A collection of vocabulary-focused lessons for five influential memoirs often studied in middle school. Each lesson covers the first four chapters of the book, providing definitions and context-based practice.

A comprehensive vocabulary and idiom study sequence covering the first four chapters of five diverse memoirs: Born a Crime, Red Scarf Girl, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The Distance Between Us, and I Will Always Write Back. This unit focuses on character development, cultural context, and figurative language.

A comprehensive book study on S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' designed for HSED adult students in a correctional setting. This unit focuses on character development, social dynamics, and critical reading skills while maintaining high-interest engagement.

A series of ELD lessons focused on academic language and complex sentence structures through the lens of adventure and exploration.

A reading comprehension unit focused on mystery stories across multiple grade levels, targeting skills in inferencing, explicit details, context clues, and identifying main ideas.

A high school unit exploring Joseph Campbell's Monomyth theory, tracing the universal pattern from classic literature to modern cinema through the lens of Star Wars.

A deep dive into common Greek and Latin roots to help students decode complex vocabulary and improve reading comprehension through etymological analysis.

A comprehensive 3.5-week unit on Gene Luen Yang's 'American Born Chinese', focusing on Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), graphic novel image analysis, and thematic development, culminating in a Cultural Identity Project.

A comprehensive collection of plot-recall and character-focused quizzes for every act of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, designed for 9th-grade English students.

A 3-day intensive small-group sequence focused on NC Standard RL 7.2 (Theme and Objective Summary). Designed for 7th-grade special education students, this unit provides heavy scaffolding through SWBST frames, graphic organizers, and EOG-style multiple choice practice using fables, Gary Soto's 'Seventh Grade', and original realistic fiction.

A 5-day writing unit where students explore their multiple intelligences and future aspirations through the structure of a personal essay. Students master the mechanics of hooks, background building, and thesis construction to create a professional self-portrait.

A literary exploration of survival stories and the bonds between animals and humans, centered on 'The Incredible Journey'. This unit emphasizes literary analysis through collaborative discussion and role-based inquiry.

A series of listening comprehension lessons for 8th graders using high-interest, modern topics like gaming, tech, and sports to practice factual recall and inferential reasoning.