A visual literacy lesson for 9th grade students focusing on the transition from explicit storytelling to symbolic representation in a book spotlight assignment. Students learn to translate themes, characters, and motifs into visual metaphors for a creative bookmark project.

A foundational exploration of 'Coming of Age' themes combined with intensive practice on consonant blends and word-ending sounds common in thematic vocabulary. Students analyze the transition from childhood to adulthood while strengthening their English pronunciation and decoding skills.

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 lesson focused on Chapter 8 of Treasure Island, exploring Long John Silver's strategic leadership and Jim Hawkins' observations during a tense pirate mutiny.

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 lesson focusing on chapters 20, 21, and 23 of Amal Unbound where Amal navigates the complex social hierarchy and hidden injustices of the Khan estate. Students will analyze character motivations and the symbolic importance of literacy and freedom.

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.