A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on problem and solution information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of problem and solution information text. List the problem and solution text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of problem and solution information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Problem, Solution, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Problem and Solution Text Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Problems and Solutions Success Criteria - Problem and Solution Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Problem and Solution Information Text Elements 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 - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use problem and solution as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of descriptive information text. List the descriptive text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Description, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Descriptive Writing, Description Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Adding Details Success Criteria - Descriptive Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Descriptive Information Text Elements 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 - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use description as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on report writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Gain knowledge of report writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write varied reports. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing a report. Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Report Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Reporting Checklist Lesson Starter: Identifying the report types of the given reports. Discussion: Report Types Report Writing Tips Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the parts of a newspaper report. Think-Write: Writing a lead for a newspaper report. Write-Share: Preparing an information report on an animal of your choice. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating knowledge of reporting in writing. Extensions: Reporting an accident. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on report writing. Home Learning: Preparing a report based on given prompt. Preparing a report based on bar graph. Reporting a crime. Identifying the key elements of a newspaper report. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.1a-e/4/7 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Narratives - Reading and Writing. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: List down the language features of a narrative. Write down the language strategies employed in a narrative. Apply my existing knowledge to identify the plot elements of a narrative. Use narrative techniques to plan a sample narrative. Use PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a narrative. Use precise words and phrases to write a well-structured narrative. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-7) with their meaning (A-G). EXERCISE 2: Provide one-word, one-phrase or one-sentence narration to the story in the pictures. EXERCISE 3: Identify the sentences that show the features of the given narrative. EXERCISE 4: Read the narrative and use PEE technique to identify the details that suggest the strategies used for narration. EXERCISE 5: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the plot elements of the narrative. EXERCISE 6: Compare the two narratives to identify their point of view and their impact on the reader. EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given narrations to identify author’s techniques. EXERCISE 8: Read the shortest stories with lengthiest meaning and identify the story elements – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 9: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to organise a plan of a sample narration. EXERCISE 10: Use the PQP technique to evaluate the given narrative. EXERCISE 11: Use the TAG technique to evaluate the given narrative. EXERCISE 12: Use narrative structure to write the final draft of a planned narration. EXERCISE 13: Demonstrate your mastery of NARRATIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the given tasks. RUBRICS: Narrative Writing EXERCISE 14: Read the given short paragraphs. Choose the voice that you think is being used in each paragraph. Remember when writing with voice it can be: funny, serious, mysterious or frightening.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on picture story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recall story elements and genre features. Review and evaluate pictures for a story. Use sensory images to move from picture to story. Compose a story based on what you perceive in the picture. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Picture Perception Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Picture Worth 1000 Words Success Criteria - Picture Story Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Genre Features, Story Template Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Picture Chart Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write a picture story, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on imaginative writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recall imaginative writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to spur imagination. Demonstrate imagination skill in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Imagination, Creativity Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Imagination Checklist Lesson Starter: Picturing a situation with imagination. Discussion: Imaginative Writing Techniques Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Imagining a story hidden in the given images. Think-Write: Responding to the prompting questions. Write-Share: Using given prompts to spur imagination. Mini-Plenary: 7 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating skill of imagination in writing. Extensions: Following the prompt to complete a story. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on imaginative writing. Home Learning: Imagining and answering. Describing what you see in your imagination. Thinking out of the box. Using prompts to give vent to imagination. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.3/5/L.9-10.1/5ab 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on article writing. After completing this lesson, the 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: Vocabulary Overview - Articles, Features, News Story Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos Success Criteria - Article Writing Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the topics with the titles. Discussion: Article Writing Tips Structure of a Feature Article Features of a Feature Article Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Think-Write: Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Write-Share: Choosing a topic to write an article. Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating article writing skill. Extensions: Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Home Learning: 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. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.1a-e/4/7 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 ready to use unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of prefixes and suffixes based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Match the terms associated with prefixes and suffixes with their meanings. Add prefixes and suffixes to high frequency and other studied words. Create new words with common prefixes and suffixes based on their meanings. Use prefixes and suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. Assess and evaluate the correct use of prefixes and suffixes in forming new words. Create new word patterns with words beginning and ending in common affixes and frame sentences. This download includes: SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-4) with their MEANINGS (A-D). EXERCISE 2-3: Match the PREFIXES and SUFFIXES with their MEANINGS. EXERCISE 4-5: Tick the correct option to find meaning for the common prefixes and suffixes. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 6: Watch the video – Prefixes and Suffixes - and answer the following questions. SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 7-10: Create new words with each of the prefixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 11-14: Create new words with each of the suffixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 15-16: Create new words with common prefixes and suffixes used in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Curriculum. EXERCISE 17-19: Add both prefixes and suffixes to root words to create new words. Take note of the letters to be dropped, added or doubled when creating new words. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 20: Interpret and verbalise the graphics by adding prefixes or suffixes to the root words. EXERCISE 21-23: Use prefixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 24-28: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 1-5. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 29-30: Assess and evaluate the correct use of prefixes and suffixes in forming new words – Part 1-2. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 31: Demonstrate the mastery of using PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES in writing. Focus on remembering, understanding, analysing and creating of prefixes and suffixes as suggested by the RUBRICS. RUBRICS: Prefixes and Suffixes Rubrics HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 32-33: Choose the correct prefix and suffix to fill in the blanks. EXERCISE 34-35: Make words using the given prefixes and suffixes to go with the meaning. EXERCISE 36: List all the words from the following extract that are in the following pattern - prefix-root word-suffix.

