Literary Lens Editing Checklist

A 3-session targeted remediation sequence designed to help struggling readers master definition context clues, progressing from explicit signal words to punctuation appositives and independent reading transfer.

A comprehensive 10th-grade expository writing and analysis unit where students dissect high-caliber mentor texts, master defensible thesis construction, weave textual evidence with fidelity, and craft rigorous analytical commentary.

A 2-page teacher facilitation guide featuring pacing blueprints, mentor text answer keys, diagnostic coaching moves for common misconceptions, and an analytical writing rubric.

A three-part introductory poetry sequence that guides students through the structural, rhythmic, and musical building blocks of verse. Students contrast poetry with prose, master line breaks and stanzas, tap out meter and poetic beats, and craft original structured stanzas.

A rigorous academic inquiry lesson examining Dr. Wright's 2025 research on algorithmic literacy and digital source verification. Students deconstruct scholarly claims, evaluate methodology, and practice proper academic citation.

A 2-page student drafting lab worksheet providing structured frameworks for crafting defensible theses, blueprinting organizational structures, executing the ICE evidence method, and expanding analytical commentary.

A 5-week foundational writing intervention for secondary emerging English learners focused on school and community themes, featuring syllable and affix encoding, 2 sentence dictations per lesson, sentence parts and building, and culminating in two-sentence question responses with reasoning.

A high-stakes 45–60 minute cooperative escape room challenge reviewing Andy Weir's 'The Martian'. High school English students analyze epistolary voice, conflict types, thematic motifs, and characterization to decode emergency override sequences and secure Mark Watney's orbital rendezvous.

A 2-page mentor text deconstruction handout featuring an authentic expository passage, margin annotation targets, structural blueprint mapping, and commentary evaluation activities.

A 5-week, 10-lesson intensive reading intervention sequence for high school English Learners (ELPA21 Levels 1-2), systematically progressing from syllables and VCCV decoding to roots, affixes, context clues, and academic vocabulary with 30-minute structured lessons.

A high-impact workplace communication lesson where students analyze audience, channel selection, and professional tone through a Queens-based business scenario, producing Level 3+ structured responses and engaging in accountable talk.

An 8-slide instructional presentation on expository essay architecture, breaking down defensible thesis statements, organizational structures, seamless ICE evidence integration, and insightful commentary versus simple summary.