I have an M.Ed, and have taught ESL and language arts for the past 15 years in Queens and Brooklyn. I have written and implemented units related to books as low as Sarah, Plain and Tall and as difficult as Of Mice and Men. My students have brainstormed, written first drafts, self-edited, peer edited, and published original stories, nonfiction informative books, and persuasive essays. I have incorporated poetry and music into my classroom and had students share information about their native c.