9th Grade ELA
Struggling to get students to pull meaningful evidence or analyze language deeply? Discover how using AI outputs as a flawed "mirror" can become the perfect low-stakes entry point for rigorous CER commentary and sci-fi synthesis. Complete lesson packet and mastery-based rubric included.
Animal Farm
Active Film Analysis for the Secondary ELA Classroom Help students actively analyze Zootopia 2 (2025) with this structured film viewing question set designed for secondary ELA classrooms. Instead of passively watching the film, students track visual details, historical narratives, symbolism, and systemic power dynamics that shape the story. This resource
Sinners
Structured viewing questions for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners that help middle and high school students analyze film techniques, theme, tone, and character.
Selma
I remember 2020-2021 vividly as a re-awakening about my racial and cultural identity. For me personally, I grew up in a staunchly mixed-race household, torn and tousled between the white world of my father's family and the Vietnamese world of my refugee mother's.
Civil Rights
Resources for teaching the movie Selma in 2026 in ELA classes
Complete figurative language and analytical writing unit for The House on Mango Street.
The House on Mango Street
Introduce the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with a guided close reading and figurative language analysis lesson.
Coraline
Perfect for teachers who need a rigorous but accessible film unit—fully scaffolded and ready to teach tomorrow.
Freebie
A free, classroom-ready worksheet that helps students build clear, specific, analytical thesis statements for any text. Includes a printable PDF and a Google Docs digital version.
The Babadook
Introduce film analysis with this complete film unit and pacing guide.
Indigenous American
I've been in a reading slump for a good six months now, but I recently subbed for a class that was reading The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, and after reading for the class, I then blasted through the rest of the book in two days. Tommy Orange
Indigenous American
Reading questions, answer key, and secondary source comparison chart as well as curated sources to research historical context.