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JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
Identify the features of complex sentences.
Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses.
Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing.
Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the subordinators from the given examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 4: Identify how the subordinating conjunctions are used in the sentences.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the features of complex sentences.
EXERCISE 6: Think of a complex sentence to go with each given picture.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the functions of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 1.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 2.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 3.
EXERCISE 10: Implement the properties of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 11: Examine the structure and the pattern of the complex sentences.
EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence patterns in writing.
EXERCISE 13: Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of complex sentence structure in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Sentence Structure Rubrics
EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the main and subordinate clauses.
EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary.
EXERCISE 18: Join the sentences by using subordinators: when, where, if, although, because, since, while.
EXERCISE 19: Split the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
EXERCISE 20: Rewrite the following simple sentences as complex sentences.
EXERCISE 21: Rewrite the following complex sentences as compound sentences.
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
A unit bundle of 4 products with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of WRITING A BIOGRAPHY based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: STRUCTURE & FEATURES - Identify the sentences that show the structure and features of a sample biography.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: LANGUAGE & TECHNIQUES - Determine the author’s use of narrative language and techniques in a sample biography.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: PLAN - Use either the graphic organizer or Bio Cube to plan a biography on a chosen person.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: DRAFT - Follow the biography structure to organise the first draft of a planned biography on the chosen person.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: FEEDBACK - Refer to the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work with constructive feedback.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: BIOGRAPHY - Follow the teacher instructions and student feedback to write the final draft of the drafted biography and publish it on Writing for Writers.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 13 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 11 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan with Resources: 6 Sessions
PowerPoint Presentation: 6 Sessions
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 presentation on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke
EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) 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: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text.
EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza.
EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development.
EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly.
EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types
EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text.
EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria
EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem.
EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model
EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem.
EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings.
EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices.
EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem.
EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique
EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.
A ready to use PowerPoint presentation with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of suffixes based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Match the terms associated with suffixes with their meanings.
Add suffixes to high frequency and other studied words.
Create new words with common suffixes based on their meanings.
Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words beginning and ending in common suffixes and frame sentences.
This download includes:
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING
EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-4) with their MEANINGS (A-D).
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING
EXERCISE 2: Match the SUFFIXES with their MEANINGS.
SESSION 3: APPLYING
EXERCISE 3: Tick the correct option to find meaning for the common suffixes.
EXERCISE 4: Create new words with each of the Greek suffixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 5: Create new words with each of the noun suffixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 6: Create new words with each of the adjective suffixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 7: Create new words with each of the verb and adverb suffixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 8: Create new words with common suffixes used in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Curriculum.
SESSION 4: ANALYSING
EXERCISE 9: Interpret and verbalise the graphics by adding suffixes to the root words.
EXERCISE 10: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 1.
EXERCISE 11: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 2.
EXERCISE 12: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 3.
EXERCISE 13: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 4.
EXERCISE 14: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 5.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING
EXERCISE 15: Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes in forming new words.
SESSION 6: CREATING
EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate the mastery of using SUFFIXES in writing. Focus on remembering, understanding, analysing and creating of suffixes as suggested by the RUBRICS.
RUBRICS: Suffixes Rubrics
HOME LEARNING:
EXERCISE 17: Choose the correct suffix to fill in the blanks: -less, -ment, -ing, -ly, -able.
EXERCISE 18: Make words using the given suffixes to go with the meaning.
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. 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 these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Hyphens and Dashes. 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 terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E).
EXERCISE 2: Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Hyphens and Dashes – to complete the following table with required details for hyphens and dashes.
EXERCISE 4: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast hyphens and dashes to find their differences and the similarities.
EXERCISE 5: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast em dash and en dash to find the differences and the similarities.
EXERCISE 6: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes. Tick all the correct answers.
EXERCISE 7: Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; and to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes.
EXERCISE 8: Use hyphens to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
EXERCISE 9: Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to replace semicolons; and to enclose extra information.
EXERCISE 10: Use dashes to replace a pair of commas; to replace a pair of brackets; and to replace ellipsis.
EXERCISE 11: Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
EXERCISE 12: Give an example each for the given dash rules.
EXERCISE 13: Give 14 examples for hyphenated compound words. Give 8 examples for suspended compound words.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following prefixes and suffixes.
EXERCISE 16: Supply dashes or hyphens wherever necessary. Replace other punctuation marks with either hyphens or dashes.
EXERCISE 17: Frame compound words using hyphens with the following prefixes and suffixes.
EXERCISE 18: Choose the sentences that contain a compound adjective, use hyphens to form those possible.
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 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
This PowerPoint Presentation is 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 attempting these activities, 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.
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.
Embark on a comprehensive journey through narrative writing with this Cambridge IGCSE Writing Guide. This resource offers a scaffolded approach, expertly designed to guide students in mastering the curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, it encompasses a variety of objectives and success criteria across cognitive domains, ensuring a well-rounded development of writing skills.
Objectives:
This guide aims to achieve various objectives, fostering a deep understanding of narrative writing. Students will recall and identify key elements, demonstrate comprehension of narrative principles, apply skills in creating cohesive stories, analyse narratives for effectiveness, assess writing quality, and ultimately generate original and impactful narrative pieces.
