A package that contains 10 worksheets on form filling. This resource includes exercises on: Comparing forms Identifying the purpose of forms Creating Google forms Filling forms Retrieving information to fill the forms Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the vocabulary, language, comprehension, and writing skills of the learners. ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: ✿ Early Finishers ✿ Tutoring ✿ Sub Tubs ✿ ESL Stations/Centres ✿ Holiday Work ✿ Small Group Collaborations ✿ End of Unit Quick Assessments ✿ Homework ✿ Reinforcement ✿ Enrichment

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to compare texts while analyzing the texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire text comparison skills. Discuss text comparison criteria. Analyse texts to determine what they have in common, and how they differ. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Text Analysis, Text Comparison Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Comparing Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compare and Contrast Success Criteria - Comparing Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Text Comparison Criteria Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post-It Notes Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.5/RI.6-8.3/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to compare two texts, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A package of 9 worksheets with answers on comparing texts as a reading strategy. This resource includes exercises on: Identifying differences and similarities. Comparing two text types. Comparing two set of extracts. Comparing two poems. Demonstrating knowledge of comparing texts in writing. Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A Comprehensive Presentation that includes assistance: 1. To recognize how data can be used to identify and characterize the classroom. 2. To interpret a class set of data using MIDYIS graphs. 3. To distinguish between effective and ineffective teaching methods for the individual.

A compact review of play-script organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Play-script Features Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about play-script writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: ✿ Early Finishers ✿ Tutoring ✿ Sub Tubs ✿ ESL Stations/Centres ✿ Holiday Work ✿ Small Group Collaborations ✿ End of Unit Quick Assessments ✿ Homework ✿ Reinforcement ✿ Enrichment

A package of 10 worksheets with answers on poetry analysis. This resource includes: Composing one’s own poems. Identifying poetry elements from the given poems. Making a critical appreciation of a poem. Demonstrating mastery of poetry analysis in writing. Analyzing poems to answer questions. Analyzing a sonnet to answer questions. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit plan of 3 sessions with teaching and learning classroom resources on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost. After completing this unit students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1). Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2). Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3). This Unit includes: LESSON PREVIEW: Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1) Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3) Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1) Write-Share - Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Plenary - Online Quiz SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE Discussion: Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8) Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9) Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10) Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Write-Share - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 6) Plenary - Online Quiz SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16) Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Plenary - Online Quiz HOME LEARNING - Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 SKILLS - Social and Cognitive

A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1) Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Writing poems (Exercise 4) Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8) Creating poems (Exercise 9) Answering questions with options (Exercise 10) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Presenting answers in the form of poems (Exercise 14) Multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Comprehension questions (Exercise 16) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 12 ready to use worksheets and task cards on descriptive writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall descriptive vocabulary for a descriptive writer. Acquire knowledge of descriptive techniques and imagery types. Analyse a descriptive paragraph for features. Demonstrate command of the conventions of description in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Writing descriptive words, a simile, and a metaphor to describe images. Comparing two descriptions. Identifying descriptive techniques used in a description. Describing a picture using sensory language. Demonstrating the skill of description in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on descriptive writing. Using descriptive sample openers to come up with own descriptions. Circling descriptive words in the given passage. Describing the usefulness of any of the given man-made materials. Reading to write down examples of descriptive techniques. Identifying the sensory language used in the given passage. Reading the given description to notice examples of descriptive techniques. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on suspense story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create sustaining suspense. Analyse plot diagram for a suspense story. Demonstrate command of the conventions of suspense in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Suspense, Cliffhanger, Mystery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Prezi Presentation Success Criteria - Suspense Story Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the lesson vocabulary with their meanings. Discussion: Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements Creating Sustaining Suspense Story Components Plot Diagram Plot Template Story Starters Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Writing what most likely would happen next to given scenes. Think-Write: Using the graphic organizer to plan and narrate a suspense story. Write-Share: Reading the story, “Velvet Ribbon” to visualize final scene. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of suspense in writing. Extensions: Using the planning sheet from Mystery Cube to write a Suspense Story. Plenary: Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer. Home Learning: Thinking of an alternate ending with suspense to the given story. Thinking of a story, “The Student Who Cried Teacher” to pull a false alarm. Choosing a set of three elements to write a suspense story. Writing a suspense story on given situation. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e/5/10 Skills: Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 11 ready to use worksheets with answers on article writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall article writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write articles. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing an article. Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Matching the topics with the titles. Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Choosing a topic to write an article. Demonstrating the skill of feature articles in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Identifying the structural elements of a news story. Thinking of creative titles for the given short articles. Matching the given first paragraphs with the topic sentences. Thinking of an appropriate conclusion to given paragraphs. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Referring to lines that ask the given questions (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing two poems of William Blake - The Tiger and The Lamb (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) Answering MCQs questions (Exercise 17) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 9 scaffolding notes of 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of an informal letter. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of informal letters in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample informal letter. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final informal letter. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – If- by Rudyard Kipling. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Writing lines that refer to given meanings (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing and contrasting “you” with “others” (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on note taking. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the importance and usefulness of note-taking skills. Evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of various note-taking strategies. Prepare notes from lectures, texts, videos, and activities. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Note Taking, Reading Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Note Taking Methods Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the WALT Success Criteria - Note Taking Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Rules, 5 R’s, Format, Abbreviations Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Note Taker Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - The Plenary Dice Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-12.1-3/W.9-12.4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to take notes, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text. Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates. Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence. Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment