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 compact review of story plot organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Story Genres
Conflict Types
Plot Types
Plot Diagram
Plot Template
Assessment Rubrics
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For reinforcement and 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.
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For small group collaborations
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A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poetry analysis.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire knowledge of poetry elements.
Discuss poetry analysis guide, poetry structures, and poetry forms.
Analyse the assigned poem to make a critical appreciation.
Demonstrate mastery of poetry elements in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Tone, Poetic Techniques, Context, Point of View
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Analyze a Poetry
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compose Your Own Poems
Success Criteria - Poetry Analysis Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Forms, Structures, Template, Guide, Prompt
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
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A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on poetry annotation.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand how annotation helps to analyse poems.
Discuss annotation template, guide and the prompt.
Determine the main ideas and provide an objective summary of the poem.
Annotate the lines of the given poem.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Annotation, Summary, Meaning, Explanation
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Annotate Poetry
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Annotate the Images
Success Criteria - Annotation Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Guide, Template, Prompt
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEC Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1/2/4/9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
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A bundle of 4 resources on writing techniques of Shakespeare.
This bundle includes:
Handouts: Vocabulary, Notes, Scaffolders, Rubrics
Worksheets, Exercises, and Task Cards
Detailed Lesson and Related Resources
PowerPoint Presentation of Teaching Resources
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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)
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A unit plan of 3 sessions with teaching and learning classroom resources on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
This Unit includes:
LESSON PREVIEW:
Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)
Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1)
Write-Share - Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3)
Plenary - Online Quiz
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4)
Write-Share - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 6)
Plenary - Online Quiz
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16)
Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 10)
Plenary - Online Quiz
HOME LEARNING - Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11)
CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
SKILLS - Social and Cognitive
A unit plan of 3 sessions with teaching and learning classroom resources on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
This Unit includes:
LESSON PREVIEW:
Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)
Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1)
Write-Share - Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3)
Plenary - Online Quiz
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4)
Write-Share - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 6)
Plenary - Online Quiz
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16)
Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 10)
Plenary - Online Quiz
HOME LEARNING - Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11)
CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
SKILLS - Social and Cognitive
A set of 10 worksheets with answers on sonnets.
This Resource includes:
EX 1: Vocabulary Checklist.
EX 2: Shakespearean Sonnet Structure.
EX 3: Miltonic Sonnet Structure.
EX 4: Compare and Contrast Sonnets.
EX 5: Writing Sonnets.
EX 6: Read Sonnets to Answer Questions.
EX 7: Test Understanding of Sonnets.
EX 8: Read Sonnets to Answer Challenging Questions.
EX 9: Paraphrasing Sonnets.
EX 10: Providing Modern Text to Sonnets.
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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 PowerPoint Presentation of unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
Lesson Preview:
Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)
Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (Exercise 4)
Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Write-Advance - Explanation of the poetic devices (Exercise 8)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16)
Differentiated Tasks - Presenting answers in poem form (Exercise 14)
Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Home Learning:
Comprehension Questions (Exercise 16)
Online Quizzes - 4
Online Comprehension Passages - 4
Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
Skills - Social and Cognitive
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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 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
Name the characters and make a character sketch.
Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
This resource includes:
(EXERCISE 1) Inferring the setting
(EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements
(EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting
(EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting
(EXERCISE 5) Answering setting related questions
(EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters
(EXERCISE 7) Identifying the main character’s elements
(EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch
(EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story
(EXERCISE 10) Answering characterization questions
(EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements
(EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements
(EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot
(EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot
(EXERCISE 15) Answering plot related questions
(EXERCISE 16) Answering story analysis questions
(EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements
(EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation
(EXERCISE 19) Writing a story
(EXERCISE 20) Answering story components questions
(EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements
(EXERCISE 22) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
(EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to context
(EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the Shakespearean quotes
(EXERCISE 25) Answering with reference to context.
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A set of 10 ready to use worksheets with answers on dialogue writing.
This download includes:
Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture.
Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story.
Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story.
Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form.
Writing dialogues for situations given.
Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing.
Using dialogue tags to reconstruct stories.
Presenting stories in a dialogue form.
Unscrambling the dialogues to reconstruct the story.
Using reporting verbs to create dialogue tags.
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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 presentation 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
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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 paragraph writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Gain knowledge of the understanding of the basic elements of a paragraph.
Apply PEEL and PEEC models to construct paragraphs.
Demonstrate the knowledge of paragraphing in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Paragraphs
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Paragraphing Checklist
Lesson Starter: Choosing a topic to write a paragraph.
Discussion: Paragraphing Structure
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Spotting topic sentence, supporting details, and closing sentence.
Think-Write: Using PEEL model to construct a paragraph.
Write-Share: Using PEEC model to construct a paragraph.
Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Writing paragraphs on given situations.
Extensions: Writing a paragraph to convey information as required by the topic.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on paragraphing.
Home Learning:
Dividing the given text into paragraphs.
Arranging paragraphs in a logical order.
Identifying the topic and the closing sentences in paragraphs.
Matching topic and closing sentences with correct paragraphs.
Putting sentences in correct order to produce a well-organized paragraph.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.2a-f/4/5
Skills: Social and Cognitive
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As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
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For reinforcement and enrichment
A set of 11 ready to use worksheets and task-cards on imaginative writing.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Recall imaginative writing techniques.
Apply authorial technique to spur imagination.
Demonstrate imagination skill in writing.
This download includes worksheets on:
Picturing a situation with imagination.
Imagining a story hidden in the given images.
Responding to the prompting questions.
Using given prompts to spur imagination.
Demonstrating skill of imagination in writing.
Following the prompt to complete a story.
Answering multiple choice questions on imaginative writing.
Imagining and answering.
Describing what you see in your imagination.
Thinking out of the box.
Using prompts to give vent to imagination.
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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 of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.
SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
Lesson Preview: Author and Summary of the Story
SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION
Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1)
Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2)
Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5)
Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6)
Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7)
Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
Write-Advance: Making a character sketch
SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT
Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10)
Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11)
Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12)
Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15)
Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18)
RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19)
Collaborative Tasks:
Think-Pair: Identifying summary elements
Pair-Share: Writing a summary
Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context
Lesson presentation with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
Lesson Preview:
Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1)
Summary and Poem (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Writing poems with elegy elements (Exercise 4)
Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Write-Advance - Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (Exercise 8)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 11)
Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 9)
Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 12)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 13)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 14)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 11)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 15)
Differentiated Tasks - Writing comprehension questions (Exercise 14)
Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Home Learning: Comprehension questions (Exercise 16)
Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
Skills - Social and Cognitive
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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 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem.
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context.
This download includes worksheets on:
Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)
Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2)
Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Writing poems in different genres (Exercise 4)
Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7)
Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (Exercise 8)
Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9)
Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the lines of the poem (Exercise 11)
Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14)
Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Checking comprehension skills (Exercise 16)
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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 resource covers the integral, surface and deep features of spellings in writing. It contains full-on activities and assessments to cover the skills of literacy in an easy, structured, cover-your-bases system. It includes everything you need to get going with the use of correct spelling in writing in your classroom.
Learning Objectives:
• Acquire basic spelling rules.
• Spell the words correctly to help better pronunciation.
• Use correct spellings in writing a text.
This Resource Includes:
1. A Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Top 10 Spelling Rules
3. List of Misspelled Words
4. Spelling Rubrics
5. Spelling Worksheets (4 Exercises)
Teachers can use this to enhance the spelling and writing skills of the learners, especially the technique needed to develop a habit of using correct spelling in writing.
A set of 13 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Dragon Dance by Max Fatchen.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem.
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context.
This resource includes:
Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1)
Find the mood of the poem (Exercise 2)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Comprehending the poem (Exercise 4)
Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7)
Comprehending the poem (Exercise 8)
Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 9)
Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 10)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 11)
Writing poems (Exercise 12)
Multiple choice questions (Exercise 13)
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
