Students develop a shared vocabulary of terms related to modern global citizenship through a collaborative project where they define complex social concepts in their own words.

A targeted lesson for ELA Regents Part 3 preparation, focusing on identifying central ideas and analyzing how literary devices develop those ideas using the short story 'The Mirror That Lies'.

This lesson equips ELL students with essential close reading strategies for the NYS ELA Regents, focusing on annotation, vocabulary in context, and identifying author's purpose and tone using passages from the 2025 exams.

This lesson prepares students for the NYS Regents English Language Arts Exam Part 3: Text Analysis Response. It focuses on identifying and analyzing metaphor, imagery, diction, and tone in nonfiction passages using actual exam excerpts.

A comprehensive lesson focusing on the NYS ELA Regents Part 3 Text Analysis Response, using an excerpt from John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis' to explore central ideas through literary strategies.

This lesson guides students through the brainstorming and planning phases of their Final Writing Task, focusing on analyzing freedom in the novels The Pearl, Just Mercy, Night, and In the Time of the Butterflies. Students will select two characters and plan a literary essay demonstrating how one is free and one is not.

A comprehensive assessment for Jason Reynolds' novel 'When I Was the Greatest', focusing on plot mechanics, character development, and thematic depth. Students will demonstrate their understanding of Ali's journey in Bed-Stuy through a 50-question multiple-choice exam.

An immersive movie guide for Tron: Legacy (2010), featuring a chronological fill-in-the-blank worksheet, an intro presentation, and a comprehensive answer key.

A comprehensive summative assessment and answer key for Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, focusing on character arcs, mother-daughter dynamics, and cultural symbolism.

High school students synthesize personal storytelling with literary analysis by creating short, high-quality podcast segments. This project focuses on vocal delivery, sound design, and thematic depth to communicate complex ideas to a digital audience.

A final assessment lesson covering the chronological plot, themes, and symbolism of Cherie Dimaline's novel The Marrow Thieves.

A lesson focused on identifying and analyzing the central themes of the novel 'Prisoner B-3087' through the use of textual context clues and keyword association.

An introductory lesson on rhetoric through Janet Boyd's "Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking)", where students explore how audience, context, and genre shape rhetorical choices.

This lesson analyzes Chapter 2 of Just Mercy, focusing on how Stevenson develops his argument about individual agency and the inciting of change through knowledge and hope.