These Worksheets with an Answer Key perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, Coordination, Subordination and Grammatical Parallelism. 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 ambiguity sentence fragments and run-on sentences create while writing. Review the common mistakes writers make due to flawed coordination and subordination. Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism. Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Exercise error identification to correct coordination-, subordination- and parallelism flaws. Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Review the ambiguity the sentence fragments create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 2: Review the errors in conventions the run-on sentences create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes beginners make because of flawed coordination and subordination and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 4: Review the flawed parallelism in the given text and provide a revised rewrite. EXERCISE 5: Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism. EXERCISE 6: Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to revise run-on sentences. EXERCISE 8: Exercise error identification to correct coordination flaws. EXERCISE 9: Exercise error identification to correct subordination flaws. EXERCISE 10: Exercise error identification to correct parallelism flaws. EXERCISE 11: Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure.

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Humourous Story - My Lost Dollar by Stephen Butler Leacock. 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: Find the meaning of the challenging words, phrases and expressions in the story. Identify the setting elements and the characteristic features of the main characters in the story. Apply textual clues to answer the retrieval, inferential and authorial technique questions. Analyse the story to find its plot elements – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Evaluate the text to find its story elements – genre, message, speaker, point of view, tone, conflict type, authorial techniques, plot type, language register, purpose and style. Write a summary, make a character description and create a critical appreciation of the story. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to recall the meaning of certain expressions in the story. EXERCISE 3: Follow the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 4: Follow the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 5: Answer the characterisation questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 6: Use the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the plot elements. EXERCISE 11: Follow the story analysis guide to identify the story elements. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of authorial techniques. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering following questions. EXERCISE 15: Answer the following comprehension questions.

This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Sensory Imagery – Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the correct definition of imagery types – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile. Examine word-pictures used as imagery in a given text. Show examples of writing that allow readers to visualise, hear, touch, taste or smell in their imagination. Interpret word-images sensory imagery creates in a text and explain the author’s purpose in using it. Evaluate author’s use of imagery to create word images in a text. Use sensory imagery to create vivid descriptions and word images in writing. 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 Sensory Imagery for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile Imagery. 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 definition of imagery types – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile. Examine word-pictures used as imagery in a given text. Show examples of writing that allow readers to visualise, hear, touch, taste or smell in their imagination. Interpret word-images sensory imagery creates in a text and explain the author’s purpose in using it. Evaluate author’s use of imagery to create word images in a text. Use sensory imagery to create vivid descriptions and word images in writing. This download includes: SN 1: Imagery Types SN 2: Sensory Imagery Images SN 3: Sensory Imagery Examples SN 4: Sensory Imagery Rubrics SN 5: Sensory Imagery Vocabulary 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 Answers are perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: 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: EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading. EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text. EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text. EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills. EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option. EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Oxymoron. 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: 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. 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 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 Noun or Nominal 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 clauses and their components. Explain the role of interrogative pronouns or adverbs and expletives in forming noun clauses. Determine the properties of noun clauses as used in sentences. Identify the noun clauses functioning as nouns in sentences. Exercise error identification to ensure that noun clauses are used correctly in writing. Use noun clauses to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Components of Noun Clauses SN 3: Noun Clauses Connectors SN 4: Properties of Noun Clauses SN 5: Comparison between Noun, Noun Phrase and Noun Clause SN 6: Functions of Noun Clauses SN 7: Noun Clauses as Expressions of Urgency SN 8: Noun Clause Rubrics

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Clauses - Adverbial Clause or Adverb Clause. 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: 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. 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

