An 8-lesson unit for 11th-grade students exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' through close reading, literary analysis, and historical context. Students investigate themes of wealth, the American Dream, and social class while mastering concepts like tone, point of view, and symbolism.

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.

An 8-lesson unit for 11th-grade students exploring F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' through close reading, literary analysis, and historical context. Students investigate themes of wealth, the American Dream, and social class while mastering concepts like tone, point of view, and symbolism.

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 collection of curriculum overview and alignment resources for 11th Grade English, focusing on societal change and civic rights.

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 comprehensive lesson sequence for Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven', focusing on Gothic elements, sound devices, and the psychological descent into madness. This sequence adapts a 180-minute curriculum into three 75-minute sessions with embedded instructional strategies.

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 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 series of lessons focused on advanced literary analysis, synthesis of multiple texts, and the construction of complex argumentative essays.

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.

A 12th-grade sequence exploring the transformative power of Text-to-Speech (TTS) as a tool for writing revision, rhetorical analysis, and research management. Students move from basic error detection to analyzing the rhythm of their own persuasive prose.

A 10th-grade academic support sequence that transforms students from passive readers to active analysts through the art of marginalia. Students master shorthand symbols, inquiry-based questioning, theme tracking, and summarization to prepare for a text-based Socratic seminar.

A 5-lesson unit for 9th-grade students focusing on transforming reading from a passive activity into an active dialogue through symbols, shorthand, marginal summaries, questioning, and argument tracking.

A 12th-grade project-based sequence designed for students in academic support settings. It bridges the gap between text annotation and argumentative writing by teaching students how to purposefully code text based on a prompt, extract evidence into logical groupings, and synthesize multiple viewpoints into a structured outline.

A comprehensive 11th-grade sequence focused on advanced annotation and highlighting techniques for research synthesis. Students progress from evaluating single-source credibility to cross-referencing multiple perspectives and drafting a literature review using a synthesis matrix.

This sequence teaches 11th-grade students how to use annotation not just for recall, but as a critical tool for inquiry and rhetorical analysis. Students progress from basic summary to deep interrogation, preparing them for high-level academic discourse in a Socratic Seminar.

An intensive writing workshop for undergraduate students to master the art of scholarship essays through narrative structure, rhetorical analysis, and persuasive storytelling. Students develop a versatile 'master essay' and learn to tailor it for various high-stakes funding opportunities.