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.
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 set of scaffolding notes on teaching and learning resources of simple sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Recall the properties of sentences with examples.
Identify the parts of simple sentences with examples.
Think of simple sentences to go with the given pictures.
Implement the properties of simple sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of simple sentence patterns in writing.
Create simple sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
Scaffolding Notes 2: Phrase-Clause-Sentence Chart
Scaffolding Notes 3: Parts of a Sentence
Scaffolding Notes 4: Features of a Simple Sentence
Scaffolding Notes 5: Structure of a Simple Sentence
Scaffolding Notes 6: Sentence Structure Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A compact review of homophones, homographs and homonyms for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Comparison between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Scaffolding Notes 2: Lead vs Led
Scaffolding Notes 3: Picturisation of Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Scaffolding Notes 4: Common Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Scaffolding Notes 5: Common Homophones
Scaffolding Notes 6: Common Homographs
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 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 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 compact review of Irony for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Verbal, Situational and Dramatic Irony. 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 this information students will be able to:
Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic.
Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them.
Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite.
Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony.
Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it.
Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect.
This download includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Irony Types and Reader Impact
SN 3: Irony Types and their Functions
SN 4: Irony Examples
SN 5: Irony in Literature
SN 6: Irony 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 compact review of Gerund Phrase, Participial Phrase and Infinitive Phrase for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Non-Finite Verbal Phrases. 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 this information students will be able to:
Define gerund, participle, infinitive and dependents – complements, modifiers.
Identify the difference between finite verbal phrases and non-finite verbal phrases.
Determine the purpose for which gerund phrases, participial phrases and infinitive phrases are used.
Identify the patterns of gerund phrases, participial phrases and infinitive phrases.
Exercise error identification to ensure that the modifiers in verbal phrases are placed correctly and are not dangling.
Use verbal phrases to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style.
This download includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Non-Finite Verbal Types
SN 3: Finite vs Non-Finite Verbal Phrase
SN 4: Non-Finite Verbal Phrase Types
SN 5: Patterns of Non-Finite Verbal Phrases
SN 6: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
SN 7: Finite vs Non-Finite Verb Examples
SN 8: Verbal Phrase Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A compact review of spoken vs written English for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview
How to Speak English Fluently
Difference between Standard and Non-Standard English
Difference between Written and Spoken English
10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking
Mini Plenary Questions
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A handout that explains the criteria to be noted when answering comprehension questions.
This resource helps learners to comprehend the textual information in order to understand and answer - direct, open-ended, close-ended, challenging, and critical thinking - questions.
Teachers can use this cheat sheet as a ready reference material to help learners to improve their comprehension skills.
A compact review of expository texts as reading strategies organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Characteristics of Expository Texts
Elements of Expository Texts
Assessment Rubrics
Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about text analysis, 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 compact review of audience assessments, register features, and tone words used for text analysis as reading strategies organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Audience Assessments
Register Features
Tone Words
Assessment Rubrics
Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about text analysis, 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 compact review of author’s purpose, context clues, and text style used for text analysis as reading strategies organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Author’s Purpose
Context Clues
Text Style
Assessment Rubrics
Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about text analysis, 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 compact review of prepositions of agent, measure, source, possession, and cause organized for quick referencing.
This Includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Preposition Rules
Prepositions of Agent, Measure, Source, Possession, and Cause
Commonly Misused Prepositions
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A compact review of poem writing organized for quick referencing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Poetry Structures
Poetry Elements
Poetry Forms
Tips to Write a Poem
Sample Poems
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some 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 compact review of suspense story organized for quick referencing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements
Creating Sustaining Suspense
Story Components
Plot Diagram
Plot Template
Story Starters
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A list of handouts that speak about tips and elements of non-chronological report writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Features of Formal and Informal Writing
Features of Non-Chronological Report
Planning a Non-Chronological Report
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and recognise word relationships and meanings.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Interpret and classify word relationships and meanings.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Implement and execute accurate knowledge of word relationships and meanings.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Compare and contrast word relationships and meanings.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Experiment and judge the relationship between particular words.
SESSION 6 - CREATING - Create and compose new sentences with word relationships and meanings.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1 - Vocabulary Overview
Scaffolding Notes 2 - Relationship between Synonyms and Antonyms
Scaffolding Notes 3 - Antonym Types
Scaffolding Notes 4 - Synonyms and Antonyms Rubrics
Scaffolding Notes 5 - Synonym – Word – Antonym Chart
Scaffolding Notes 6 - Common Synonym List
Scaffolding Notes 7 - Common Antonym List
A compact review of characterization organized for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Template and Prompt
Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses
Adjectives to Describe a Person
Character Description Guide
Character Types
Assessment Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of verb types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Name the functions of basic verbs in general sentences.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Classify the action verb types grouped by function.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Explain the functions of auxiliary verbs in general sentences.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Find the functions of verbals in general sentences.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check the functions of verbs in particular sentences.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
Scaffolding Notes 2: Basic Verb Types
Scaffolding Notes 3: Action Verb Types
Scaffolding Notes 4: Grammatical Functions of Auxiliary Verbs
Scaffolding Notes 5: Non-finite Verb Types
Scaffolding Notes 6: Verb Types Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of relative clauses based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
Scaffolding Notes 2: Properties of Relative Clauses
Scaffolding Notes 3: Classification of Relative Clauses based on Functions
Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Relative Clauses
Scaffolding Notes 5: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Scaffolding Notes 6: Relative Clauses Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A compact review of kinds of sentences according to function organised for quick referencing.
This download includes:
Kinds of Sentences according to Function
Functions of Sentences by Function
Question Types
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