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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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Prince Ea Rhetorical Analysis & Argument Unit | Spoken Word | Grades 9-12 APLang
Turn Prince Ea's viral spoken word piece into 5 days of rigorous rhetorical analysis AND original student argument. Includes SOAPSTone, anaphora, reverse outlining, a written-OR-spoken final product, and built-in differentiation supports for Grades 9–10 and 11–12/AP. Featuring Prince Ea's "I Just Sued the School System" Your students have feelings about school. This unit teaches them what to DO with those feelings rhetorically — how to take a complaint and turn it into a real argument with struc
9th - 12th
Civics, Speaking & Listening, Writing
The Anthropocene Reviewed: A Rhetorical Analysis WebQuest | AP Lang | 9-12
Turn your students into Rhetorical Consultants! In this 5-day, fully-scaffolded WebQuest, students deconstruct one essay from John Green's bestselling collection The Anthropocene Reviewed and reverse-engineer how he transforms everyday objects (Diet Dr Pepper, Canada Geese, the QWERTY keyboard) into profound commentary on the human experience. Using the SPACE-CAT framework, student teams analyze the rhetorical situation, map structural shifts, profile emotional appeals, and ultimately "rate the
9th - 12th
Reading, Writing
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
4 Differentiated Argument Essay Checklists
This document includes four separate one page checklists for argument essays. They are differentiated by skill level (A=simple, D=complex) and test type (English Regents/AP Language and Composition). They can be used by students to organize as they write, and later by teachers as they grade. Return essays with each element on the checklist assessed (check plus, check, check minus, minus) and add specialized comments for improvement. I have found this tool particularly helpful for students with
6th - 12th
ELA Test Prep, For All Subjects, Writing-Essays
Media Literacy Activity | Crisis PR Rhetorical Analysis Jigsaw | Grades 11-12
Media literacy meets rhetorical analysis in this engaging two-day jigsaw activity for 11th and 12th grade ELA. Students analyze four real-world crisis PR texts — a YouTube apology video, a celebrity Instagram statement, a brand press release, and a political public statement — using a custom Crisis PR Checklist built around ethos, pathos, logos, and media literacy skills. This is a high-interest, discussion-driven activity that asks students to think critically about how public figures use langu
10th - 12th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Writing
CCSS
RI.11-12.1
, RI.11-12.6
, W.11-12.1
+2
Informational Text Stations Activity - All About Spring - No Prep - CCSS Aligned
📍This editable 45 minute activity includes: ✅️Teacher Guide*Full lesson overview, learning objectives, and CCSS Standards alignment *45 minute pacing timeline table *Complete materials checklist and room setup instructions *Warm-up prompt and exit question with facilitation notes *Differentiation tips for ELL and advanced learners ✅️Informational Text Stations*Station 1 Why Spring Happens: Earth, Tilt, and the Awakening Season *Station 2 How Cultures Around the World Mark the Arrival of Spring
8th - 11th
Close Reading, General Science, Informational Text
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.2
, RI.9-10.4
+1
Also included in: Spring Stations Activities Bundle: Poetry & Informational Text
Defend, Challenge, or Qualify Chart | Visual Aid | Argument Writing
📍This five column chart explains the differences between what it means to defend, challenge, or qualify an argument. It includes basic sentence starters and simple examples in a color coded format. 💬 Questions? Feel free to reach out before purchasing! If you enjoy this resource, please leave a rating — it means the world to independent teacher-creators.
10th - 12th
Writing-Essays
AP LANG SYNTHESIS ESSAY: DEFEND or CHALLENGE Checklist w/Sentence Starters
📍Do you have AP Lang students who struggle with qualifying their arguments? Maybe they have difficulty writing with subtlety, maybe they're black or white thinkers, or maybe it's just the time constraint of the exam. Either way, defending or challenging a given topic is completely acceptable. ✅️This checklist contains a four paragraph structure with introduction, two claims, a counter-claim and rebuttal. It includes sentence starters and is editable for your convenience. 💬 Questions?Feel
10th - 11th
ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays
"Interbeing" by Thich Nhat Hanh | 3-Day Close Reading & Rhetorical Analysis
A complete 3-day ELA lesson built around Thich Nhat Hanh's stunning 400-word passage "Interbeing." Students annotate, analyze rhetorical moves, and write their own Hanh-style paragraph. Perfect for close reading units, rhetorical analysis introduction, or AP Lang prep at the 9-10 level. One short text. Three days of high-leverage instruction. Thich Nhat Hanh's "Interbeing" passage is just 400 words — but in those 400 words, the Vietnamese Zen monk constructs one of the most quietly powerful argu
9th - 10th
Classroom Community, Close Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.9-10.1
, RI.9-10.2
, RI.9-10.4
+7
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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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