Cara Zatoris

Everything You Need to Know About Unit 1 in CommonLit 360 for Grades 6-10

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...

CommonLit's Professional Development Portal: Supporting a Successful Implementation of CommonLit 360

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...

CommonLit 360: Flexibility and Teacher Choice through Supplemental Texts

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...

CommonLit 360's Related Media Explorations: Increasing Engagement and Deepening Learning

Learn about how CommonLit’s English Language Arts curriculum engages students in media analysis tasks that bring each CommonLit 360 unit’s topics and themes to life. Maintaining high student...

CommonLit 360 Utilizes Best Practices to Develop Students' Vocabulary Skills

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...