These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Argumentation – Reading and Writing. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to: Identify the components of an argumentative structure. Identify the language techniques employed in an argumentation. Identify the features of an argumentation. Follow the structure and techniques to plan a sample argumentation. Follow a checklist to peer-check a structured argumentation. Follow the structure and techniques to write a well-structured argumentation. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. 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 More about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Children’s Fantasy - The Scarecrow and his Servant (an extract) by Philip Pullman. 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 and expressions in the story. Identify the key events of the story. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential 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. 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 presentation on prose comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story, “The Scarecrow and His Servant” (an extract) by Philip Pullman based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: STORY: An extract from “The Scarecrow and His Servant” by Philip Pullman EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) to the words (1-14) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 3: Analyse the impact of specific word choices. Scaffolding Notes 1: Setting Elements Template EXERCISE 4: Use the template to identify the setting elements of the story. EXERCISE 5: Answer the questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the setting of the story. Scaffolding Notes 2: Character Description Guide EXERCISE 6: Use the guide to identify character traits and make a character sketch of the main characters in the story. EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 8: Answer the questions to demonstrate your understanding of characterisation. Scaffolding Notes 3: Freytag’s Pyramid – Plot Diagram Scaffolding Notes 4: Plot Elements Template EXERCISE 9: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements. EXERCISE 10: Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. Scaffolding Notes 5: Story Analysis Guide EXERCISE 11: Use the analysis guide to identify the story elements the story. EXERCISE 12: Answer the questions citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports the analysis. EXERCISE 13: Answer questions based on what the text says explicitly and the inferences drawn from the text. EXERCISE 14: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of literary techniques used. EXERCISE 15: Provide an objective summary of the setting and the plot, make a character sketch, and make a critical appreciation of the story. Scaffolding Notes 6: Story Comprehension Rubrics EXERCISE 16: Answer the retrieval questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Short Story - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde. 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. 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 Answers are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Folklore Fable - The Discontented Fish. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Find the meaning of the challenging words and expressions in the story. Identify the key events of the story. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential 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: Match the WORDS (1-11) with their MEANINGS (A-K). EXERCISE 2: The author uses different descriptions to describe the pool and the discontented fish in the pool as well as in the river. Sort the descriptions into the correct columns. EXERCISE 3: Order the events that happened in the life of the discontented fish as mentioned in the story. EXERCISE 4: Read the sentences about the discontented fish and decide if they are ‘True’ or ‘False’. EXERCISE 5: Match the CAUSES (1-8) of the EFFECTS (A-H) when the discontented fish arrived in the big river and returned. EXERCISE 6: Identify the different feelings that the discontented fish would have at different points during the story. Why would he feel these different emotions? EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following simple inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following complex inferential questions. EXERCISE 10: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the plot elements of the story. EXERCISE 11: Follow the analysis guide to identify the story elements the story. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Briefly summarise the meaning of the story. Use the plot elements to write your summary. Follow the following prompt. EXERCISE 14: Follow the prompt to make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 15: Follow the characterisation guide to describe the character of the discontented fish, based on what you learn in the story. EXERCISE 16: Make a diary entry as if you were the discontented fish, reflecting on your feelings about what you don’t like about the pool, why you want to leave and what you hope to find.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Folklore Fable - The Discontented Fish. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Find the meaning of the challenging words and expressions in the story. Identify the key events of the story. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential 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: Match the WORDS (1-11) with their MEANINGS (A-K). EXERCISE 2: The author uses different descriptions to describe the pool and the discontented fish in the pool as well as in the river. Sort the descriptions into the correct columns. EXERCISE 3: Order the events that happened in the life of the discontented fish as mentioned in the story. EXERCISE 4: Read the sentences about the discontented fish and decide if they are ‘True’ or ‘False’. EXERCISE 5: Match the CAUSES (1-8) of the EFFECTS (A-H) when the discontented fish arrived in the big river and returned. EXERCISE 6: Identify the different feelings that the discontented fish would have at different points during the story. Why would he feel these different emotions? EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following simple inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following complex inferential questions. EXERCISE 10: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the plot elements of the story. EXERCISE 11: Follow the analysis guide to identify the story elements the story. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Briefly summarise the meaning of the story. Use the plot elements to write your summary. Follow the following prompt. EXERCISE 14: Follow the prompt to make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 15: Follow the characterisation guide to describe the character of the discontented fish, based on what you learn in the story. EXERCISE 16: Make a diary entry as if you were the discontented fish, reflecting on your feelings about what you don’t like about the pool, why you want to leave and what you hope to find.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative Poetry - The Song of Hiawatha by W. H. Longfellow. 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 challenging words and expressions in the poem. Identify the key ideas of the poem. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions. Analyse the poem to find its poetry elements – genre, message, tone, context, perspective, point of view, structure, rhyme scheme, purpose and metre. Evaluate the poet’s use of personification, hyperbole, imagery, repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia. Write a summary, make a character description, explain the reader impact of figurative language and create a critical appreciation of the poem. 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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative Poetry - The Song of Hiawatha. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Find the meaning of challenging words and expressions in the poem. Identify the key ideas of the poem. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions. Analyse the poem to find its poetry elements – genre, message, tone, context, perspective, point of view, structure, rhyme scheme, purpose and metre. Evaluate the poet’s use of personification, hyperbole, imagery, repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia. Write a summary, make a character description, explain the reader impact of figurative language and create a critical appreciation of the poem. 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 are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative Poetry - The Song of Hiawatha by H. W. Longfellow. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the words (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the adjectives (1-8) with the words they describe (A-H) in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Look at the sentence structure in the poem. Sometimes the poet changes the order of the words in a sentence so that something important appears as the first word. Match the sentences (1-4) with their correct word order (A-B). EXERCISE 4: Read the sentences about the poem and decide if they are true or false. EXERCISE 5: What does Hiawatha learn about his “Chickens” and “Brothers”? Complete these sentences with the given words. EXERCISE 6: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 8: Follow the specified criteria to identify the poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of poetry elements – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 10: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of personification and hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of imagery in the poem. EXERCISE 12: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figurative language used in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of repletion, alliteration and onomatopoeia in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the sound poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Briefly summarise the meaning of the poem. EXERCISE 16: Follow the characterisation guide to describe the character of Nokomis, based on what you learn in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Follow the prompt to make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 18: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of personification in the poem. EXERCISE 19: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of imagery in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of sound poetic device in the poem.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative Prose Poetry - Geography Lesson by Brian Patten. 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 challenging words and expressions in the poem. Identify the key ideas of the poem. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions. Analyse the poem to find its poetry elements – genre, message, tone, context, perspective, point of view, structure, rhyme scheme, purpose and metre. Evaluate the poet’s use of personification, hyperbole, imagery, repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia. Write a summary, make a character description, explain the reader impact of figurative language and create a critical appreciation of the poem. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) with the expressions (1-14) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: EXERCISE 5: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 6: Identify the poet’s use of contrasting images to highlight the difference between the teacher’s reality and the places he longs to visit. EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 8: Identity what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. EXERCISE 9: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 10: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 12: Identify the figures of speech employed in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Determine the figurative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Use RTC to refer to the context, PEE technique to explain the figurative language used, provide an objective summary and make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 17: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. EXERCISE 18: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.

A unit plan on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “Geography Lesson” by Brian Patten based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: RUBRICS: Poem Comprehension Rubrics POEM: Geography Lesson by Brian Patten EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) with the expressions (1-14) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: EXERCISE 5: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 6: Identify the poet’s use of contrasting images to highlight the difference between the teacher’s reality and the places he longs to visit. EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 8: Identity what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. EXERCISE 9: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 10: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 12: Identify the figures of speech employed in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Determine the figurative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Use RTC to refer to the context, PEE technique to explain the figurative language used, provide an objective summary and make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 17: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. EXERCISE 18: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Synecdoche and Metonymy. 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 synecdoche and metonymy with examples. State the difference between synecdoche and metonymy. Examine the examples of synecdoche and metonymy to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of synecdoche and metonymy. Evaluate a text and explain how synecdoche and metonymy has impact on the reader. Use synecdoche to make my writing poetic and metonymy to express creatively and concisely. 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 Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Synecdoche and Metonymy. 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 synecdoche and metonymy with examples. State the difference between synecdoche and metonymy. Examine the examples of synecdoche and metonymy to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of synecdoche and metonymy. Evaluate a text and explain how synecdoche and metonymy has impact on the reader. Use synecdoche to make my writing poetic and metonymy to express creatively and concisely. 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 resource includes exercises on: Identifying what’s special in the visuals Explaining synecdoche and metonymy examples with reference Determining synecdoche and metonymy examples Demonstrating synecdoche vs metonymy knowledge in writing Matching part with the whole and vice versa Identifying the substitute that is used to stand for Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the vocabulary, reading, language, and writing skills of the learners. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Synecdoche and Metonymy. 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 synecdoche and metonymy with examples. State the difference between synecdoche and metonymy. Examine the examples of synecdoche and metonymy to identify what reference they make. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of synecdoche and metonymy. Evaluate a text and explain how synecdoche and metonymy has impact on the reader. Use synecdoche to make my writing poetic and metonymy to express creatively and concisely. 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