Scaffolders:
To facilitate the learning process, this resource provides essential scaffolders. These include a writing prompt focusing on story content, a planning frame emphasising story structure, and a plot diagram highlighting narrative plot development.
Venture into a guided journey of sensory imagery comprehension with this scaffolded approach. This resource is designed to assist students in understanding and utilising sensory imagery across visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile domains. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Reading Literature, it spans various objectives and success criteria across cognitive domains, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.
Objectives:
This resource covers a spectrum of objectives aimed at enhancing students’ engagement with sensory imagery. From identifying sensory elements in texts to creating original descriptive passages, students will deepen their understanding of how sensory imagery influences meaning and tone. The objectives also include analysing, evaluating and critiquing the use of sensory imagery in different texts, fostering a holistic approach to literary exploration.
A unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
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:
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 - Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (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)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Write-Advance - Explanation of the poetic devices (Exercise 8)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Plenary – Answering poetic devices 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 - Presenting answers in poem form (Exercise 14)
Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Home Learning:
Comprehension Questions (Exercise 16)
Online Quizzes - 4
Online Comprehension Passages - 4
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
“Unlocking the Art of Magazine Article Writing” is the ultimate PowerPoint Presentation designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge to excel in crafting engaging and impactful magazine articles. This resource follows Bloom’s Taxonomy and aligns with the Common Core Standards for ELA-Literacy in Writing. It provides a step-by-step approach to becoming a proficient magazine article writer, covering various key aspects.
This compact review of Articles for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Definite and Indefinite Articles - A, An and The. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To recognise and recall types of articles.
To describe and explain the uses of articles.
To use rules of placing definite and indefinite articles.
To draw links between definite and indefinite articles.
To justify the right use of articles as determiners.
To produce sentences placing articles before a noun.
After studying this information your students will be able to:
Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’).
Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun.
Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun.
Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun.
Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners.
Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns.
This download includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Uses of Indefinite Articles
SN 3: Uses of Definite Articles
SN 4: Uses of No Articles
SN 5: Rules of Articles
SN 6: ‘A’ instead of ‘An’ or ‘An’ instead of ‘A’
SN 7: Rubrics
SN 8: Words that take ‘A’ or ‘An’
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Definite and Indefinite Articles – ‘A’, ‘An’ and ‘The’. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-6) with their meaning (A-F).
EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions.
List the uses (2 uses) of the articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ used before nouns singular in number.
List the uses (5 uses) of the article ‘the’ used before nouns singular or plural in number.
Describe the exceptions (2 exceptions) connected with the articles ‘a’ and ‘an’.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of indefinite articles.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of definite article.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of no article.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the articles, definite (the), indefinite (a and an) and no article (Ø), as used for countable and uncountable nouns.
EXERCISE 7: Add the indefinite articles (a or an) to determine each of these words.
EXERCISE 8: Use a noun to name each picture. Think of an indefinite article to go before the noun.
EXERCISE 9: Fill in the blanks with correct articles (a, an and the) or zero article (Ø).
EXERCISE 10: Insert either ‘a’ or ‘an’ in each space so that the sentences make sense.
EXERCISE 11: Complete the following sentences using either definite or indefinite articles.
EXERCISE 12: Choose the correct articles to determine the nouns or adjectives.
EXERCISE 13: Identify the usage of definite and indefinite articles in given sentences.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the usage of definite article in the given sentences.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the given sentences that are correct or incorrect in the use of an article or no article.
EXERCISE 16: Write a sentence about each picture and include ‘a,’ ‘an’ and ‘the’.
EXERCISE 17: Attempt any one of the activities to demonstrate your mastery in using articles in writing.
EXERCISE 18: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
EXERCISE 19: Choose a correct article in each sentence.
EXERCISE 20: State the usage of the definite articles in the sentences.
EXERCISE 21: Use indefinite articles - a or an to fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE 22: Circle the indefinite articles and underline the definite article.
EXERCISE 23: Circle the indefinite articles and underline the definite article used in the six little stories.
EXERCISE 24: Identify the articles used in the 14 hilarious laws.
This Unit Lesson is perfect for teaching Imperative Verbs or Bossy Verbs. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To recall the meaning of terms associated with imperative verbs.
To describe and explain the forms and uses of imperative verbs.
To use the forms and uses of imperative verbs.
To draw links between verbs in general and imperative verbs.
To justify the right use of imperative verbs.
To produce sentences using imperative verbs.
After attempting these activities your students will be able to:
Distinguish between verbs in general and imperative verbs.
Classify imperatives as affirmative and negative.
Form and use verbs in the imperative both affirmatively and negatively.
Use a wide range of imperative verbs to clarify relationships between ideas.
Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of imperative verbs.
Use imperative verbs to sequence instructions.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Narrative Fiction Short Story. 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 or explain the meaning of words in context.
Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.
Identify key details from fiction.
Retrieve and record information from fiction.
Summarise main ideas from the text.
Make inferences from the text.
Make comparisons within the text.
Predict what might happen from details stated and implied.
Identify/explain how information or narrative content is related and contributes to meaning as a whole.
Explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.
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