This compact review of Connectives and Transitions for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Vocabulary. 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: Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage. Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions. Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements. Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing. Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions. Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Connective Types SN 3: Classification of Transitions SN 4: 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

This compact review of Verbals for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Gerunds, Participles and Infinitives. 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 Scaffolding Notes students will be able to: Match the terms associated with verbals with their meanings. Consider the definitions and functions of verbals to identify the signs that exemplify the verbals in the given text. Provide finite verbs to the given actions and convert them to non-finite verbs (verbals) – gerund, participle and infinitive. Identify the functions of verbals in particular sentences. Verify and correct misplaced and dangling modifiers and inappropriate use of verbals. Use verbals to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Verbal Types SN 3: Functions of Verbal Types SN 4: Structure of Verbals SN 5: Verbals 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

This compact review of Conditional Sentences for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Sentence Structure. 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: Match the terms associated with conditionals with their meanings. Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text. Form and use conditionals to achieve particular effects. Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses. Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing. Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Concept Note of Conditionals SN 3: Usage and Formation of Conditionals SN 4: Structure of Conditionals SN 5: Conditional Sentences Rubrics SN 6: Formation of Conditionals 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 compact review of Proofreading for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Editing your Writing. 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 going through this information students will be able to: Identify the correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This download includes: SN 1: Symbols of Proofreading SN 2: Marking Marks SN 3: Proofreading Checklist SN 4: Proofreading Rubrics SN 5: SWAPS: Proofreading Guide 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 compact review of Oxymoron for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Figurative Language. 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 this information students will be able to: Define oxymoron with examples. State the similarities and the differences between oxymoron, paradox and irony. Examine the examples of oxymoron to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of oxymoron and say what is oxymoronic in them. Evaluate a text and explain how oxymoron has impact on the reader. Use oxymoron to make writing poetic expressive, creative and concise. This download includes: SN 1: Definition, Examples and Meaning SN 2: Similarities and Differences between Oxymoron, Paradox and Irony SN 3: Formats of Oxymoron SN 4: Oxymoron Examples SN 5: Oxymoron Examples with Meaning SN 6: Oxymoron 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

This compact review of Simile for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Figurative Language. 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 this information students will be able to: Define and identify similes. State the similarities and the differences between simile and metaphor. Identify what reference similes make. Identify the use of ‘like’ and ‘as’ to form similes. Identify the use of adjectives to complete similes. Use simile to make writing figurative, descriptive, creative and entertaining. This download includes: SN 1: Simile Details SN 2: Simile vs Metaphor SN 3: Simile Types SN 4: Simile Patterns SN 5: Simile Rubrics SN 6: Simile in Advertisements SN 7: Simile Examples 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 compact review of Adjective or Relative Clause for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Clauses. 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 this information students will be able to: Define a clause and its components. List the properties of relative clauses with examples. Explain the role of relative pronouns and relative adverbs in forming adjective clauses. Identify the adjective clauses used as essential and non-essential information. Exercise error identification to ensure that adjective clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling. Use adjective clauses in writing to vary sentence structure. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Definition, Types and Uses of Adjective Clauses SN 3: Properties of Adjective Clauses SN 4: Relative Pronouns and Relative Adverbs SN 5: Adjective Clause Types SN 6: Misplaced and Dangling Modifier SN 7: Adjective Clause Rubrics

This compact review of Adverb or Adverbial Clause for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Clauses. 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 this information students will be able to: Define a clause and its components. List the properties of adverbial clauses with examples. List the adverbial clause types with examples. Identify the adverbial clauses functioning as adverbs in writing. Exercise error identification to ensure that adverbial clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling. Use adverbial clauses in writing to vary sentence structure. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Components of Adverb Clause SN 3: Properties of Adverb Clause SN 4: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers SN 5: Structure of Adverb Clauses SN 6: Types of Adverb Clauses SN 7: Adverb Clause 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

This compact review of Articles for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Definite and Indefinite Articles - A, An and The. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recognise and recall types of articles. To describe and explain the uses of articles. To use rules of placing definite and indefinite articles. To draw links between definite and indefinite articles. To justify the right use of articles as determiners. To produce sentences placing articles before a noun. After studying this information your students will be able to: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Uses of Indefinite Articles SN 3: Uses of Definite Articles SN 4: Uses of No Articles SN 5: Rules of Articles SN 6: ‘A’ instead of ‘An’ or ‘An’ instead of ‘A’ SN 7: Rubrics SN 8: Words that take ‘A’ or ‘An’

This compact review of Imperative Verbs for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Bossy Verbs. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recall the meaning of terms associated with imperative verbs. To describe and explain the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To use the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To draw links between verbs in general and imperative verbs. To justify the right use of imperative verbs. To produce sentences using imperative verbs. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Distinguish between verbs in general and imperative verbs. Classify imperatives as affirmative and negative. Form and use verbs in the imperative both affirmatively and negatively. Use a wide range of imperative verbs to clarify relationships between ideas. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of imperative verbs. Use imperative verbs to sequence instructions. This download includes: SN 1: Imperative Vocabulary SN 2: Imperative Verb Forms SN 3: Imperative Verb Uses SN 4: Imperative Commands SN 5: Imperative Pool Rules SN 6: Imperative for Covid-19 SN 7: Imperative Pictures SN 8: Imperative Orders SN 9: Imperative Negatives SN 10: Imperative Rubrics

