A handout that explains rules related to dialogue writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Dialogue Writing Rules 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

This resource covers the integral, surface and deep features of Theme-Based Learning. It contains full-on activities and assessments to cover the skills of literature in an easy, structured, cover-your-bases system. It includes everything you need to get going with theme-based learning in your classroom for 2 weeks (13 days). This resource includes: Synopsis: Act 1 and 2 1 STORY ANALYSIS • Lesson Plan • Story Analysis Guide • Critical Appreciation Guide & Format • Story Analysis Rubrics & Details 2 STORY SETTING • Lesson Plan • Setting Template • Setting Description Format • Story Setting Details • Story Setting Rubrics • Story Setting Exercises - 4 3 CHARACTERIZATION • Lesson Plan • Character Types Chart • Character Description • Character Description Guide • Adjectives to Describe • Character Description Template • Identifying Character Traits • Character Description Rubrics • Character Description Exercises - 2 4 STORY PLOT • Lesson Plan • Plot Elements • Plot Format • Plot Elements Details • Plot Summary 5 REVIEW WRITING • Lesson Plan • Review Types Chart • Movie Review Guidelines • Book Review Guidelines • Place Review Guidelines • Sample Reviews • Review Rubrics • Review Exercises - 4 6 LETTER WRITING • Lesson Plan • Word Bank • Letter Rubrics • Sample Letter • Letter Prompts • Letter Format 7 ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION STORY • Lesson Plan • Fable - Hare and Tortoise • Story Components • Story – Velvet Ribbon • Genre Features • Story Rubrics • Story Exercises - 5 8 POEM WRITING • Lesson Plan • Poem Elements • How to write a Poem • Poem Rubrics • Sound Devices • Comparison Devices • Literary Devices • Poem Exercises - 4 9 DIARY WRITING • Lesson Plan • Diary Rubrics • Diary Format • Sample Diary • Diary Entry Exercises - 4 10 REPORT WRITING • Lesson Plan • Report Rubrics • Report Writing Tips • Key Elements of a News Report • Report Exercises - 3 11 DEBATE • Lesson Plan • Debate Rubrics • Conducting a Debate • Debate Format • Balloon Debate 12 PLAYSCRIPT • Lesson Plan • Lesson Starter – Jack and Jill • Play-script features • Play-script Rubric • Play-script Exercises • Play-script – Les Miserables 13 ROLE PLAY • Lesson Plan • Role Play Steps • Role Play Rubrics • Role Play Exercises – 4 Teachers can use this to enhance the comprehension and language skills of the learners, especially the technique required to get involved in a theme-based learning project.

