Coraline
Coraline Creative Writing Mini Workbook: Exploring Mood
Three Coraline writing practices that teach students to build mood through sentence structure, tone and perspective. Print + Google Docs, about 90 minutes.
Halloween
My Favorite Lessons to Teach in October
The Frankenweenie, Coraline, Poe and horror-film lessons I come back to every fall, plus a quick note about TpT.
Back to School
Skipping the Syllabus for Back to School
Back to School Day One Activity - How to Read a Person (your teacher!)
9th Grade ELA
If you can't beat 'em, lean in and teach them
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
Zootopia 2 Viewing Questions
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
Sinners Viewing Questions
Structured viewing questions for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners that help middle and high school students analyze film techniques, theme, tone, and character.
Selma
Why Selma Might Be The Movie for the Moment in Secondary ELA Classrooms
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
Teaching The Movie Selma (2014) in 2026
Resources for teaching the movie Selma in 2026 in ELA classes
Unlocking Literary Analysis with The House on Mango Street | Unit Overview & Pacing Guide
Complete figurative language and analytical writing unit for The House on Mango Street.
The House on Mango Street
Intro & Guided Close Reading Lesson
Introduce the House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with a guided close reading and figurative language analysis lesson.
Coraline
Coraline Intro to Film Unit Bundle
Perfect for teachers who need a rigorous but accessible film unit—fully scaffolded and ready to teach tomorrow.
Freebie
Build a Strong Thesis Statement Worksheet (Print & Digital)
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.