An introductory lesson for HS English 4 exploring Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, focusing on historical context, literary techniques like the Bildungsroman, and the novel's initial setting.
A lesson designed to empower high school students with the tools to navigate digital misinformation, focusing on the SIFT method, identifying emotional bias, and spotting sponsored content.
Explore the complex, self-serving relationships in Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby. Students analyze characters through the lens of social transactions and complete a creative response on character motivations and the 'cost' of their social deals.
A focused study of Chapter 3 of Julia Alvarez's 'In the Time of the Butterflies', focusing on Maria Teresa's loss of innocence and her first glimpses into the political reality of Trujillo's Dominican Republic.
A lesson exploring the contrast between the glittering surface of Gatsby's parties and the underlying reality of the 1920s, designed for Level 2 English Language Learners.
A creative final project for Shakespeare's Macbeth that requires students to synthesize textual evidence with visual art. Students choose a central theme or character arc to illustrate, supporting their artistic choices with cited quotes from the play.