This compact review of Narratives for quick referencing is perfect for teaching reading and writing. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: List down the language features of a narrative. Write down the language strategies employed in a narrative. Apply my existing knowledge to identify the plot elements of a narrative. Use narrative techniques to plan a sample narrative. Use PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a narrative. Use precise words and phrases to write a well-structured narrative. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Features of a Narrative SN 3: Narrative Strategies SN 4: Freytag’s Pyramid SN 5: Narrative Organiser SN 6: PQP and TAG Technique SN 7: Narrative Structure SN 8: Narrative Writing 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

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This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Persuasion - Reading and 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 elements of a persuasive structure. List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion. Identify the features of a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion. Follow PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Read the following persuasion and identify the structural elements. EXERCISE 2: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure. EXERCISE 3: Read the following persuasion and list down the persuasive language techniques. EXERCISE 4: Identify the sentences that show author’s use of persuasive language techniques. EXERCISE 5: Use your persuasive techniques to convince your customers and sell the products shown in the pictures. EXERCISE 6: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of persuasion. EXERCISE 7: In the following paragraphs, a claim, evidence and result is given. Select a topic sentence that best introduces the paragraph. EXERCISE 8: Select a headline that best matches the paragraph. EXERCISE 9: Follow the graphic organiser to plan your persuasion about bullying. EXERCISE 10: Follow the persuasive structure to organise first draft of your persuasion. EXERCISE 11: Follow the PQP technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback. EXERCISE 12: Follow the TAG technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback. EXERCISE 13: Follow the persuasive prompt to write the final draft of your persuasion. EXERCISE 14: Read the final draft of your persuasion and identify the features. EXERCISE 15: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure and language techniques. EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate your knowledge of PERSUASIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the following tasks. RUBRICS: Persuasive Writing EXERCISE 17: Read the persuasive paragraph, “The Importance of Music Education” and identify the persuasive structure.

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Description - Reading and Writing. 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 elements of a persuasive structure. List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion. Identify the features of a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion. Follow PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Read the following persuasion and identify the structural elements. EXERCISE 2: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure. EXERCISE 3: Read the following persuasion and list down the persuasive language techniques. EXERCISE 4: Identify the sentences that show author’s use of persuasive language techniques. EXERCISE 5: Use your persuasive techniques to convince your customers and sell the products shown in the pictures. EXERCISE 6: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of persuasion. EXERCISE 7: In the following paragraphs, a claim, evidence and result is given. Select a topic sentence that best introduces the paragraph. EXERCISE 8: Select a headline that best matches the paragraph. EXERCISE 9: Follow the graphic organiser to plan your persuasion about bullying. EXERCISE 10: Follow the persuasive structure to organise first draft of your persuasion. EXERCISE 11: Follow the PQP technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback. EXERCISE 12: Follow the TAG technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback. EXERCISE 13: Follow the persuasive prompt to write the final draft of your persuasion. EXERCISE 14: Read the final draft of your persuasion and identify the features. EXERCISE 15: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure and language techniques. EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate your knowledge of PERSUASIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the following tasks. EXERCISE 17: Read the persuasive paragraph, “The Importance of Music Education” and identify the persuasive structure.

This compact review of Persuasion for quick referencing is perfect for teaching reading and writing. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the elements of a persuasive structure. List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion. Identify the features of a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion. Follow PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion. Follow persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion. This download includes: SN 1: Persuasive Structure SN 2: Persuasive Language Techniques SN 3: PQP and TAG Technique SN 4: Persuasive Prompt SN 5: Persuasive Checklist SN 6: Persuasive Writing Rubrics SN 7: Sample Persuasion 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 Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Reading and Writing of Argumentation. 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 components of the structure of an argumentation. Identify the rhetorical strategies, language techniques and figurative language employed in an argumentation. Identify the features of an argumentation. Follow the structure and strategies to plan a sample argumentation. Follow a checklist to peer-check a structured argumentation. Follow the structure and strategies to write a well-structured argumentation. 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 set of 10 ready to use worksheets with answers on argumentative writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall conventions of argumentative writing. Apply authorial technique to organize arguments logically. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in argumentation. Demonstrate argumentation skill in writing using language and tone appropriate to the audience. This download includes worksheets on: Deciding whether the given images are - an argument, a fight, or a debate. Using PPC, PEE, and IQC models to construct arguments. Choosing a cross-curriculum topic to construct arguments. Using Toulmin Argument Model to construct an argument. Demonstrating the skill of argumentation in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on argumentative writing. Identifying the key elements of an argumentative paragraph. Using PEEL technique to analyze an argument. Reading the argument to answer questions. Reading the argument on “Be Yourself” to answer questions. 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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Humourous Narrative Poetry - Crack-a-Dawn by Brian Morse. 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. List down the key elements of the poem. Use textual clues to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Follow specified criteria to analyse the poem to find its poetry elements. Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of hyperbole and irony in the poem. Write the summary and create a critical appreciation of the poem. This Download Includes: POEM: Crack-a-Dawn – a humourous narrative by Brian Morse EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct word/s to complete these lines about the poem. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the poem. EXERCISE 3: Read these statements and decide if they are ‘True’ or ‘False’. APPLYING EXERCISE 4: Use textual clues to answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 5: Use textual clues to answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 6: Follow the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 7: Analyse the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of poetry elements. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 9: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 10: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of irony in the poem. EXERCISE 11: Determine which things Darren’s mum says that you think are true and which you think are not true. EXERCISE 12: Answer the questions to check your knowledge of hyperbole as used in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to demonstrate your knowledge of irony as used in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Briefly summarise the meaning of the poem. EXERCISE 15: Follow the characterisation guide to gather character elements of Darren based on the poem, then make a character sketch. EXERCISE 16: Follow the prompt to make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 17: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 18: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of irony in the poem. EXERCISE 19: Imagine you are counting down to an event (birthday, holiday, new year, last day at school, etc.). Write a poem counting down from ten to zero, describing your feelings using figurative language (hyperbole and irony) to exaggerate how you get more and more excited as the event gets closer. RUBRICS: Poem Writing Rubrics

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

These Google Slides are 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

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.