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After 32+ years of teaching in New York City, I retired on January 1st. I celebrated my career with a ten day trip to Iceland - it was awesome! Though I miss my students and school community, I do not miss the ever constant call for teachers to add more responsibilities to their already full plates. So now I'm enjoying naps, reading, and swimming at the local Y, and I finally have time to update and upload more of my resources to TPT. I hope you find something inspiring to lighten your load.
Highlights
*For three years I taught in the Project Freire Saturday Literacy Program in Brooklyn.
*For three years I worked developing teachers as a literacy instructional specialist for the Brooklyn High Schools Superintendent's Office. My double period literacy class acted as a "fishbowl" and springboard for workshops.
*I was a co advisor for my school's Peer Group Connection Class, where I taught upperclassmen to facilitate weekly mentoring activities with small groups of freshmen in order to make their transition to high school successful. This turned out to be one of the most meaningful experiences I've had as an educator.
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Grit Mega Bundle | 6-8 & 9-12 Mini-Units + 8 Anchor Posters | Save 20%
20% Off — Everything you need to teach grit, perseverance, and growth mindset across grades 6-12.This Mega Bundle combines THREE complete resources into one comprehensive grit-teaching toolkit. Whether you teach middle school, high school, or move between grade bands, you'll have everything you need to introduce, measure, and grow grit in your students — backed by Dr. Angela Duckworth's validated research and powerful real-world case studies. WHAT'S INCLUDED — 3 Products / 8 Files Total 📚 PR
6th - 12th
Character Education, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.6.1
, RI.6.2
, RI.7.1
+19
Any Novel Study Unit BUNDLE | Editable Print & Go for ANY Book | Grades 6-12
Everything you need to teach any text, for every grade you teach. This mega bundle combines both Any Novel Study Units — Grades 6–8 and Grades 9–12 — into one money-saving download. Plan once, reuse all year, across your whole course load. Whether you teach a single grade or span middle and high school, these comprehensive, fully editable units work with any novel, play, short story, or nonfiction text. You supply the title; the frameworks do the thinking work. What's included — two complete uni
6th - 12th
Novel Studies, Reading, Writing
Any Novel Study Unit | Editable Print & Go Templates for ANY Book | Grades 9-12
Plan your literature unit once and reuse it with every text you teach. This comprehensive, fully editable study unit works with any novel, play, short story, or nonfiction text — built for the analytical demands of the high school ELA classroom. Whether your students are reading The Great Gatsby, Macbeth, Their Eyes Were Watching God, or a text you're teaching for the first time, the frameworks carry the rigor. You supply the title. What you get — a complete 28-page unit in four parts: 📘 Pre-Re
9th - 12th
Novel Studies, Reading, Writing
Any Novel Study Unit | Editable Print & Go Templates for ANY Book | Grades 6-8
Stop rebuilding your novel unit every time you change texts. This comprehensive, fully editable study unit works with any novel, short story, play, or informational text you teach — so you plan once and reuse it all year long. Whether your class is reading The Giver, Romeo and Juliet, The Outsiders, or a text that isn't on any pacing guide yet, the frameworks do the thinking work. You just supply the title. What you get — a complete 25-page unit in four parts: 📘 Pre-Reading — Anticipation guide
6th - 8th
Novel Studies, Reading, Writing
Kendrick Lamar Unit | Literary Devices, Figurative Language & Creative Writing
Does your class need a text that actually demands their full attention? Kendrick Lamar's lyrics are among the most lyrically sophisticated in contemporary music — layered with allusion, allegory, extended metaphor, and paradox — and this unit treats them exactly the way they deserve: as literature. This modular Kendrick Lamar ELA unit gives grades 11–12 students a rigorous, culturally relevant pathway into college-preparatory literary analysis and original creative writing. Use all five modules
11th - 12th
Creative Writing, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.5
+5
Grit Mini-Unit Grades 9-12 | Slides + Student Packet + Teacher Guide | SEL + ELA
This complete 2-day mini-unit gives your students Dr. Angela Duckworth's validated 12-Item Grit Scale, a powerful real-world case study (Octavia E. Butler), and a concrete 4-week action plan to grow their own grit. Everything you need to teach it is included — slides, student materials, AND a comprehensive teacher's guide with day-by-day facilitation notes. Designed for grades 9-12, this unit meets students where they are: honest about their grit gap, supported in their growth, and walking out o
9th - 12th
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.2
, RI.11-12.1
+7
Also included in: Grit Mega Bundle | 6-8 & 9-12 Mini-Units + 8 Anchor Posters | Save 20%
Taylor Swift Unit | Literary Devices, Figurative Language & Creative Writing
Does your class light up the moment music enters the room? This modular Taylor Swift ELA unit turns that energy into rigorous literary analysis — meeting students where they are while hitting the skills that matter most. Students will close-read lyrics from across Taylor Swift's discography (Folklore, Red TV, Fearless TV, Midnights, Lover, Speak Now TV, and her debut album) to identify, analyze, and write with literary devices. No fluff — just high-engagement texts paired with real ELA work. ⭐ W
