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.
Indigenous American
Indigenous / Native American Experience KWL Chart – Printable & Editable
KWL Chart for units, lessons, and activities centering the Indigenous/Native American experience. Designed for the opening of Marrow Thieves or Reservation Dogs, but adaptable for any Indigenous Works
Film Studies
Viewing Questions for The Farewell
Over 25 short-answer questions broken into two main viewing segments that guide students to understand and apply film vocab, make inferences about theme and symbolism, and explore cultural values and emotional subtext.
Into the Spider-Verse
Into the Spider-verse Viewing Questions
Viewing questions broken apart by act for Into the Spider-verse. Engage active viewing and develop visual literacy with no film experience.
9th Grade ELA
Why Into the Spider-Verse Is the Perfect Film to Teach High School Freshmen
When it comes to engaging ninth-grade students in literary analysis, few texts are as effective, versatile, or culturally resonant as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. While the film dazzles with its revolutionary animation and dynamic visual style, it also provides a rich foundation for deep thematic exploration, character analysis, and cinematic
Critical Conversations
Teaching With Films: Discussion Norms for Critical Conversations and Race | Key Considerations Before Teaching Jordan Peele's Film, Get Out
Get Out is a film known for being about race, the topic is unavoidable. When I'm teaching or working with students, my job is to help students unpack the conversations around uncomfortable topics, such as race, and to also help them learn how to productively have these conversations
Honors ELA
Re-Integration & Reparation: Final Reflections on When the Emperor Was Divine
Final guided analysis for When the Emperor Was Divine. Reflect on Chapters 4 & 5, explore themes of reparation, identity, and the novel’s haunting ending.
Honors ELA
Chapter 4: What Does It Mean to Be American? in When the Emperor Was Divine
Explore identity and assimilation in Chapter 4 of When the Emperor Was Divine with a freewrite and close reading activity on what it means to be “American.”