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Hello! I’m Simone, a passionate educator with over 15 years of experience as a high school English teacher and 10 years as a school counselor in the heart of New York City. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of helping students not only excel in literature and writing but also navigate the challenges of adolescence and personal growth. My time in the classroom and as a counselor has deepened my understanding of the unique needs of both students and teachers, which is why I’m excited to offer resources that blend academic support with emotional well-being.
Whether you're looking for classroom activities, lesson plans, or counseling resources to support your students, you’ll find practical tools here to make a meaningful impact in your teaching and counseling journey.
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The Handmaid's Tale Unit Plans
This is a collection of seventeen lessons for a unit on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. The lessons are designed for a junior or senior high school course.
11th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
Great Gatsby multiple choice test (AP)
This test is designed for an Advanced Placement in English class. It provides three passages taken from the text followed by thirty multiple-choice questions. The test includes comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and literary technique questions. The test can be broken up and used as quizzes. An answer key is provided.
11th - 12th
Literature
The Great Gatsby Couples Therapy Project: A Character Analysis Activity
Move Beyond Plot SummaryTransform your The Great Gatsby unit with this high-engagement, role-based therapy project where students step into the relationship—analyzing power, control, values, and emotional dynamics through structured therapy sessions. TEACHER-FRIENDLY✔ No prep required ✔ Easy to implement ✔ Flexible pacing (use over several days or across the unit) Students work in groups of three:Therapist – Guides discussion, asks questions, and analyzes relationship patternsTom Buchanan/Dai
10th - 12th
Creative Writing, Literature, Novel Studies
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.6
+3
Death of a Salesman Case Study Project -SOAP Notes, Group Activity, Alternative
Looking for a meaningful alternative to the traditional essay for Death of a Salesman?This 3-day clinical case study project transforms literary analysis into an engaging, evidence-based experience where students take on the role of therapists analyzing the Loman family. Teacher-Friendly:Minimal prep required. Just print and go. What Students Do:Students will: analyze a character through a psychological lenscomplete a client intake form in characterwrite structured SOAP notes using textual evide
9th - 12th
Literature
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.4
+4
Unit Plans for Bodega Dreams
This is a unit of interactive lesson plans designed to engage weak readers into the novel Bodega Dreams. Plans are suitable for 9-11 grade.
9th - 11th
English Language Arts, Literature
School Counselor Newsletter Bundle
This editable high school counselor newsletter for each month of the school year takes one more item off of your to-do list. Templates include a fully written newsletter for each month for you to use as is or to edit to your specifications. An additional blank template is included for you to add additional, school specific, information. Use your Acrobat editor to make these news letters uniquely yours.
9th - 12th
School Counseling, School Psychology
Teacher Guide to Jane Eyre
This is a complete teacher's guide to Jane Eyre. There are study guide questions for each chapter, handouts on literary devices used in the novel. Activities and graphic organizers to help students explore the novel. There are essay writing prompts and extension activities for after the novel has been read.
11th - 12th
Literature
Lesson Plans for Monster by Walter Dean Myers
This unit on Monster consists of 14 lessons designed for students who are below grade level readers. Much of the reading is done in class and the lessons are interactive. Some of the lessons require general articles on current crime that were not included (because of copyright laws)--however, you can easily access crime articles from the Internet as fit them into the plans.
8th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
The Great Gatsby Student Workbook
This workbook contains excerpts and close reading/analysis questions from each chapter of The Great Gatsby. It also challenges the students by having them read articles, essays and poems in order to to make connection to the novel.
Can be used as an entire packet, or individual chapters and activities can be copied as needed.
9th - 12th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
Pride and Prejudice Etiquette Book Project
This project encourages students to use what they've learned from reading Pride and Prejudice to create a book of manners.
10th - 12th
Literature
Pride and Prejudice Unit Plans
Individual lesson plans (four weeks of work) for Pride and Prejudice that explore the role of gender and social class on marriage. Each lesson provides cultural literacy and student activities with handouts.
9th - 12th
Literature
College-Bound Junior Checklist (New York STUDENTS)
Interactive Planning Guide for SUNY, CUNY & Private College Applicants Applying to college can feel overwhelming for both students and families — especially in NYC, where students are often balancing multiple applications, testing requirements, honors programs, financial aid deadlines, and extracurricular commitments all at once. This interactive checklist was designed to simplify the process. As a school counselor and parent, I created this resource to break the college planning journey into m
11th
Not Subject Specific, School Counseling
The Great Gatsby Social Class Lesson
This is an introductory assignment to do before the study of the novel. It's gives a short quiz that allows students to see which social class they would fall into based on their choices. Then students move on to looking at various aspects of life in the 1920s in order to draw conclusions about how and why social class was important in the 1920s.
10th - 12th
Literature
Chronicle of A Death Foretold Unit Plan
This unit consists of ten lessons that span three weeks (some lessons are multiple days). It relies heavily on on-going group work to have students examine various aspects of the novel from, structure, imagery and characterization and encourages them to make connections between the novel and the real world. It culminates in a timeline project and has an extension activity that encourages groups to present a scene from the novel.
10th - 11th
Close Reading, English Language Arts, Literature
A Page Out of History-A creative project based on The Handmaid's Tale
This project is designed to engage students in close reading and analysis of Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, and can be assigned as an individual or small group project. This packet consists of: 1. Assignment page 2. Project Rubric 3. Evaluation Form 4. A model of the project's physical layout
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing
CCSS
RL.11-12.1
, RL.11-12.4
, RL.11-12.6
+5
Brave New World Magazine Project
Students are challenged to create a magazine for an assigned caste from the World State. This project assesses students' understanding of the Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and allows them to exhibit their learning in a creative way.
10th - 12th
Close Reading, Creative Writing, Writing
Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" and Hughes's "I, too" poetry lesson
This poetry lesson has students compare and contrast the view of America as depicted in Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" and Langston Hughes's "I, too." Students will explore the themes of inclusion, exclusion, diversity and empowerment in each poem and connect each work to America today. The lesson is a mixture of class discussion and group work.
8th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Poetry
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.11-12.1
+1
Project for Orwell's 1984
This project is designed to help students take what they learn in Orwell's 1984 and translate it into what is happening in their consumer driven world. It makes them to not only think about what is going on now, but challenges them to be creative in thinking about man's future needs and possible government abuses.
9th - 12th
Literature, Reading, Writing
Lesson Plans for Things Fall Apart
This two week plan explores Chinua Achebe's novel from a cultural lens--exploring themes of society, conformity and the impact of outside influence on culture.
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
CCSS
RL.9-10.1
, RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
+6
Handmaid's Tale Composition Project
This project accompanies the study of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
Update: Here are links to two additional sites for the military coup in America lesson.
Here are links to two articles:
#1 http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/22/could-a-military-coup-happen-here/
#2 http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/18/turkey-coup-erdogan-military-trump-shaun-king-constitution-history-column/87225042/
Here is the link to a poll: https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/09/09/could-co
11th
Close Reading, Literature
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About the store
Experience
Hello! I’m Simone, a passionate educator with over 15 years of experience as a high school English teacher and 10 years as a school counselor in the heart of New York City. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of helping students not only excel in literature and writing but also navigate the challenges of adolescence and personal growth. My time in the classroom and as a counselor has deepened my understanding of the unique needs of both students and teachers, which is why I’m excited to offer resources that blend academic support with emotional well-being.
Whether you're looking for classroom activities, lesson plans, or counseling resources to support your students, you’ll find practical tools here to make a meaningful impact in your teaching and counseling journey.
Teaching style
I like to interact with my students and make the learning of literature something that connects to their world. I enjoy doing exploratory projects that allow students to gain deeper insights into the works of literature studied. I combine my experience in English education with my counseling background to engage students, foster their love of learning, and support their mental health and personal development.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of The Year Honoree
My own education history
I received my Bachelors in English from SUNY at Buffalo, Masters in Secondary English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Masters in School Counseling from Alfred University.
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