9th - 10th
Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.4
, RL.9-10.6
+4
Classic Short Stories Unit Plan | Grades 9-12 | 5 Weeks
This five-week editable unit introduces students to eight celebrated short stories drawn from the American and European literary canon. Through close reading, discussion, and writing, students develop skills in literary analysis, critical thinking, and interpretive writing. The unit progresses from foundational story elements to complex thematic and social commentary. This unit includes: essential questions, common core standards, learning objectives, weekly pacing guide, instructional strategie
9th - 12th
Reading, Short Stories, Writing
Voices of Resistance: Lyric Analysis Unit of Protest Songs w/ Lessons & Projects
🗣Voices of Resistance is a comprehensive, print-ready Word document. Here's what's inside: ✅️Standards, Goals, & Learning Objectives - CCSS 9-10th alignment, enduring understandings, essential questions, and measurable learning objectives ✅️Song Profiles - all 5 songs in detailed tables: Fortunate Son, This Land Is Your Land (full version with the missing radical verses highlighted), Strange Fruit, Fight the Power, and Alright - each with historical context, key themes, and literary & rhetor
9th - 12th
Close Reading, U.S. History, Writing-Essays
CCSS
RL.9-10.4
, RL.9-10.5
, RI.9-10.1
+7
Career Research Unit Plan + Graphic Organizer | High School ELA | My Next Move
This complete, ready-to-use Career Research Unit gives high school ELA students a structured, meaningful way to explore potential careers — and connects real-world research skills directly to standards. The centerpiece of the unit is the free, U.S. Department of Labor website My Next Move (www.mynextmove.org), which students use to research job duties, required skills, education paths, salary data, and more. Everything you need is included in one 12-page editable Word document:✅ Full 20-day unit
9th - 12th
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.7
, RI.11-12.1
+15
Greek & Latin Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes Word Study Journal | Vocabulary | 6-12
Help students unlock thousands of words with this comprehensive Greek and Latin morphology unit! This differentiated word study resource covers 30 high-frequency prefixes, roots, and suffixes and includes a student journal, tiered practice worksheets, a cumulative decoding activity, and complete answer keys — all in a printer-friendly black-and-white format. This resource is designed for grades 6–12 and works as a standalone vocabulary unit, a bell-ringer supplement, or SAT/ACT test prep. The Wo
6th - 12th
Reading Strategies, Spelling, Vocabulary
Fahrenheit 451 Teachers Guide | 3 Units | 6 Weeks | CCSS 11-12g
📍Included in this six week study teacher guide: ✅️Units 1-3 Fully developed lesson plans for all three parts of the novel, with day-by-day activities, close reading focuses, annotation guides, and CCSS standards ✅️Socratic Seminars with opening questions sets and protocols ✅️4 Writing Assignments include symbol analysis essay, informational essay, narrative, and a culminating argumentative essay ✅️Assessment & Rubrics include a 4-point argumentative writing rubric, a Socratic seminar participa
11th - 12th
Literature, Novel Studies, Reading
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.2
, RL.11-12.3
+13
Annie John Teaching Guide | 20-25 days of Instruction
📍Everything you need for teaching Annie John. This teaching guide includes:✅️Unit Overview - essential question, thematic framework, text complexity notes, and paired texts (including A Small Place, Girl, and Caribbean poetry) ✅️Full CCSS Standards Alignment - mapped standards for RL, RI, W, SL, and L at the 9th-10th grade band (though I've also used this with juniors and seniors due to some mature themes) ✅️20 Day Unit Calendar - organized into 5 thematic arcs with daily focus, chapters, acti
9th - 12th
Literature, Novel Studies
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+18
Logical Fallacies For AP Language and Composition | 2-Session Power Point Lesson
Teach your AP Lang students to identify, analyze, and write about logical fallacies with this engaging, ready-to-use 2-session PowerPoint lesson. Aligned to College Board AP Language and Composition standards, this resource covers 12 logical fallacies using real examples from advertisements and political speeches — exactly the type of texts students encounter on the AP exam. What's Included SESSION 1 Foundations✅ Discovery Warm-Up — students analyze 3 suspicious real-world claims before instruc
10th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.11-12.6
, RI.11-12.8
Syntax & The Four Sentence Types | AP Language & Composition | 2-Session PPT
Help your AP Lang students move beyond labeling sentence types and start using syntax as a rhetorical tool — exactly what the FRQ 2 rubric rewards. This fully designed, ready-to-teach PowerPoint lesson spans two 45-minute sessions and takes students from discovery to independent assessment. Every slide is classroom-ready with timed segments, differentiated supports, and explicit AP Language & Composition skill alignment built in. What's Included :✔ Discovery warm-up — students inductively notice
10th - 12th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Staying Safe in The Digital Age | 4 Units, 25 Lessons + Worksheets | CCSS 9-12
