A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A high school ELA sequence exploring the psychological concepts of identity, the 'False Self', and social performance through philosophical inquiry and literary analysis.

A lesson sequence exploring Stoic philosophy through visual metaphors, focusing on Marcus Aurelius's teachings. Students analyze animator choices and create their own visual storyboards for abstract virtues.

A lesson sequence focused on the narrative craft of writing high-stakes introductions for interactive survival stories, specifically leading to biological defense mechanism choices.

A literary and historical exploration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, focusing on the cultural, social, and economic forces of the 1920s and how they shape the American Dream.

This sequence explores the literary techniques used by Frederick Douglass in his Narrative, focusing specifically on how he uses irony to dismantle Northern misconceptions about slavery. Students move from vocabulary acquisition to deep rhetorical analysis.

A four-day intensive study of Shakespeare's Macbeth, focusing on characterization and the development of ambition to prepare students for an argumentative essay on Macbeth's worthiness for the throne.

A three-lesson exploration of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an Hour', focusing on the nuances of 3rd person omniscient point of view, sensory imagery, figurative language, and the ironic twist of the plot. Students analyze how narrative perspective shapes their understanding of Mrs. Mallard's internal transformation.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A 9th-grade English RLA unit exploring the physical and emotional intersection of love and pain through scientific analysis and poetic metaphor. Students synthesize Eric Jaffe's 'Why Love Literally Hurts' with Carol Ann Duffy's poem 'Valentine' to craft argumentative synthesis correspondence.

A two-lesson unit focused on analyzing argumentative structures and multimodal features in the text 'Why Everyone Must Get Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.' Students will explore thesis development, evidence, counterarguments, and the impact of graphic features.

A comprehensive 10th-grade ELA unit on Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis', focusing on visual literacy, character development, and the historical context of the Iranian Revolution. Students will explore how the graphic novel medium conveys complex emotional and thematic depth.

A 4-day intensive study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil,' focusing on literary analysis, theme development, and argumentative writing through the lens of Dark Romanticism and Puritan values. Students explore the ambiguity of symbols and the complexities of human guilt while mastering appositive phrases and constructing high-quality academic responses.

A two-day exploration of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', analyzing poetic craft, gothic elements, and the emotional descent of the narrator through creative performance tasks and analytical writing.

A sophisticated exploration of the Long A vowel clusters (eigh, ei, ey) designed for high schoolers. Focuses on articulatory phonetics, professional communication, and academic vocabulary without juvenile imagery.

A series of lessons exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth, specifically designed for 10th-grade emergent bilingual students to master complex characterization and thematic elements.

A comprehensive two-day exploration of Macbeth Act 1, focusing on the supernatural, ambition, and the psychological shift towards murder. Includes a teacher guide, student workbooks, slide decks, and answer keys.

A 3-day research unit focused on the historical context of Night by Elie Wiesel, specifically covering liberation, concentration camps, and death marches, concluding with student presentations.

A curriculum development sequence focused on helping teachers bridge ELA and History through linguistics and etymology.

A professional development series focused on empowering educators with concrete frameworks for teaching complex writing and literacy skills.

A lesson sequence for high school ELL students focusing on the Simple Aspect of verbs (Past, Present, and Future) using a timeline-based approach and sentence construction.

A lesson sequence exploring the intersection of civic duty, social contracts, and rhetorical analysis through the lens of the 'Shopping Cart Theory'. Students analyze a structured argument and participate in a Socratic Seminar.

This sequence teaches 10th-grade students with academic support needs how to master digital annotation tools. It covers highlighting, tagging, collaborative commenting, and synthesizing digital notes into a research portfolio.