A compact review of story analysis organized for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Template and Prompt Story Components Story Analysis Guide Tone Words Assessment 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 worksheets with answers that present teaching and learning resources of future tense based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Relate future tense verb forms to person and number. Write the future tense verb stem, conjugate the verb and use it correctly in a sentence. Use sentence stems to formulate the sentences to go with the actions in the future tense verb forms. Analyse the function of future tense verb forms using the timeline they refer to. Exercise error identification to notify the wrong use of future tense verb forms. Use future tense verbs to convey various times, sequences, states and conditions. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Use the verb “sling” to give an example each for the future tense verb structure. EXERCISE 2: Relate future tense verb forms to person and number – Part 1. EXERCISE 3: Relate future tense verb forms to person and number – Part 2. EXERCISE 4: Use the given verbs to go with the future tense verb form stated in order to fill in the blanks. EXERCISE 5: Select the correct option to demonstrate the conjugation and usage of future tense verb forms. EXERCISE 6: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the future tense verb forms. EXERCISE 7: Select the correct option to demonstrate the formulation and usage of future tense verb forms. EXERCISE 8: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms with examples. EXERCISE 9: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms with timeline diagrams. EXERCISE 10: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms using the timeline they refer to. EXERCISE 11: Explain the functions of future tense verb forms in particular sentences – Part 1. EXERCISE 12: Explain the functions of future tense verb forms in particular sentences – Part 2. EXERCISE 13: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in future tense verb forms. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate future tense verbs formulation and usage in writing. EXERCISE 15: Use your knowledge of future tense verb forms to write about one of the given topics. EXERCISE 16: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in future tense – Part 1. EXERCISE 17: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in future tense – Part 2. EXERCISE 18: Convert the verbs into their corresponding future tenses. EXERCISE 19: Identify the future tense verb forms used in the given passages.

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on debating skills. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Review basic debating skills. Discuss the debate format for a classroom. Learn how to conduct a debate. Demonstrate the art of argument building in a debate. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Debate, Argument, Rebuttal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Basic Debating Skills Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Debate Decide Success Criteria - Debate Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Debating Format for a Classroom, Conducting a Debate 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - What If Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1cd/3/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on debating skills. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Review basic debating skills. Discuss the debate format for a classroom. Learn how to conduct a debate. Demonstrate the art of argument building in a debate. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Debate, Argument, Rebuttal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Basic Debating Skills Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Debate Decide Success Criteria - Debate Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Debating Format for a Classroom, Conducting a Debate 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - What If Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1cd/3/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Parts of Speech - Word Classes – Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the correct definition for a range of word classes. Identify the correct word class of words in the context of a sentence. Apply existing knowledge of word classes to complete a sentence. Construct a sentence using vocabulary from a specific word class. Exercise error identification to identify common mistakes made in using parts of speech. Use different word classes to create different meanings in different contexts. 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 compact review of rhetorical comparison devices for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole and Analogy. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying these students will be able to: Note the definitions, purposes and quick memory tips to interpret and verbalise the rhetorical comparison devices in the graphics. Compare and contrast rhetorical comparison devices and find their similarities and differences with examples. Form rhetoric statements to go with the graphics that exemplify the rhetorical comparison devices. Analyse and state what is being compared in the text using rhetorical comparison devices. Identify the impact of the use of rhetorical comparison devices in the given text. Create expressions for the rhetorical comparison devices using the given patterns. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Rhetorical Device Types SN 3: Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Definitions and Purposes SN 4: Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Similarities and Difference SN 5: Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Patterns SN 6: Rhetorical Comparison Devices – Rubrics 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 unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of verb types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Name the functions of basic verbs in general sentences. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Classify the action verb types grouped by function. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Explain the functions of auxiliary verbs in general sentences. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Find the functions of verbals in general sentences. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check the functions of verbs in particular sentences. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2: Basic Verb Types Scaffolding Notes 3: Action Verb Types Scaffolding Notes 4: Grammatical Functions of Auxiliary Verbs Scaffolding Notes 5: Non-finite Verb Types Scaffolding Notes 6: Verb Types 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 compact review of homophones, homographs and homonyms for quick referencing. This resource includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Comparison between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms Scaffolding Notes 2: Lead vs Led Scaffolding Notes 3: Picturisation of Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms Scaffolding Notes 4: Common Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms Scaffolding Notes 5: Common Homophones Scaffolding Notes 6: Common Homographs 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 scaffolding notes on sentence structure. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2: Phrase-Clause-Sentence Chart Scaffolding Notes 3: Parts of a Sentence Scaffolding Notes 4: Features of a Simple Sentence Scaffolding Notes 5: Features of a Compound Sentence Scaffolding Notes 6: Features of a Complex Sentence Scaffolding Notes 7: Features of a Compound-Complex Sentence Scaffolding Notes 8: Structure of a Simple Sentence Scaffolding Notes 9: Structure of a Compound Sentence Scaffolding Notes 10: Structure of a Complex Sentence Scaffolding Notes 11: Structure of a Compound-Complex Sentence Scaffolding Notes 12: Sentence Structure 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 scaffolding notes on verb forms in tenses. After studying these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Relate verb forms in tenses to person and number. Write the verb stem, conjugate the verb and use it correctly in a sentence. Use sentence stems to formulate the sentences to go with the actions and the tense forms. Analyse the function of tenses using the timeline they refer to. Recognise the usage of verbs in a piece of writing, identify the correct tense and the perspective. Demonstrate tense formulation and usage in writing. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2: Present Tense Forms and Structure Scaffolding Notes 3: Past Tense Form and Structure Scaffolding Notes 4: Future Tense Form and Structure Scaffolding Notes 5: Functions of Tense Forms Scaffolding Notes 6: Timeline Diagrams of Present Tense Forms Scaffolding Notes 7: Timeline Diagrams of Past Tense Forms Scaffolding Notes 8: Timeline Diagrams of Future Tense Forms Scaffolding Notes 9: Tenses Rubrics