Cara Zatoris

Unit 1s begin the year with engaging short stories with lessons that build literary analysis skills and promote student voice.The first unit of the year in any ELA class sets the tone for the rest of the school year. This is your chance to establish a safe and collaborative

In my previous role as a Secondary ELA instructional developer for a school district in Florida, I had the exciting opportunity over the past couple years to work in partnership with CommonLit. My team received early access to the CommonLit 360 curriculum so we could pilot the units and provide

Teachers can use supplemental texts to address the specific needs of their students.The new, comprehensive ELA curriculum, CommonLit 360, embodies the perfect combination of evidence-based practices and features students and teachers love. It provides content-rich units designed to build students’ knowledge of a wide range of interesting and relevant

Learn about how CommonLit’s new comprehensive curriculum engages students in media analysis tasks that bring each CommonLit 360 unit’s topics and themes to life.Maintaining high student engagement has always been a challenge for teachers. This was a main consideration when we designed CommonLit 360 units. Our approach,

Learn about the vocabulary assignments and quizzes that come with each CommonLit 360 unit.The link between literacy and vocabulary development is well-documented. Research shows that explicit instruction of high-yield words, multiple exposures to those words, and opportunities to use them in speaking and writing will all increase a student’