This compact review of Active and Passive Voice for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Grammar. 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. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Identify and define the structure of a sentence when verbs are active and passive. Group and order tense forms into active and passive verbs. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Analyse verb tenses to determine whether constructions rely on active or passive voice. Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice. Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate active and passive verbs. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Structure of Sentences in Active and Passive Voice SN 3: Present Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 4: Past Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 5: Future Tense Forms of Active and Passive Verbs SN 6: Modal Verb Forms of Sentences in Active and Passive Voice SN 7: Active and Passive Voice Rubrics

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Grammar - Direct and Indirect Speech. 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: List the similarities and differences between direct and indirect speech. Identify the changes seen in adverbs, modal verbs and pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech. Identify the structure of the sentences when the speech is direct and indirect. Test their understanding of the changes seen in verb tenses when converting direct into indirect speech. Use commas, inverted commas and relevant end punctuation to mark direct speech and quotations. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: ✿ To challenge early finishers ✿ For effective tutoring ✿ As ESL stations and sub tubs ✿ As holiday work and homework ✿ For small group collaborations ✿ For an end of unit assessments ✿ For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Bullet Points and Ellipses for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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 studying these students will be able to: Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text. Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing. Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Functions of Bullet Points and Ellipses SN 2: Meaning and Functions of Ellipses SN 3: Functions and Rules of Bullet Points SN 4: Bullet Points and Ellipses Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Question Marks and Exclamation Marks for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of question marks and exclamation marks. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks. Use question marks to mark WH direct question ends; and to mark auxiliary verb question ends. Use exclamation marks to mark exclamatory sentence ends; and to mark one-word interjection ends. Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Functions of Question Marks and Exclamation Marks SN 2: Question Marks vs Exclamation Marks SN 3: Question Marks Rules SN 4: Exclamation Rules SN 5: Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Capital Letters and Full Stops for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between capital letters and full stops. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in a text. Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Functions of Capital Letters and Full Stops SN 2: Uses of Full Stops SN 3: Rules of Capitalisation SN 4: Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Hyphens and Dashes for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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. With the help of these scaffolders students will be able to: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text. Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction. Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information. Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Functions of Hyphens and Dashes SN 3: Uses of Hyphens and Dashes SN 4: Hyphens vs Dashes SN 5: En Dash vs Em Dash SN 6: Dashes Rules SN 7: Hyphen Rules SN 8: Hyphen Rules for Prefixes and Suffixes SN 9: Examples of Compound Words with Prefixes and Suffixes SN 10: Hyphens and Dashes Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of commas and inverted commas for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation - Commas and Inverted Commas. 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 studying these students will be able to: Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text. Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause. Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: 10 Uses of Commas SN 2: 9 Rules of Inverted Commas SN 3: Functions of Commas and Inverted Commas SN 4: Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Colons and Semicolons for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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 studying these students will be able to: Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text. Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing. Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Rules of Colons and Semicolons SN 2: Functions of Colons and Semicolons SN 3: Uses of Colons and Semicolons SN 4: Similarities and Differences of Colons and Semicolons SN 5: Colons and Semicolons Rubrics 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 Apostrophes and Brackets for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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 studying these students will be able to: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text. Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction. Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information. Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Functions of Apostrophes and Brackets SN 2: Uses of Brackets SN 3: Apostrophes – Possession vs Contraction SN 4: Round and Square Brackets Rules SN 5: Uses of Apostrophes SN 6: Apostrophes and Brackets Rubrics Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Conventional Signs used in English Grammar for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Distinguish between punctuation marks that are used commonly in English grammar. Identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. Apply the punctuation rules to use appropriate punctuation signs in the text. Interpret the punctuation marks used in the text and explain the author’s purpose in using them. Identify the errors in the use of punctuation in writing and fix them. Use punctuation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Punctuation Signs SN 2: Punctuation Chart SN 3: Functions of Punctuation Marks SN 4: Rubrics

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Bullet Points and Ellipses. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text. Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing. Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Question Marks and Exclamation Marks. 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: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of question marks and exclamation marks. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks. Use question marks to mark WH direct question ends; and to mark auxiliary verb question ends. Use exclamation marks to mark exclamatory sentence ends; and to mark one-word interjection ends. Use question marks and exclamation marks 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. 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: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text. Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction. Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information. Use apostrophes and brackets 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

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

This Unit Lesson Plan is 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. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text. Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element. Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets. Use hyphens and dashes 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Commas and Inverted Commas. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text. Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause. Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Capital Letters and Full Stops. 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: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between capital letters and full stops. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in a text. Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Use of Capital Letters and Full Stop – to complete the following table with required details to distinguish between capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 3: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. EXERCISE 5: Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. EXERCISE 6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. EXERCISE 7: Punctuate the following sentences: use capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following (names of-) in keeping with the capitalisation rules. EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following functions in keeping with the uses of full stops. EXERCISE 10: Punctuate appropriately: use full stops and capital letters. EXERCISE 11: Punctuate appropriately: use capital letters and full stops.

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a gothic fictional comedy, “The Canterville Ghost” by Oscar Wilde. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch. SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. 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