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.

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 collection of resources for teaching chapters 19-25 of Amal Unbound, focusing on character evolution, the concept of the "debt trap," and literacy as power.

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.

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.