A memorable and fun acronym for constructed response writing items on Common Core assessments.

OWLS offers social studies and ELA teachers a lesson that pairs two extraordinary speeches so that students can analyze rhetorical and literary devices!

Haven't figured out quite how to get your students writing and rolling on constructed response test questions? Here is a system for scaffolding or differentiating for struggling and successful learners alike aligned to the Common Core State standard for citing evidence.

OWLS encourages students to put on their thinking hats by completing the "Thinking Hat" organizer. Students practice logical thinking and deduction as they summarize information, draw conclusions, and clearly articulate their thinking process. If you are looking for a tool to help you TEACH critical thinking and metacognition, this is the graphic organizer for you!

Our Reading Guide is the ULTIMATE Common Core Resource! Uses include: Emergency substitute work Guides for fiction and nonfiction texts Accountability for AR / IR books Review of key standards before testing Summative reading assessment Supports Four Key Common Core State Standards

Just copy and paste your chosen text and the organizer will do the rest. This graphic organizer guides students to conduct a close read as they summarize and analyze text. This product is Common Core-aligned to help students read grade-level texts.

This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.

This instructional aide guide students through the process of reading and responding to test questions. The strategy concept is based on fighter games and demonstrates the level of complexity in test questions.

This poster presents active reader strategies in a fun and unique way. Students will understand that summary, inference, and prediction are essential to comprehension.

Examine history through each eleven historical lenses. Aligned to Common Core State Standards for Literacy in history (RH.9), this guide prompts students to think critically about the historical significance of events and people in history. This two-page document differentiates for advanced and regular students but both are ready for implementation in secondary history classrooms.

A well-developed syllabus for new teachers who need guidance from OWLS.

This ironic look at Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" is sure to engage any group of diverse learners in English Language Arts grades 9-12.

Students consider the complex language of the Declaration of Independence by chunking the content and comparing each section to the familiar context of a break-up letter.

Finally! Word relationships in a way teenagers can understand. The Relationship Drama Cards explain common word relationships between words by relating them to relationships among friends. This resource is Common Core-aligned to support standard four which requires students to be able to determine the meaning of words including their relationship to each other.

Ready for some vocabulary victories? Give students the ability to learn words rather than simply giving them words to learn. One tried and true way of doing this is the vocabulary challenge. Get the lesson plan and template today! Students who can complete the Vocabulary Challenge are prepared to face the challenge of constructing meaning for themselves. This process guides students to rely on three key vocabulary skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Supports CCRS.ELA-LITERACY.RI / RL / RH.4

10 Common Core-aligned lessons and answer keys with engaging activities to introduce Daniel Keyes' Flowers For Algernon. This activity guide has lessons on vocabulary, language, and reading comprehension related to the book. OWLS gives you the perfect way to activate and build on prior knowledge.

This Common Core mini-unit pairs well with projects centered around scientific inquiry and research methods. Students will learn to read, summarize, present and evaluate research studies as they become familiar with experimental design. Like our other resources, A Scientific Perspective on Wealth is aligned to standards for literacy (RST) and includes reading support. Look for the complete common core unit in our store! This resource includes: Teaching tips and tricks. CCSS alignment document Daily print-and-teach learning guides Reading strategies Graphic organizers An instructional powerpoint Guided lecture notes Embedded formative assessments

2 WEEK LESSON!!! This ironic look at Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" is sure to engage any group of diverse learners in English Language Arts grades 9-12. This new and improved version of the product includes close reading practice and assessment, engaging instruction about irony, and routine writing in each lesson. These Common Core-based lessons and address 13 standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Although this resource was designed for ELA students in grades 9-12, it could easily be used with young adult learners as well. The theme of this unit is examining relationships. Students will focus on the relationship between context and meaning, between men and women (as a result of economic, social, and educational change), between the past and present, and between arguments and counter-arguments. This resource includes: Teaching tips and tricks. CCSS alignment document Daily print-and-teach learning guides Word wall images Practice vocabulary & writing assessments

This mini-unit reveals the power of a single voice using two exceptional TED Talks. Students practice reading/viewing informational texts (speeches, autobiographies, articles, etc.) while developing multiple reading skills. This bundle includes six days of activities, formative assessments, and writing activities. As a special add-on for teachers who purchase this resource, we provide a link to a unit powerpoint that includes daily lesson plans (procedures) and step-by-step slides for each day's activities. Purchase peace of mind and a perfect bundle of lessons today!

This mini-unit features two weeks of Common Core-aligned print and teach lessons and a free instructional powerpoint for Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death." For paired informational texts (history and science) get the full unit in our store! 
 This text pairs well with other short stories by Edgar Allen Poe like the “Tell- Tale Heart” for an awesome Halloween themed mini-unit. You can also pair short stories with nonfiction resources such as “The Masks We Wear” like we did in the extended bundle for a powerful look at contemporary issues The major theme of this unit is empathy. So if you focus on character and academic education, this is the unit for you. Students will focus on the symbolism in Poe’s allegory as they explore indifference. This resource includes: -Teaching tips and tricks. -CCSS alignment document -Daily print-and-teach learning guides -Word wall images -Differentiated text -Scaffolded instructional materials