JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies: skimming, scanning, and close reading.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Distinguish between skimming, scanning and close reading.
Skim and scan texts to locate information.
Obtain specific information through detailed reading.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Skimming, Scanning, Close Reading
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Skimming and Scanning
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Image Information
Success Criteria - Skim Scan Read Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Reading Strategies, S-S-R Chart
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Heads Together
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-4/6
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to comprehend, thereby helping them to enhance their reading 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 form filling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
• Identify a form and tell its purpose.
• Compare terminology and vocabulary on the different forms to identify their features.
• Examine the forms for the rules they follow to fill up.
• Fill in forms with the appropriate information.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Application Form, Form Filling
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to fill a Form, Types of Online Forms
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Formal Group Discussion
Success Criteria - Form Filling Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolded Notes - Form Filling Rules
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Rally Coach
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Online Exercises
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-3
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to retrieve information and fill out a form, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills.
This Presentation that includes First Aid Information on:
1. Sprain
2. Fracture
3. No Breathing
4. Shortness of Breath
5. Heartburn
6. Asthma
7. Heavy Bleeding
8. Epilepsy
9. Stroke
10. Choking
11. Burn
12. Heat Stroke
13. Heart Attack
A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on brochure writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
List the features of a brochure.
Set a criteria for writing a brochure.
Use strategies for inquiry, investigation, drafting, and revision effectively to create an informative brochure.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - What is Advertising?
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Fundamentals of Brochure Design
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Brochure Identification
Success Criteria - Brochure Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Brochure Criteria
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Printing Press Online Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Pick a Box
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to design brochures, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 story setting.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand how setting helps to create atmosphere.
Discuss setting features and characteristics.
Spot the setting elements of a given text and describe the setting.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Setting, Time, Place, Duration, Atmosphere
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Why Setting is Important for a Story?
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Label the Setting
Success Criteria - Story Setting Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Setting Features, Characteristics, and 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 - Worksheet
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
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 handout that explains rules related to dialogue writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Dialogue Writing Rules
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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive writing.
After completing this lesson, the 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:
Vocabulary Overview - Description, Imagery
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies
Flipped Lesson Part - Videos
Success Criteria - Descriptive Writing Checklist
Lesson Starter: Writing descriptive words to describe images.
Discussion:
Descriptive Writing Toolkit
Imagery Types
Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs
Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Comparing two descriptions.
Think-Write: Identifying descriptive techniques used in a description.
Write-Share: Describing a picture using sensory language.
Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Exercises
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of description in writing.
Extensions: Using descriptive sample openers to come up with own descriptions.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on descriptive writing.
Home Learning:
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.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e
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 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
These Worksheets with Answer Key are 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Apply Colons and Semi-colons – to complete the following table with required details for colons and semicolons.
EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast colons and semicolons to find similarities and differences between them.
EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons.
EXERCISE 5: Use colons to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; and to join a clause that explains.
EXERCISE 6: Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list and to introduce a quote.
EXERCISE 7: Use semicolons to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation.
EXERCISE 8: Use semicolons to join two independent clauses and to precede a transition in a sentence.
EXERCISE 9: Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
EXERCISE 10: Give an example each for the use of colons based on the rules given.
EXERCISE 11: Give an example each for the use of semicolons based on the rules given.
EXERCISE 12: Join each sentence pair using a semicolon.
EXERCISE 13: Fill in the missing colons in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 14: Re-write these sentences using a semi-colon to replace the connectives.
EXERCISE 15: Re-write these sentences using a connective to replace the semi-colon.
These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Parts of Speech - Word Classes – Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the words (1-8) with their meanings (A-H).
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – 8 Parts of Speech – to list the parts of speech with their definitions, types and examples.
EXERCISE 3: Give examples to the word classes and their types. Categorise them based on their function – Part 1-4.
EXERCISE 4: What parts of speech is the underlined word?
EXERCISE 5: Identify the word class of each word in each sentence against it.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the correct word class of words in the context of a sentence – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 7: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions within the sentence – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 8: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions in meaning within the sentence.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of word classes in general and their function in particular sentences.
EXERCISE 10: Write one word used as different part of speech (as stated in the brackets) which can complete each sentence.
EXERCISE 11: Apply your knowledge of word classes to complete a sentence – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 12: Verbalise the visual in a sentence making sure to point out the part of speech specified to the part of the visual that is indicated by the arrow.