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Phrases - Noun Phrase or Nominal Phrase. 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. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms with their meaning. EXERCISE 2: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your previous knowledge of noun phrases. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Noun Phrase – to answer the following questions with examples. Define a phrase. Define a noun phrase. List the components of a noun phrase. Describe the functions of noun phrases. EXERCISE 4: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of noun phrases. EXERCISE 5: Identify the noun phrases based on their functional classification. EXERCISE 6: Identify the functions of noun phrases as used in the sentences. EXERCISE 7: Identify the purpose for which noun phrases are used in the sentences. EXERCISE 8: Identify the role of noun phrases as used in the sentences. EXERCISE 9: Name the noun class of visuals; frame sentence using the named nouns; then expand them to noun phrases that are equivalent in meaning to the nouns. EXERCISE 10: Identify the noun phrases that are formed based on the given patterns. Then colour code the elements of the noun phrases. EXERCISE 11: Identify the modifiers used in the noun phrases as pre-, post- or both. EXERCISE 12: Fill in the blanks with noun phrases. EXERCISE 13: Identify the patterns of noun phrases. EXERCISE 14: Identify the noun phrases in the following sentences. EXERCISE 15: Replace the nouns with noun phrases or vice versa. EXERCISE 16: Review the common errors writers make due to misplaced and dangling modifiers in the following examples. EXERCISE 17: Place phrases within a sentence, recognising and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers – Part 1 and 2. EXERCISE 18: Create noun phrases using the given patterns. EXERCISE 19: Write about any one of the following to demonstrate your mastery of the use of noun phrases in writing. EXERCISE 20: Identify the structure of noun phrases and determine whether they are pre-modifiers or post-modifiers.

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Free-Verse Poetry - Mother to Son by Langston Hughes. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text. More Reading Poetry Resources by the same Author: The Song of Hiawatha by W. H. Longfellow Crack-a-Dawn by Brian Morse Views of Winter by Ogden Nash and Emma Barnes The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes The Titanic by Gillian Clarke Geography Lesson by Brian Patten The Giantess by Carol Ann Duffy Mother to Son by Langston Hughes

These Scaffolding Notes are perfect for teaching how to write a formal letter. 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 taking the help of these scaffolders, your students will be able to: Identify the structure and features of a formal letter. Identify the author’s technique in a formal letter. Plan a formal letter based on the given format. Write the first draft of a formal letter. Peer evaluate a formal letter with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft. This download includes: SN 1: Sample Formal Letter SN 2: Structure and Features of a General Formal Letter SN 3: Structure and Features of a Persuasive Formal Letter SN 4: Sample Persuasive Letter SN 5: Author’s Techniques SN 6: Planning Frame SN 7: Sample Plan SN 8: Draft Template SN 9: Draft Prompt SN 10: Checklist and Rubrics SN 11: Rubrics

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on note taking. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the importance and usefulness of note-taking skills. Evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of various note-taking strategies. Prepare notes from lectures, texts, videos, and activities. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Note Taking, Reading Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Note Taking Methods Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the WALT Success Criteria - Note Taking Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Rules, 5 R’s, Format, Abbreviations 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 - Note Taker Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - The Plenary Dice Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-12.1-3/W.9-12.4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to take notes, 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

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, “Journal Entry” is a resource designed to help students excel in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. It covers a spectrum of objectives and success criteria, focusing on Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Recall and list key details and facts from a given text in a journal entry. Demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes conveyed in the text through a journal entry. Apply the knowledge gained from the text to real-world scenarios or personal experiences in a journal entry. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions from the text, demonstrating a deep understanding of the journal entry. Evaluate the text critically, assessing its strengths and weaknesses in journal entries. Create an original response in a journal entry, synthesising information from the text and expressing personal thoughts. This download includes: The resource provides a scaffolded approach, ensuring students master the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

This comprehensive resource is designed to assist students in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum in honing their skills in crafting impactful and informative speeches. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. The resource is meticulously structured based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing these lessons, students will be able to: Recall key information from a text and incorporate it into an informative speech. Comprehend both explicit and implicit meanings in a text and demonstrate understanding in informative speech. Apply the acquired knowledge to construct a well-supported, informative speech. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions to enhance the depth of informative speech. Evaluate the effectiveness of informative speech and make informed judgements. Synthesise information and create an informative speech that effectively communicates ideas. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an informative speech, promoting critical thinking, effective communication, and mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.