A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to understand texts while analyzing the texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Distinguish words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Discuss reading tips to understand texts. Read to understand the language of ancient texts in relation to modern ones. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Modern Text, Ancient Text, Understanding Texts Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Difficult Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – W-P-C-S Chart Success Criteria - Understanding Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Reading Tips to Understand Texts 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 - 3 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Who Wants to be a Millionaire Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to understand modern and ancient texts, 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

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to compare texts while analyzing the texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire text comparison skills. Discuss text comparison criteria. Analyse texts to determine what they have in common, and how they differ. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Text Analysis, Text Comparison Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Comparing Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compare and Contrast Success Criteria - Comparing Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Text Comparison Criteria 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 - Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post-It Notes Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.5/RI.6-8.3/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to compare two texts, 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

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to infer meaning while analyzing the text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire reading skills to infer meaning. Discuss SQ3R inferring and critical reading strategies. Read critically to infer what the text implies beyond its obvious meaning. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Infer, Imply, Predict Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is Text Inferring? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Proverbs and Meanings Success Criteria - Inferring Checklist Scaffolding Notes - SQ3R Inferring Strategies 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - You have 30 Seconds for each Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LIT.RL.6-8.1/2/3/4/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to analyze a text, 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

A Presentation that presents - 1. What is Differentiation? 2. The Principles of Differentiation 3. Why should We Differentiate? 4. Why Differentiated Instruction? 5. How can we Differentiate? 6. Differentiating Curriculum 7. Students' Characteristics 8. Steps to Differentiated Instruction 9. Using Choice Board to Differentiate 10. Benefits of Choice Board Strategy 11. Using Tic-Tac-Toe to Differentiate

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on digital storytelling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Know and use a process for creating a digital story. Select and use appropriate digital tool(s). Understand how to use a Storyboard to build and organize your story elements. Participate in constructive peer feedback to improve the end product to be shared. Create an original story with different media elements. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Digital Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Generate Creative Writing Prompts Success Criteria - Digital Storytelling Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Digital Storytelling Elements Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 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 - PEEL Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to use cumulative sentences in their writing, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on fictional story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction. Express stories orally applying knowledge of story elements. Apply knowledge of story elements through planning. Apply strategies learned in oral expression to writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Fictional Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – K-W-L Chart Success Criteria - Fictional Story Writing Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Fictional Story Elements Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 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 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write a fictional story, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on alternate ending story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Relate the narrative writing structure to a short fable. Draft the alternate ending at an appropriate pace. Write imaginative, possibly original, an appropriate approach to task, engaging the audience. Combine elements of a simple narrative and propose a unique alternate solution. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Setting, Characters Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Developing an Alternate Ending Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Story Chain Success Criteria - Story Writing Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Story Genres, Story Template Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – Online Quiz Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Cube - Cube Creator Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write an alternate ending to a story, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on narrative story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Define the components of a short story. Identify the elements of a short story. Demonstrate the mastery of short story elements. Narrate a short story on a given situation in a genre of your choice. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Narration, Story, Plot, Storyline Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Narrative Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Topic Tennis Success Criteria - Narrative Story Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Story Guide, Story Template, Story Starters 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 - Online Prompts Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write a narrative story, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on summary writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recognize and list the key techniques of a summary. Use skim, scan and close read skills to highlight key ideas. Select and organize text relevant to the context. Demonstrate understanding of writing a coherent summary using appropriate connectives effectively. This Resource includes: Vocabulary Overview - Summary Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos and Websites Success Criteria - Summarizing Checklist Lesson Starter: Summarizing the nursery rhymes. Discussion: Bands/Marks for Summary Style and Quality of Writing 5 Finger Retell 8 Easy Steps of Summarizing Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Evaluating the summaries. Think-Write: Identifying the summary elements of a text. Write-Share: Identifying the summary elements of a story. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Summarizing the given topic. Extensions: Cube Curator, Haiku Poem Plenary: Selecting a phrase that best summarizes the given extract. Home Learning: Preparing questions based on main idea and details of a summary. Summarizing by describing details 1, 2, and 3. Underlining key ideas, and summarizing in 25 words. Converting summaries into detailed stories. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.2b-f Skills: Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A Seasonal (Easter) Reading Comprehension Passage with Answer Key. This Resource Includes: 1. Reading Comprehension Passage 2. Paired Questions 3. Answer Key 4. Comprehension Guide Teachers can use this passage to inform students about British life and culture and to enhance the comprehension skills of the learners.

