Habits for Teens | Life Strategies for Teens UNIT | 17 WEEKS of Lesson Plans!

Deisgned to use with anchor texts: Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw and The Five People You Meet in heaven by Mitch Albom

Based on Life Strategies for Teens Eleven Week Unit + ALL LESSON PLANS

AND The Five People You Meet in Heaven Ten Week Unit + ALL LESSON PLANS

NO PLANNING FOR FOUR MONTHS!

Looking for curriculum to support your students’ social-emotional growth? You found it!

This 17 week—458 Page English Language Arts bundle is a compilation of 300 hours of planning.

UNIT 1) Eleven Week Unit for 90 Minute Class Period for Life Strategies for Teens + Daily Lesson Plans

UNIT 2) Eight Week Unit for 45 Minute Class Period for The Five People You Meet in Heaven + Daily Lesson Plans

Depending on your class period, this curriculum will serve you for an entire quarter or semester and can be used as ELA, Homeroom, Health, or Character Education curriculum.

UNIT 1 DESCRIPTION:

My students say they like how McGraw “talks turkey.” I explain that the book is written by Dr. Phil’s college-age son Jay, and this grabs their attention.

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL RECEIVE:

—11 weeks of detailed daily lesson plans with Common Core Standards for grades

9-12 on each lesson plan

—Comprehension questions for each chapter in Life Strategies for Teens

—Pre/Post assessment on concepts in text

—60 DOL Paragraphs + teacher/student KEY

—“What the Heck is a Clause” handout

—Anticipation guide/activity

—Two reflective essay structure guides

—Exemplar essay

—Reflective essay rubric

—Exit ticket

—Reflection feedback handout

—TWENTY paragraph prompts (two for each topic) related to:

Integrity

Kindness

Discipline

Passion

Gratitude

Positive Thinking

Compassion

Perseverance

Courage

Goal-Oriented Mindset

*Each prompt includes a short color-coded structure guide for reference and suggestions to help struggling writers with content and organization (can be edited out for experienced writers).

*Highlighted advanced vocabulary (can be edited out for experienced readers/writers)

• An Editor’s Checklist

• 4-Point Paragraph Rubric

• One Exemplar Paragraph

• Related Common Core Standards for Grades 7,8, + 9/10