A junior version of the mystery unit focusing on 1st-grade foundational skills, simple sight words, and basic reading comprehension.

A high-stakes reading mystery where students use context clues and inferencing to solve "cases" while practicing foundational 3rd-grade literacy skills.

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.