A compact review of debating skills for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Debate Format for a Classroom How to Conduct a Debate Assessment Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Parts of Speech - Word Classes – Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the words (1-8) with their meanings (A-H). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – 8 Parts of Speech – to list the parts of speech with their definitions, types and examples. EXERCISE 3: Give examples to the word classes and their types. Categorise them based on their function – Part 1-4. EXERCISE 4: What parts of speech is the underlined word? EXERCISE 5: Identify the word class of each word in each sentence against it. EXERCISE 6: Identify the correct word class of words in the context of a sentence – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions within the sentence – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions in meaning within the sentence. EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of word classes in general and their function in particular sentences. EXERCISE 10: Write one word used as different part of speech (as stated in the brackets) which can complete each sentence. EXERCISE 11: Apply your knowledge of word classes to complete a sentence – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 12: Verbalise the visual in a sentence making sure to point out the part of speech specified to the part of the visual that is indicated by the arrow. EXERCISE 13: Construct a sentence using vocabulary from a specific word class – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 14: Analyse the given sentences to identify the function of specific word classes. EXERCISE 15: Exercise error identification to identify common mistakes made in using parts of speech – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 16: Use different word classes to create different meanings in different contexts. EXERCISE 17: Label the word class of every word in these sentences. EXERCISE 18: Decide which parts of speech fits into the underlined word. EXERCISE 19: Identify every noun in each sentence and state its kind (proper, common, collective, abstract or material). EXERCISE 20: Identify the verb/s in each sentence and state if it is an action or linking verb. EXERCISE 21: Identify the adjective in each sentence and the word it modifies, then say which question the adjective answers. EXERCISE 22: Identify all the pronouns, state their antecedents and state if they are subjective, objective or possessive. EXERCISE 23: Identify the adverb in each sentence, state the word it modifies, mention the word class it describes and say the question the adverb answers. EXERCISE 24: Identify the conjunction in each sentence and state its kind (coordinator, subordinator, correlator or conjunctive adverb). EXERCISE 25: Identify the preposition in each sentence and state its kind (simple, compound, phrasal or participial). EXERCISE 26: Identify the interjection in each sentence and state what emotion it expresses.

A compact review of description organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Descriptive Writing Toolkit Imagery Types Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer Assessment Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and recognise word relationships and meanings. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Interpret and classify word relationships and meanings. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Implement and execute accurate knowledge of word relationships and meanings. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Compare and contrast word relationships and meanings. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Experiment and judge the relationship between particular words. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Create and compose new sentences with word relationships and meanings. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1 - Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2 - Relationship between Synonyms and Antonyms Scaffolding Notes 3 - Antonym Types Scaffolding Notes 4 - Synonyms and Antonyms Rubrics Scaffolding Notes 5 - Synonym – Word – Antonym Chart Scaffolding Notes 6 - Common Synonym List Scaffolding Notes 7 - Common Antonym List

A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recall descriptive vocabulary for a descriptive writer. Acquire knowledge of descriptive techniques and imagery types. Analyse a descriptive paragraph for features. Demonstrate command of the conventions of description in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Description, Imagery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Videos Success Criteria - Descriptive Writing Checklist Lesson Starter: Writing descriptive words to describe images. Discussion: Descriptive Writing Toolkit Imagery Types Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Comparing two descriptions. Think-Write: Identifying descriptive techniques used in a description. Write-Share: Describing a picture using sensory language. Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of description in writing. Extensions: Using descriptive sample openers to come up with own descriptions. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on descriptive writing. Home Learning: Circling descriptive words in the given passage. Describing the usefulness of any of the given man-made materials. Reading to write down examples of descriptive techniques. Identifying the sensory language used in the given passage. Reading the given description to notice examples of descriptive techniques. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e Skills: Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to understand each words. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites: antonym types. Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms and antonyms. Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms. Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms. Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video (Antonyms and Synonyms) and find antonyms and synonyms for the following words. EXERCISE 3: Think of a synonym and antonym for the words in the middle column. EXERCISE 4: Think of graded, complementary and relational antonyms for each of the word in the list. EXERCISE 5: Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms. EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of antonyms. EXERCISE 7: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 8: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 9: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 3). EXERCISE 10: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 11: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 12: Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 13: Match the given words with their synonyms from the box. EXERCISE 14: Match the following words with their antonyms from the box. EXERCISE 15: Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms. EXERCISE 16: Select the word that best completes the sentence. EXERCISE 17: Use Synonyms and Antonyms to answer questions as denoted by the BINGO lines.

Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake. 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) Poem and Summary (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 lines to match with given questions (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (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 two poems - The Tiger and The Lamb (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) 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 14) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) Answering MCQs (Exercise 17) Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 Skills - Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit plan of 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson. 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) Ask-Write - Completing the Summary (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 4) Plenary – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (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 the expressions in poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Comprehension 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 - Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Plenary - Select best for poem comprehension (Exercise 15) Home Learning 1 – Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 16) Home Learning 2 - Comparing 3 wind poems (Exercise 17) CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 Skills - Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment