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 resource that contains 10 worksheets with answers to Spellings. It includes worksheets on identifying, providing, and correct usage of correct Spellings in writing. Teachers can use these to enhance the vocabulary and language skills of the learners in their writing.
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Here are some 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 set of 15 scaffold notes on poetry comprehension to analyze and annotate a Miltonic sonnet - On His Blindness by John Milton.
After studying these notes students will be able to:
Analyse the sonnet to make a critical appreciation.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the sonnet.
Annotate the lines of the sonnet with reference to context.
This Resource includes:
Poem and Summary
Introduction and Poet
Sonnet Types
Miltonic Sonnet Structure
Poetry Analysis Guide
Poetry Analysis Template
Poetry Analysis Rubrics
Comparison Devices
Sound Devices
Figures of Speech
Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics
Annotation Guide
Annotation Template and Prompt
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech
Annotation 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 unit set of scaffolding notes on reading information text with 6 sessions on teaching and learning based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - Vocabulary Overview - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - Language and Vocabulary - Determine a central idea of a text and analyse its development over the course of the text.
SESSION 3: APPLYING - Visual and Textual Clues - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
SESSION 4: ANALYSING - Language Techniques - Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING - Text Elements - Evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient.
SESSION 6: CREATING - Information Text - Develop a text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Skim, scan and close read text template.
Scaffolding Notes 2: IQC (Idea-Quote-Conclude) paragraph technique
Scaffolding Notes 3: Common comprehension question types
Scaffolding Notes 4: Reading strategies
Scaffolding Notes 5: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph technique
Scaffolding Notes 6: Text elements template
Scaffolding Notes 7: Descriptive information text prompt
Scaffolding Notes 8: Problem and solution information text prompt
Scaffolding Notes 9: Compare and contrast information text prompt
Scaffolding Notes 10: Cause and effect information text prompt
Scaffolding Notes 11: Sequential information text prompt
Scaffolding Notes 12: Information Text 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
These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Inappropriate shift in Verb Tense, Verb Mood, Verb Voice, Person (Pronoun Shift), Noun or Pronoun Number, Grammatical Case. 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:
Review the common mistakes shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice make within and between sentences.
Review the common mistakes shift in person, number and grammatical case make within and between sentences.
Identify inappropriate shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice and find solution.
Identify inappropriate shift in person (pronoun shift) and then suggest corrections.
Identify inappropriate shift in number and grammatical case and suggest corrections.
Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice make in the given text and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 2: Review the common mistakes shift in person, number and grammatical case make in the given text and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 3: Identify inappropriate shift in verb tenses and find solution (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 4: Identify inappropriate shift in verb moods and suggest solutions.
EXERCISE 5: Identify inappropriate shift in verb voices and suggest solutions.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the inappropriate shift in perspective – point of view – pronoun shift and then suggest corrections (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 7: Identify inappropriate shift in number and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 8: Recognise and correct inappropriate shift in grammatical cases.
EXERCISE 9: Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Frequently Confused Words and Punctuation Errors. 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:
Analyse the text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of end punctuation and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences.
Identify and solve common errors made when using homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns in writing.
Identify and solve common errors made when using commas and apostrophes in writing.
Create new sentences using frequently confused words and punctuate them correct.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Analyse the given text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 2: Analyse the text to compare and contrast relative pronouns. Tick the correct option to identify the function of relative pronouns in the given text.
EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes missing commas make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 4: Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons and colons make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 5: Review the common mistakes faulty use of apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 6: Review the common mistakes faulty use of end and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of relative pronouns.
EXERCISE 9: Identify and solve common errors made by students using punctuation to clarify meaning.
EXERCISE 10: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas in writing.
EXERCISE 11: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas, apostrophes and hyphens in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Pronoun Clarity; Distinction between Determiners, Contractions and Adverbs; Subject-Verb Agreement; Related Noun Agreement and Logical Comparison. 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:
Review the common mistakes made while using determiners, contractions and adverbs.
Review the common mistakes made while using pronouns and ensure clarity.
Review the lack of clarity shown in related noun agreement, subject-verb agreement and logical comparison.
Identify the errors to ensure pronoun clarity and distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs.
Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement; identify errors to ensure logical comparison and related noun agreement.
Create new sentences ensuring pronoun clarity; distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs; subject-verb agreement; related noun agreement and logical comparison.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes made while using determiners, contractions and adverbs.
EXERCISE 2: Review the common mistakes made while using pronouns and ensure clarity.
EXERCISE 3: Review the lack of clarity shown in related nouns usage, subject-verb agreement and logical comparison.
EXERCISE 4: Conduct error identification in the given text to ensure clear distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs.
EXERCISE 5: Carry out error identification in the given text to ensure pronoun clarity (Part 1-3).
EXERCISE 6: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 7: Carry out error identification in the given text to ensure logical comparison and related noun agreement.
EXERCISE 8: Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
This compact review of Standard English Conventions for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Sentence Structure, Usage Practices and Punctuation. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Identify and solve the common errors made using double negatives and formal or informal structure.
Identify and solve common errors made using punctuation to clarify meaning; and analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns.
Identify inappropriate shifts in verb tenses, verb moods, verb voices, grammatical cases, person, number and find solutions to rectify the errors.
Exercise error identification to ensure pronoun clarity; distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs; subject-verb agreement; related noun agreement and logical comparison.
Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognising and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
Revise sentence fragments, run-on sentences, parallel structure, coordination and subordination to create grammatically complete sentences.
This download includes:
SN 1: Double Negatives and Formal and Informal Structure
SN 2: Homophones vs Homographs vs Homonyms
SN 3: Frequently Confused Relative Pronouns
SN 4: End Punctuation and Unnecessary Punctuation
SN 5: Common Punctuation Errors
SN 6: Shifts in Tense, Mood, Voice, Person, Number and Case
SN 7: Distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs.
SN 8: Pronoun Clarity
SN 9: Related Noun Agreement, Subject-verb Agreement and Logical Comparison
SN 10: Misplaced Modifiers
SN 11: Dangling Modifiers
SN 12: Sentence Fragments
SN 13: Run-on Sentences
SN 14: Coordination vs Subordination
SN 15: Grammatical Parallelism
SN 16: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
Embark on a journey of literary exploration with this resource, “Mastering Literary Devices.” This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through understanding and effectively using comparison devices such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and analogy. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Language, it encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
Objectives:
This resource aims to achieve various objectives, from recalling and identifying examples of comparison literary devices in provided texts to demonstrating mastery by independently creating original pieces of writing that effectively utilise these devices. Students will comprehend the meaning of comparison devices in different contexts, analyse their impact on the overall meaning and tone of a text, and assess their effectiveness in various literary works.
Embark on a journey through the nuances of language with this resource, “Exploring Literary Sound Devices: A Scaffolded Approach.” This meticulously designed guide helps students understand and apply literary sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, sibilance, onomatopoeia, repetition and rhyme. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Reading Literature, this resource caters to various cognitive domains, offering a comprehensive and structured learning experience.
Objectives:
This resource encompasses a broad spectrum of objectives to enhance students’ proficiency in literary sound devices. From recalling and identifying these devices to comprehending their meanings and purposes, the objectives extend to analysing, evaluating and ultimately applying this knowledge to interpret texts and create original works. The multifaceted approach ensures a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Double Negatives and Formal or Informal Structure. 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 the rules of double negatives and formal or informal structure.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of double negatives.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of formal or informal structure.
Create new sentences using formal or informal structure without double negatives.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the Standard English rules to find solution to the problem stated in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using double negatives – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 3: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using formal or informal structure – Part 1-4.
EXERCISE 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
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 bundle of 4 products on verb forms in tenses.
This download includes scaffolding notes on:
Verb Forms in Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
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 bundle of cheat sheets, scaffold notes, and rubrics on purposeful writing.
This bundle includes handouts on:
Editing and Rewriting
Form Filling
Note Taking
Proof Reading
Drafting
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 bundle of 5 products (Scaffolding Notes) is perfect for teaching Clauses - Noun Clause, Adjective Clause, Adverb Clause and Relative Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these well-planned exercises for student engagement.
After completing these lessons, the students will be able to:
Define clauses and their components.
Explain the role of conjunctions in forming clause types.
Determine the properties of clause types as used in sentences.
I can identify the noun clauses functioning as nouns in sentences.
Exercise error identification to ensure that noun clauses are used correctly in writing.
Use clauses to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style.
This bundle includes Boom Cards on:
Clause Types: 6 Handouts
Adjective or Relative Clause: 6 Handouts
Adverbial or Adverb Clause: 7 Handouts
Noun or Nominal Clause: 8 handouts
Relative Clause: 7 Handouts
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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
A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of compound sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the functions of coordinating conjunctions.
Identify the features of compound sentences with examples.
Use coordinating conjunctions to coordinate or connect two clauses.
Implement the features of compound sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of compound sentence patterns in writing.
Create compound sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Identify the coordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Coordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of compound sentences.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the features of a compound sentence with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Compound Sentences
EXERCISE 4: Identify the properties of compound sentences.
EXERCISE 5: Answer the given questions to test your knowledge of the features of compound sentences.
EXERCISE 6: Use coordinating conjunctions to coordinate or connect two clauses.
EXERCISE 7: Answer the given questions to apply your knowledge of the compound sentences.
EXERCISE 8: Implement the features of compound sentences to discover their structure.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Compound Sentences
EXERCISE 9: Examine the structure and the pattern of the compound sentences.
EXERCISE 10: Assess and verify the correct use of compound sentence patterns in writing.
EXERCISE 11: Create compound sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of compound sentence structure in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Sentence Structure Rubrics
EXERCISE 13: Identify the coordinators in the given compound sentences.
EXERCISE 14: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses.
EXERCISE 15: Use the coordinators (FANBOYS) to replace the semicolons in the compound sentences.
EXERCISE 16: Use either coordinators or semicolons to join two independent clauses.
EXERCISE 17: Split these compound sentences into two simple sentences.
EXERCISE 18: Rewrite the given simple sentences as compound sentences.
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 unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to understand each words.
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites: antonym types.
Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms and antonyms.
Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms.
Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms.
Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E).
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video (Antonyms and Synonyms) and find antonyms and synonyms for the following words.
EXERCISE 3: Think of a synonym and antonym for the words in the middle column.
EXERCISE 4: Think of graded, complementary and relational antonyms for each of the word in the list.
EXERCISE 5: Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms.
EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of antonyms.
EXERCISE 7: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 1).
EXERCISE 8: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 2).
EXERCISE 9: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 3).
EXERCISE 10: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 1).
EXERCISE 11: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 2).
EXERCISE 12: Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. Follow the rubrics.
EXERCISE 13: Match the given words with their synonyms from the box.
EXERCISE 14: Match the following words with their antonyms from the box.
EXERCISE 15: Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms.
EXERCISE 16: Select the word that best completes the sentence.
EXERCISE 17: Use Synonyms and Antonyms to answer questions as denoted by the BINGO lines.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on diary writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Develop an understanding of diary entry.
Acquire imaginative skills and techniques required for diary entry.
Use sequences of sentences and paragraphs that are linked smoothly to demonstrate knowledge of diary entry.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Diary, Chronicler, Journal
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Diary Entry
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Same Answer
Success Criteria - Diary Entry Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Diary Writing Format
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 - 5 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Diary Entry Features
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abcde/4
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use these resource to teach the students to make a diary entry, 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 unit lesson plan with 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:
FLIPPED LESSON: Video - How to write an informal letter
LESSON STARTER: List the differences between formal and informal letters – use VENN DIAGRAM to spot the similarities as well.
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECOGNISE-RETRIEVE
EXERCISE 1: Find, list and label the structure and features of an informal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INTERPRET-CLASSIFY
EXERCISE 2: Explain the use of the language, the vocabulary and the impact of it in an informal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter
SESSION 3: APPLYING - IMPLEMENT-EXECUTE
EXERCISE 3: Use a planning frame to arrange a sample informal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter
SESSION 4: ANALYSING - EXPLORE-DEMONSTRATE
EXERCISE 4: Use the writing organiser to organise a draft of a sample informal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser
SESSION 5: EVALUATING - CHECK-CRITIQUE
EXERCISE 5: Use the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work.
EXERCISE 6: Use the PQP and TAG technique to peer-review with constructive feedback.
Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist
Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques
SESSION 6: CREATING - COMPOSE-PRODUCE
EXERCISE 7: Use a prompt, integrate the feedback and write an informal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt
DIFFERENTIATION:
EXERCISE 8 - Write a letter to people known following the INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT.
Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter Rubrics
PLENARY:
EXERCISE 9 - Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the informal letter.
HOME LEARNING:
EXERCISE 10: Use Letter Generator to write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you spent your holidays.
EXERCISE 11: Letters to favourite persons, friends and relatives.
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 lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of noun types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Explain the basic function of nouns in general sentences.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Explain the extended function of nouns in general sentences.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Infer and grasp the meaning of noun types.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Explain the function of nouns in particular sentences.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing.
This download includes:
FLIPPED LESSON:
VIDEO – Kinds of Nouns
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING
EXERCISE 1: List the basic noun types with their functions and examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Basic Noun Types
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING
EXERCISE 2: List the extended noun types with their functions and examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Extended Noun Types
SESSION 3: APPLYING
EXERCISE 3: List irregular plural noun types with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Irregular Plural Nouns
SESSION 4: ANALYSING
EXERCISE 4: Interpret and verbalise pictures of nouns referring to their type and identity.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING
EXERCISE 5: Identify the functions of nouns as used in the sentences.
SESSION 6: CREATING
EXERCISE 6: Use nouns as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, predicate nominatives and object complements.
DIFFERENTIATION
EXERCISE 7: Demonstrate the mastery of using noun types in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Noun Types Rubrics
PLENARY:
EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of noun types (Part 1).
EXTENSIONS:
EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of noun types (Part 2).
HOME LEARNING
EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of noun types (Part 3).
EXERCISE 11: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of noun types (Part 4).
EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of the functions of the noun types.
EXERCISE 13: Break the noun types down by the sense you use to experience each of them with examples.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the nouns in each sentence and state the noun types.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the nouns and state their identity: person, animal, place, thing or idea.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the nouns in each sentence and state the function they serve.
EXERCISE 17: Rewrite the following sentences, replacing underlined-nouns with a proper noun. Each new noun should reflect the same idea or subject as the underlined noun. You may need to change some words, such as a, an, the, delete or add adjectives.