A 30-minute interactive session for 9th graders focusing on analytical thinking and language arts through a series of engaging puzzles and riddles. Students will work together to 'crack the code' and develop critical problem-solving strategies.
A comprehensive 6-week curriculum that merges collaborative book clubs with audio production. Students read and analyze self-selected texts through literary device workshops before producing, scripting, and recording a professional-grade podcast episode.
Week 6 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students record, edit, and broadcast their podcast episodes, followed by a collaborative listening gallery and rigorous self/peer assessment.
Week 6, Worksheet 3: A student-facing group reflection worksheet to debrief the podcasting production process, evaluate individual contributions, and identify lessons learned.
A comprehensive, year-long academic vocabulary system mapping 32 critical Greek and Latin roots across 16 bi-weekly cycles (covering 160 class sessions), designed specifically to build NYS Regents reading comprehension and decoding autonomy.
Weeks 4-5 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students pivot from readers to broadcasters as they pitch their podcast formats, design their visual/audio identity, and draft scripts with cue sheets.
Week 6, Worksheet 1: A student-facing group planning worksheet to execute microphone level tests, document raw technical recordings, and track sound engineering notes during the recording session.
A 5-day, 10-lesson intensive writing unit aligned with the NYS Regents Part 2 Argumentation task. This unit scaffolds active reading, claim development, evidence citation, counterclaim construction, and the final 4-paragraph essay structure.
Weeks 1-3 of the PodClub Chronicles unit. Students establish their book clubs, set reading schedules, and dive deep into text analysis focusing on character perspective, motif development, and symbolic imagery.
Week 5, Worksheet 3: A role-split student-facing sheet to draft the closing sequence, final ratings, crew credits, and outro music fade-out directions.
A reading intervention unit targeting the critical spelling changes that occur at suffix boundaries, designed for older struggling readers. The sequence covers final consonant doubling and silent-e dropping logic.
A comprehensive unit on MLA 9th Edition parenthetical citations featuring daily warm-ups, a reference guide, slides, and a final mastery quiz. Students learn to cite books, articles, poetry, and multi-author sources with precision.
Week 5, Worksheet 2: A role-split student-facing sheet to draft the core discussion, analytical arguments, and speaker lines for the main segment of the podcast.
