Students watch a film adaptation of the lighthouse scene, focusing on visual techniques such as camera angles, lighting, and casting. They evaluate how these choices interpret the original text.
A phonics intervention unit for high school readers focusing on short oo patterns, sound contrasts, and spelling application.
A high-impact summer school prep lesson bridging NYS Regents Part 3 (Text Analysis Response) and SAT Reading (Command of Evidence). Students learn to track literary elements, construct high-scoring central idea paragraphs, and tackle SAT evidence-based questions using a unified clue-hunting methodology.
A detailed 2-page Teacher Guide providing summer school educators with a step-by-step instructional script, a pacing guide, common student misconceptions, a NYS Regents Part 3 TAR exemplar paragraph, and rationales for the SAT Command of Evidence task cards.
A foundational vocabulary and morphology unit designed specifically for high school newcomer ESL students. It focuses on breaking down unfamiliar English words into high-frequency prefixes, suffixes, and root words using heavy visual aids, scaffolded sentence stems, and highly collaborative activities.
Lesson 7.60.b: A comprehensive unit assessment for Unit 7 containing a student testing sheet, teacher diagnostic checklists for data tracking, and a complete answer key.
A double-sided scaffolded student worksheet designed to practice tracking literary devices and finding text-based evidence. It contains a high-interest reading passage, a graphic organizer for the NYS Regents Part 3 Text Analysis Response, and realistic SAT Command of Evidence practice questions.
A comprehensive 4-week poetry curriculum designed for students requiring high structure and visual supports. It covers diverse poetry types (Haiku, Color, Acrostic, Couplets, Concrete, Free Verse, and Metaphor/Simile) with scaffolds like word banks, sentence frames, and graphic organizers.
A complete end-of-the-year thank-you card crafting lesson. Students brainstorm specific memories and acts of kindness, draft their messages, and assemble beautifully styled, fold-in-half appreciation cards for their teachers.
A cohesive, beautifully designed collection of reading comprehension worksheets spanning high school grades 9-12. Each single-page worksheet features a high-interest, curriculum-aligned text followed by three standards-aligned multiple-choice questions and two critical short-answer questions.
A comprehensive 15-lesson writing curriculum tailored for middle and high school students with intellectual disabilities. The sequence alternates weekly between personal narratives, evidence-based informational writing, and imagined stories, using heavy visual scaffolding, structured sentence frames, and clear graphic organizers.