EXERCISE 13: Construct a sentence using vocabulary from a specific word class – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 14: Analyse the given sentences to identify the function of specific word classes.
EXERCISE 15: Exercise error identification to identify common mistakes made in using parts of speech – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 16: Use different word classes to create different meanings in different contexts.
EXERCISE 17: Label the word class of every word in these sentences.
EXERCISE 18: Decide which parts of speech fits into the underlined word.
EXERCISE 19: Identify every noun in each sentence and state its kind (proper, common, collective, abstract or material).
EXERCISE 20: Identify the verb/s in each sentence and state if it is an action or linking verb.
EXERCISE 21: Identify the adjective in each sentence and the word it modifies, then say which question the adjective answers.
EXERCISE 22: Identify all the pronouns, state their antecedents and state if they are subjective, objective or possessive.
EXERCISE 23: Identify the adverb in each sentence, state the word it modifies, mention the word class it describes and say the question the adverb answers.
EXERCISE 24: Identify the conjunction in each sentence and state its kind (coordinator, subordinator, correlator or conjunctive adverb).
EXERCISE 25: Identify the preposition in each sentence and state its kind (simple, compound, phrasal or participial).
EXERCISE 26: Identify the interjection in each sentence and state what emotion it expresses.
A unit set of worksheets with answers on poetry comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “Geography Lesson” by Brian Patten based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) with the expressions (1-14) they refer to.
EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem.
EXERCISE 4: Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza:
EXERCISE 5: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the poet’s use of contrasting images to highlight the difference between the teacher’s reality and the places he longs to visit.
EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.
EXERCISE 8: Identity what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it.
EXERCISE 9: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem.
EXERCISE 10: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements.
EXERCISE 12: Identify the figures of speech employed in the poem.
EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem.
EXERCISE 14: Determine the figurative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 15: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 16: Use RTC to refer to the context, PEE technique to explain the figurative language used, provide an objective summary and make a critical appreciation of the poem.
EXERCISE 17: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says.
EXERCISE 18: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.
A lesson plan 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 compact review of diary entry organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Diary Checklist and Word-Bank
Sample Diary Entry
Diary Writing Features
Diary Writing Format
Assessment Rubrics
Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the diary writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.
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✿ Early Finishers
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✿ 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 set of 11 task cards on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee 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:
Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 2)
Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3)
Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4)
Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5)
Creating poems (Exercise 6)
Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7)
Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9)
Analyzing poems (Exercise 10)
Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11)
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 poem writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire knowledge of poetry structures, elements, and forms.
Develop students’ abilities to understand a poetic response to the world they inhabit, both from the point of view of a poet and from their own experience.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of poetry in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Poetry, Poem
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies
Flipped Lesson Part - Videos
Success Criteria - Poem Writing Checklist
Lesson Starter: Matching the poem types with their meanings.
Discussion:
Poetry Structures
Poetry Elements
Poetry Forms
Tips to Write a Poem
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying the poem types.
Think-Write: Writing Ode and Tanka poems.
Write-Share: Writing a 7-line, diamond-shaped poem (Diamante) poem.
Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Exercises
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of poetry in writing.
Extensions: Write a HAIKU poem evoking images of the natural world.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on poem writing.
Home Learning:
Writing poems as suggested.
Writing poems as directed.
Writing poems based on situations.
Writing poems based on prompts.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.2b/3d
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 worksheets with answers on play script writing.
This Resource includes:
Writing dialogues to go with the story in the given visuals.
Turning flat dialogues into an exciting story.
Adding scene description and stage directions.
Adding dialogues and reporting verbs.
Preparing play-scripts for dialogues.
Selecting best option to answer play-script questions.
Turning given story into a play script.
Rewriting the narrative poem as a play script.
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 play-script writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the conventions of a play script to use them in writing.
Develop dialogues for a play script that exposes characters and situation.
Demonstrate the knowledge of play script using the techniques of dialogue writing.
This Resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Play-script
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Play-script Checklist
Lesson Starter: Writing dialogues to images.
Discussion: Play-script Features
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Turning flat dialogues into an exciting story.
Think-Write: Adding scene description and stage directions.
Write-Share: Adding dialogues and reporting verbs.
Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Writing scenes for given situations.
Extensions: Writing dialogues for a story.
Plenary: Selecting right answers to answer play-script questions.
Home Learning:
Preparing play-scripts for dialogues.
Selecting best option to answer play-script questions.
Turning given story into a play script.
Rewriting the narrative poem as a play script.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/4
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 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