ticket. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 50–60 minutes or two shorter periods.
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- 34-slide editable PowerPoint with speaker notes
- 7-page student packet (PDF)
- 8-page teacher guide with pacing, sample responses and complete keys (PDF)
- Start-here note (text)
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Going To vs. Will
Students read the situation before choosing be going to or will, using a Future Choice Map, partner challenge cards, independent practice and an exit ticket. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 50–60 minutes or two shorter periods.
What’s inside
- 44-slide editable PowerPoint with speaker notes
- 7-page student packet (PDF)
- 8-page teacher guide with pacing and complete answer keys (PDF)
- Start-here note (text)
Academic writing
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CER-01: The Missing Study Space (version 2.0)
A complete claim–evidence–reasoning writing lesson. Students analyse a short committee file and write a 6–8 sentence recommendation; more than one choice can be defended with relevant evidence. Grades 6–10 multilingual learners, about WIDA 2–3, 45–50 minutes.
What’s inside
- 18-slide editable PowerPoint with speaker notes
- 6-page student packet — editable Word and print-ready PDF
- 8-page teacher guide and answer key with differentiation notes and a 10-point rubric — Word and PDF
- Start-here, terms of use and image rights notes (text)
Bell ringers
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20-Day Bell Ringers · Volume 1
Twenty 7–10 minute listening and speaking warm-ups with recorded audio. Choose the Standard deck or the Supported deck with sentence frames, vocabulary support and slower recordings with pauses.
What’s inside
- Two 60-slide PowerPoint decks (Standard and Supported) with embedded audio
- 40 standalone MP3 recordings
- Student booklet and teacher guide — PDF and editable Word
- Audio scripts (Word)
- Read-me-first setup notes
Unzip first. Embedded audio plays in desktop Microsoft PowerPoint; Keynote and browser previews are not verified, so the MP3s are included.
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10 Days of Grammar Bell Ringers
Ten five-minute warm-up pages, one skill per day, each with a worked model, five items and a short “say why” prompt.
What’s inside
- 10 student pages
- Teacher answer key for all 10 days
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Grammar Intervention Bell Ringer Pack
A two-week spiral-review cycle for intervention groups, targeting common gaps in secondary ELD writing such as missing verbs, plurals, word order and articles.
What’s inside
- 10 warm-up pages, one gap per page
- Day 9 mixed quick check and day 10 writing sample
- Teacher answer key
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Five-Day Bell Ringer Sampler
Five 8-minute routines with student response space, language supports and optional extensions.
What’s inside
- Teacher guide
- Five daily routines
- Teacher answer guidance and quick checks
Assessments
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Beginning-of-Year ELD Diagnostic
A grammar and writing diagnostic for multilingual learners in grades 6–12, ELD levels 1–4, to plan targeted instruction at the start of the year.
What’s inside
- Teacher guide
- Diagnostic assessment pages
Community building
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First Week ELD Community Building
A complete five-day set for secondary multilingual learners: This Is Me, Languages and Communities, Things That Matter, Strengths, Supports and Goals, and Our Community.
What’s inside
- Start-here guide and product map
- Daily slides (PowerPoint and PDF) and teacher guides (PDF and Word)
- Student portfolio pages — print-ready colour and ink-saving
- Vocabulary and snapshot toolkits
- Complete About Me, About Us portfolio
- Class connection display and Visual Identity and Language Map toolkit
Students may share, keep information private, respond in any language, or pass.
Separate editing practice · member files
Separate resourceEditing practice
Common Errors editing practice is a separate resource. It is not one of the curriculum lessons, not a grade, and not a replacement for any Grammar Spy resource. Files are available to accounts with a current paid membership.
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- Grammar Detective Challenge #001 — The Missing Homework MysteryFree spy-themed bell ringer. Students hunt and correct 11 grammar mistakes in 10–15 minutes.
- Past Simple vs. Past Continuous WorksheetELD-friendly worksheet contrasting past simple and past continuous with targeted practice and application.
- Verb Tenses Cheat SheetTwo-page reference covering all 12 English verb tenses with timelines and examples.
- Case File #005 — The Disappearing VerbDetective-style Case File where students hunt missing verbs and restore complete sentences.
- Case File #006 — Verb Tense ConsistencySpy-themed Case File where students catch tense shifts and lock paragraphs into one tense.
- Case File #007 — Subject-Verb AgreementSpy-themed worksheet drilling tricky subject-verb agreement. Students hunt mismatches and lock down the rules.
- Sentence Structure Mini-MissionsShort writing exercises on simple, compound, and complex sentences — ideal for warm-ups.
- Common Errors Detective SheetStudents hunt and fix 20 common writing errors in a spy-themed editing mission.
- Speaking Activities for ESL High School5 low-prep speaking activities with sentence starters: This-or-That, Role Play, Interviews, and more.