A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of newspaper report writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1: Recognise, retrieve and name the key elements of a report. SESSION 2: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a report. SESSION 3: Implement and execute report writing techniques. SESSION 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. SESSION 5: Check and critique a given report. SESSION 6: Compose and produce the final report. 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 compact review of 10 top spelling rules for quick referencing. A handout that explains the spelling rules and exceptions related to them with examples. It also includes rubrics for assessment. Teachers can use this cheat sheet as a ready reference material to remind the learners about the rules to be followed in order to use correct spelling in writing, thereby helping them to enhance the spelling and vocabulary skills.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on story setting. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand how setting helps to create atmosphere. Discuss setting features and characteristics. Spot the setting elements of a given text and describe the setting. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Setting, Time, Place, Duration, Atmosphere Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Why Setting is Important for a Story? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Label the Setting Success Criteria - Story Setting Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Setting Features, Characteristics, and Elements 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 - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Define dialogue and dialogue tags. List rules to use when punctuating dialogue. Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience. Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing. This Resource includes: Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue Tags Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Dialogue Checklist Lesson Starter: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture. Discussion: Dialogue Rules Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story. Think-Write: Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story. Write-Share: Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Writing dialogues for situations given. Extensions: Online Exercises Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing. Home Learning: 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. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on report writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Gain knowledge of report writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write varied reports. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing a report. Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Report Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Reporting Checklist Lesson Starter: Identifying the report types of the given reports. Discussion: Report Types Report Writing Tips Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the parts of a newspaper report. Think-Write: Writing a lead for a newspaper report. Write-Share: Preparing an information report on an animal of your choice. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating knowledge of reporting in writing. Extensions: Reporting an accident. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on report writing. Home Learning: Preparing a report based on given prompt. Preparing a report based on bar graph. Reporting a crime. Identifying the key elements of a newspaper report. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.1a-e/4/7 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on debating skills. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Review basic debating skills. Discuss the debate format for a classroom. Learn how to conduct a debate. Demonstrate the art of argument building in a debate. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Debate, Argument, Rebuttal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Basic Debating Skills Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Debate Decide Success Criteria - Debate Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Debating Format for a Classroom, Conducting a Debate 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 - What If Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1cd/3/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - 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 set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Daffodils by William Wordsworth. 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: Completing summary for the poem (Exercise 1) Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Planning to write poems (Exercise 4) Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions and filling blanks (Exercise 6) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8) Creating poems (Exercise 9) Answering questions with options (Exercise 10) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies: skimming, scanning, and close reading. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Distinguish between skimming, scanning and close reading. Skim and scan texts to locate information. Obtain specific information through detailed reading. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Skimming, Scanning, Close Reading Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Skimming and Scanning Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Image Information Success Criteria - Skim Scan Read Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Reading Strategies, S-S-R Chart 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 - Heads Together Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-4/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to comprehend, thereby helping them to enhance their reading 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 compact review of skim, scan, and close read organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Skim, Scan, Close Read Chart Reading Strategies Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about skimming, scanning, and close reading strategies, thereby helping them to enhance their comprehension 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 compact review of diary entry organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Diary Checklist and Word-Bank Sample Diary Entry Diary Writing Features Diary Writing Format Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the diary writing procedures, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: ✿ Early Finishers ✿ Tutoring ✿ Sub Tubs ✿ ESL Stations/Centres ✿ Holiday Work ✿ Small Group Collaborations ✿ End of Unit Quick Assessments ✿ Homework ✿ Reinforcement ✿ Enrichment

A set of 10 worksheets with answers on summary writing. This Resource includes: Summarizing the nursery rhymes. Evaluating the summaries. Identifying the summary elements of a text. Identifying the summary elements of a story. Summarizing the given topic. Selecting a phrase that best summarizes the given extract. 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. 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 11 ready to use worksheets with answers on article writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall article writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write articles. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing an article. Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Matching the topics with the titles. Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Choosing a topic to write an article. Demonstrating the skill of feature articles in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Identifying the structural elements of a news story. Thinking of creative titles for the given short articles. Matching the given first paragraphs with the topic sentences. Thinking of an appropriate conclusion to given paragraphs. 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

The Persuasive Speech Writing Toolkit offers a scaffolded approach, guiding students through the intricacies of crafting compelling speeches covering Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a wide range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. It addresses Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. This toolkit is designed to help students: Recall key elements of persuasive speech writing. Demonstrate comprehension of explicit and implicit meanings in persuasive texts. Apply knowledge by creating introductory and concluding paragraphs. Analyse persuasive speeches, evaluating their effectiveness. Evaluate speeches based on specified criteria. Create persuasive speeches that effectively articulate thoughts. Scaffolders: Providing essential support, the toolkit includes writing prompts and sentence frames, offering a scaffolded approach to guide students at each stage of persuasive speech writing.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on using rhetorical devices in a speech. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the rhetorical devices used in speech. List comparison-sound-linguistic devices, figures of speech, and compositional techniques with examples. Analyse the speeches of renowned orators for rhetoric devices. Demonstrate the use of varied rhetoric devices in speech writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Linguistic Devices Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Rhetorical Devices Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Word Search Success Criteria - Rhetorical Devices Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Rhetorical Devices Lists Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Speak, Think-Speak, Write-Speak Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 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 - Listening Triangles Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1a/2-6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - 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 set of worksheets with answers on poetry comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “Geography Lesson” by Brian Patten based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. 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 compact review of using rhetorical devices in a speech for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Comparison Rhetorical Devices Sound Rhetorical Devices Linguistic Devices Figures of Speech Compositional Techniques 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