A unit exploring Just Mercy, focusing on the legal system, racial injustice, and restorative justice through literature.

A graphic-novel inspired study of Romeo and Juliet, focusing on character analysis and textual evidence through visual summaries and detective-style comprehension questions.

A five-day unit focused on NYS Next Gen ELA Standard 9-10R5, exploring how authors manipulate structure, time, and event ordering to create mystery, tension, and surprise. Students act as 'Story Architects' to deconstruct the blueprint of a mentor text.

A comprehensive two-week unit on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on vocabulary acquisition, analytical writing, and a final creative project. Students explore the themes of feud, fate, and tragic impulsivity through Act-by-Act study and structured prompts.

A comprehensive 5-day unit for Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game,' focusing on characterization, plot dynamics, and evidence-based inference.

A comprehensive Regents preparation sequence for ELL students, covering exam structure, argumentative writing, and advanced reading strategies like inference and implicit meaning analysis.

A series of comparative writing lessons where students analyze multiple informational texts to construct structured paragraphs with specific evidence and logical flow.

A unit focused on critical analysis of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, examining the impact of technology, censorship, and the loss of individual thought in dystopian society.

A comprehensive 6-week high school English Language Arts unit for 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio, focusing on complex characterization, narrative structure, literary devices, and thematic synthesis.