A focused lesson on identifying the main idea in fictional and non-fictional texts, tailored for adult learners preparing for the HSED RLA exam. Includes guided practice with current events and structured graphic organizers.
A targeted preparation module designed to scaffold student success on Part 3 of the NYS Regents ELA exam. Students dissect a mentor text, use a structured graphic organizer to identify central ideas and literary techniques, and practice writing high-scoring responses using guided templates.
A highly scaffolded, special-education-friendly lesson on Romeo and Juliet up to Act 3, Scene 2. Includes a visual character map and a 15-question comprehension check with chunked text summaries and sentence starters.
A college-level writing lesson focusing on structural precision, thesis formulation, evidentiary mapping, and cohesive argumentation across a multi-paragraph academic essay.
A analytical assessment lesson focusing on the high-stakes themes, racial and socioeconomic divides, and tragic character trajectories of Boobie Miles and Mike Winchell in H.G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights.
A rigorous essay-writing unit connecting Gatsby's themes of disillusionment, social division, and unattainable dreams with the classic poetry of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Includes brainstorming templates, evidence trackers, outlining guides, peer feedback structures, and a comprehensive rubric.
English IV MP1 unit examining identity, perspective, and transformation through the Hero's Journey using Beowulf, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and the Coffee Bean. Includes a 12-page printed student process packet and a teacher quick-reference guide.
An immersive introductory lesson on dystopian literature. Students analyze systems of control, common tropes, and societal rebellion through visual slides, structured graphic organizers, and a creative choice board with heavy scaffolding and sentence starters.
A targeted writing lesson that guides students through crafting high-impact opinion essays on water pollution and water demand. Students learn to combine fact-based evidential appeals, emotional connections, and structured problem-solution calls to action.
A deep-dive literature lesson exploring Emily Dickinson's 'Success is counted sweetest'. Students analyze how the central paradox—that defeat is necessary to truly comprehend victory—is built through imagery and contrast, and compare these themes to a modern text.
A vocabulary and morphology lesson focusing on the academic and STEM suffix -cian, representing highly skilled occupational roles. Students explore word roots, spelling transformations, and professional definitions.
A comprehensive review lesson preparing students for the final exam covering MLA research, Harlem Renaissance poetry, and Acts II & III of A Raisin in the Sun.
A 60-minute ELA lesson focused on decoding rich vocabulary and figurative language using context clues in a detective-themed investigation.
A differentiated argumentative writing lesson focused on scaffolding the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework using a hands-on crafting and construction theme. Perfect for diverse learners, providing high-support sentence frames, visual icons, and step-by-step task cards.
This core launch unit delivers the complete system for the 180-day 6-minute High School ELA daily warm-up program, containing the instructional curriculum guide, student logging journal, and the interactive display slide deck.
Students plan their argumentative essays using scaffolded graphic organizers and study a high-level annotated model exemplar essay to master citation and counter-argument requirements.
Students dissect the Regents Part 2 prompt requirements, learn step-by-step checklists, and read Texts 1, 2, 3, and 4 with direct vocabulary word banks and margin annotation support.