Everything you need to teach digital citizenship for five full weeks — no prep, no scrambling for materials, no piecing together resources from ten different places. This complete bundle pairs my full Staying Safe in the Digital Age curriculum with 142 pages of ready-to-print student materials covering all four units: Cyberbullying, Digital Footprint, Media Literacy, & Identity Theft. Open it, print it, teach it. WHAT'S INCLUDED📋 The Complete Curriculum — 25 daily lesson plans across 5 weeks, w
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Health, Informational Text, Other (Social Studies)
The Power of Diction | AP Language & Composition | 2-Session PowerPoint Lesson
Does your AP Lang class struggle to move beyond surface-level observations about word choice? This two-session PowerPoint lesson teaches students to analyze diction with precision — identifying types, explaining connotation, and connecting word choice to rhetorical effect in a way that holds up on the AP exam. Everything is built into the slides. You open the file and teach.What's Included✅ Discovery Warm-Up — "The Word Swap" think-pair-share that gets students noticing diction before you defin
10th - 12th
Reading, Vocabulary, Writing
Line of Reasoning: 90 Min AP Language Power Point Lesson
Help your AP Lang students move beyond *listing reasons* and start building arguments that actually persuade — with this complete, ready-to-teach two-session lesson on line of reasoning.This engaging, standards-aligned PowerPoint lesson walks students through one of the most misunderstood — and most heavily weighted — concepts on the AP Language exam. From a hook that reveals the concept before naming it, to a self-scoring exit assessment tied directly to AP rubric language, every slide is purpo
11th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, Writing, Writing-Essays
CCSS
W.11-12.1
, W.11-12.1c
AP Language | Methods of Development | Two-Day (90 Min) | Student Facing PPT
📍Give your AP Lang students the tools to write with intention — not just instinct. This fully designed, student-facing two-session lesson teaches all nine methods of development through direct instruction, mentor text analysis, and hands-on writing activities that build toward the AP Argument FRQ. ⭐️Most students know *what* to argue. This lesson teaches them *how* to build and develop that argument — and why the choices they make as writers matter to AP scorers. What's Included:✅️22 fully desi
9th - 12th
Informational Text, Vocabulary, Writing
CCSS
RI.11-12.6
, W.11-12.1
, W.11-12.2
Snack Attack Film Analysis Guide + Worksheets | Differentiated for Grades 6–12
*Bring Snack Attack, Eduardo Verastegui's award-winning wordless animated short, into your ELA classroom with this fully differentiated, print-ready film study guide — designed for grades 6–12 with built-in tiered prompts for both middle and high school learners. This 5-page guide walks students through the entire viewing experience, from pre-watching activations to thematic analysis and a written response — all built around the film's central themes of perspective, assumption, bias, and empathy
6th - 12th
Short Stories, Social Emotional Learning, Writing
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About the store
Experience
After 32+ years of teaching in New York City, I retired on January 1st. I celebrated my career with a ten day trip to Iceland - it was awesome! Though I miss my students and school community, I do not miss the ever constant call for teachers to add more responsibilities to their already full plates. So now I'm enjoying naps, reading, and swimming at the local Y, and I finally have time to update and upload more of my resources to TPT. I hope you find something inspiring to lighten your load.
Highlights
*For three years I taught in the Project Freire Saturday Literacy Program in Brooklyn.
*For three years I worked developing teachers as a literacy instructional specialist for the Brooklyn High Schools Superintendent's Office. My double period literacy class acted as a "fishbowl" and springboard for workshops.
*I was a co advisor for my school's Peer Group Connection Class, where I taught upperclassmen to facilitate weekly mentoring activities with small groups of freshmen in order to make their transition to high school successful. This turned out to be one of the most meaningful experiences I've had as an educator.
Teaching style
Teaching style is directly related to learning style. As a learner I am curious, enthusiastic, passionate, hard working and determined. My teaching style follows suit.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have been nominated for the Disney Hand Teacher Award and The New York City Apple Award. I am amongst the founders of a theatre arts high school in Brooklyn. I appeared in a Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes documentary with a student I taught to read who was inspired by Seedfolks to transform an abandoned lot into a garden for teenagers in his community. He went on to graduate, attend college on a scholarship and is currently working in the NYC public school system.
My own education history
Brooklyn College
B.A. English with a minor in Secondary Education
M.S. Special Education
NYS Permanent Certification in English 7-12,
NYS Permanent Certification in Special Education,
NYC Permanent License Teacher of English Day High School,
NYC Permanent License Teacher of Special Education
Additional biographical information
Special Training:
Adult Literacy Media Alliance / TV 411
Americas Choice Ramp Up To Literacy
Bader Language Assessment
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre of the Oppressed
Wilson Direct Instruction Reading Program
Peer Group Connection
CUNY LINCT to Success Pre College ELA: Exploring the Social Sciences
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