A fairytale folklore project that explores the original dark roots of classic tales and analyzes their subversion and intersection in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'.
A focused lesson on crafting a thesis statement for a comparative essay between Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, specifically using the 'Answer to a Question' strategy.
A targeted intervention designed to help 10th-grade students move beyond plot summary and into deep literary analysis for their weekly book club journals. This lesson provides clear frameworks for paragraph construction and analytical thinking.
A 45-minute interactive station-based lesson where students explore sensory imagery by describing unique environments through a single lens of perception.
A comprehensive project-based lesson where students research the classic literary origins of the characters in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' before watching the film to compare adaptations and explore literary idioms.