A high school ELA unit exploring the evolution of war and protest poetry, from the trenches of WWI to modern social movements, culminating in an original poetry portfolio.

An eight-lesson unit on Franz Kafka and Section I of The Metamorphosis. Lessons 1-4 cover Kafka's biography, historical context, literary style, and major themes. Lessons 5-8 focus on a close reading of Section I. Includes a final compiled Unit Homework assignment.

A dynamic high school unit exploring the roots, techniques, and performance of slam and spoken word poetry, culminating in a school-wide poetry slam.

A series of three high-intensity stations designed to prepare students for the STAAR English assessment, focusing on thesis development, paired passage analysis, and sentence combining.

This 5-lesson sequence introduces a 10th-grade newcomer EL student to the theme of family responsibility and guilt in The Metamorphosis. Using heavy visual scaffolding, simple vocabulary, and structured graphic organizers, the lessons build toward a final Claim-Evidence-Reasoning paragraph.

A series of three high-intensity stations designed to prepare students for the STAAR English assessment, focusing on thesis development, paired passage analysis, and sentence combining.

A complete unit for the second part of Chapter 1 of The Metamorphosis, covering reading analysis, grammar skills (commas), and thematic exploration of authority.

A high school STEM-integrated ELA unit for *The Great Gatsby*. Students analyze the environmental and social symbolism of the Valley of Ashes while engaging in an environmental engineering project to design a reclamation plan for the industrial waste site.

A 10-lesson intensive writing series for grades 9-11 focused on mastering the informative paragraph using the CER model. The series incorporates heavy MLL scaffolding, visual cues, and familiar topics like sports, fashion, and careers. Each 33-minute session builds writing stamina and precision with clear learning targets and MLA citation mastery.

A comprehensive unit on figurative language set in the whimsical world of a Cosmic Carnival, covering nine key literary devices through interactive slides, a QR code scavenger hunt, and a rigorous mastery assessment.

A 10-lesson thematic unit for 9th-grade ESOL students focusing on Shakespeare's Macbeth, integrating systemic language instruction, morphology, and phonics (R-controlled vowels) with high-school level analysis.