This compact review of Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Problem-Solution. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Identify the problems and solutions in the given texts, situations and visuals. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that identifies the problem and proposes solution. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback. Select a task that goes with your level and create an information text that identifies problem and suggests solution. This download includes: SN 1: Problem-solution text organised by aspects of a solution SN 2: Problem-solution text organised by solutions of a problem SN 3: Problem-solution text organised by solutions of a problem SN 4: Planning Frame SN 5: Sample Plan SN 6: Sentence Frame SN 7: Sample Draft SN 8: Rubrics for Evaluation SN 9: Data and Tasks for Differentiation

This compact review of Spelling Tips for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Spelling – Words Ending -able and -ible. 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: Add the suffix -ible or -able to make an adjective. Identify the correct spelling of adjectives using the suffix -able or -ible. Spell adjectives that end in suffix -able or -ible. Use the suffix -able or -ible to form adjectives and use verbs as clues to the meaning of adjectives. Exercise error identification to assess the correct use of suffix -able or -ible to form adjectives. Use adjectives that end in suffixes -able and -ible in writing. This download includes: SN 1: Spelling Rules – Words Ending -able SN 2: Spelling Rules – Words Ending -ible SN 3: Pairs of Words with Slightly Different Meanings SN 4: Spelling Rubrics SN 5: List of Words Ending -able SN 6: List of Words Ending -ible 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 compact review of Prepositional Phrase for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Phrases. 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 this information students will be able to: Define prepositional phrases and their components. Classify prepositional phrases as nominal, adjectival and adverbial. Identify the prepositional phrases that are used to show location, direction, time and manner. Identify prepositional phrases that begin with a preposition and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, phrase or clause. Exercise error identification to ensure prepositional phrases are not misplaced and dangling. Use prepositional phrases to describe nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Prepositional Phrase Details SN 3: Properties of Prepositional Phrases SN 4: Functions of Prepositional Phrases SN 5: Patterns of Prepositional Phrases SN 6: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers SN 7: Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers SN 8: Prepositional Phrase Rubrics

This compact review of Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Identify the structure and features of information text types. Identify the techniques used by the author in structuring information text types. Identify the purpose of the information text types. Plan and write the first draft of information text. Peer evaluate information text with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft of their information text. This download includes: SN 1: Information Text Types SN 2: Sample Information Texts SN 3: Sample Information Texts with Clue Words SN 4: Clue Words and Transitions SN 5: A One-sentence Information SN 6: Description – Planning Frame, Sentence Frame and Clue Words SN 7: Problem and Solution – Planning Frame, Sentence Frame and Clue Words SN 8: Compare and Contrast – Planning Frame, Sentence Frame and Clue Words SN 9: Cause and Effect – Planning Frame, Sentence Frame and Clue Words SN 10: Sequence – Planning Frame, Sentence Frame and Clue Words SN 11: Rubrics SN 12: Data for Differentiation

This compact review of Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Compare-Contrast. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Determine the organisational methods used when comparing and contrasting. Identify the clue or signal words used when comparing and contrasting. Identify the similarities and differences in the given compare-contrast texts. Plan and write the first draft of compare-contrast text on given topics. Peer evaluate a compare-contrast text with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft of compare-contrast text. This download includes: SN 1: Compare-contrast text structure organised by aspects SN 2: Compare-contrast text structure organised by topics SN 3: Compare-contrast text structure organised by arguments SN 4: Transitions and clue/signal/key words SN 5: Sentence frame for comparison SN 6: Sentence frame for contrast SN 7: Sentence frame for compare-contrast SN 8: Planning frame for compare-contrast SN 9: Rubrics for evaluation SN 10: Sample tasks for differentiation

This compact review of Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Cause-Effect. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Identify the clue or signal words used in writing cause and effect text. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring cause and effect text. Identify the causes and effects in the given texts. Plan and write the first draft of cause and effect text on given topics. Peer evaluate a cause and effect text with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft of cause and effect text. This download includes: SN 1: Text structure organised by causes SN 2: Text structure organised by effects SN 3: Text structure organised by causes and effects SN 4: Planning Frame SN 5: Sentence Frame SN 6: Sample Draft SN 7: Rubric SN 8: Data for Differentiation

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A handout that provides guidelines for imagination in writing. This Includes: 1. Imaginative Writing Guide 2. Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the imaginative writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.

A compact review of cumulative sentences organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Cumulative Sentence Elements Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about cumulative sentences, thereby helping them to enhance their language 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 compact review of digital storytelling elements organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Storyboard Slides Story Template Story Prompt Digital Storytelling Elements Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about digital storytelling elements, 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