A project-based grammar sequence for 10th-grade students focused on replacing weak 'to be' verbs and adverbs with precise, evocative action verbs to enhance narrative voice and imagery.
A high-stakes, collaborative tabletop escape curriculum. Missions are self-contained and fun, targeting academic anxiety, family duty, digital literacy, and friendship & peer pressure (e.g. someone left out, group conflict escalating, friend pressured to do wrong). Recruits build decision-making, social intelligence, and value systems.
A rigorous high school unit exploring John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis', examining historical plague narratives, the biological science of the bacillus, medical ethics, global health policy, and the human side of patient advocacy.
A cohesive memoir unit exploring Walter Dean Myers' Bad Boy. Focusing on theme, identity development, and language scaffolding, this unit supports diverse learners through visually structured study guides and resources.
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.