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The San-Bernardino Massacre: Why Was this Such an Unusual Shooting?
This resource can be used as a single unit of work or as a point of reference for discussions and assessments. It tackles issues on gun laws in North America and the right to bear arms. It also has an in-depth section dealing with the unusual aspects of the events-what made this shooting so different from most others? Lastly, the resource covers the similarities of the event and why it has some likeness to other massacres of the decade.
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Grammar made easy! Extension activity: active and passive voice
This set of exercises tests knowledge on the active and passive voices.There are in total 2 sets of questions with answer keys.
The questions focus on the following:
1) Changing sentences from active to passive voice.
2)Changing sentences from passive to active voice.
3)Intransitive and transitive verb sentences.
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Easy Grammar! Active and Passive Voice Presentation.
This resource can be used as a whole lesson or in conjunction with other worksheets and supplementary materials.
The presentation explains the following:
1)The definition and difference between active and passive voice.
2)Practice examples and questions
3) 2 full exercises to test knowledge with attached answer key.
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Diwali -The Festival of Lights
This worksheet explains the festival and why it is celebrated around the world
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Book Study: Soraya: The Storyteller Chapter 1
This English set book works on issues associated with race,refugees,ethnicity and immigration.This unit of work deals with:
An introduction of the first chapter.
Character listing
Glossary of terms
Discussion questions
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Diwali -The Festival of Lights
This worksheet explains the festival and why it is celebrated around the world.
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Creative Short Story Task template.
This is a task template I have used in class as a means of assessment. The task is centred around imaginative and creative writing, it's based on the general conventions of creative/individual writing. Complete with rubric, students are expected to follow specified writing patterns to complete their assignment.
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The Help study guide (Pre-viewing/reading activities)
This engaging resource can be used either with the film or the novel by Kathryn Stockett.
The questions are focused on helping illicit ideas and prepare students for the actual watching/reading portion of their study. Like most of my other resources there is material for discussion and debate or even just individual critical thinking.
The resource addresses: slavery,Jim Crow,segregation,civil rights, women’s rights and the wealth gap.
There are also some key dates that teachers can build knowledge on as background information and context.
Students can explore the time period of the 60s and the pros and cons of living in that time period. Teachers can also use the tasks to discuss Jim Crow and the impact the laws had on community as a whole.
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The Help Post-reading/Viewing Workbook
This resource is the accompanying booklet to: The Help - Pre -reading/viewing workbook.
It builds on the knowledge gained from the story and aims to illicit critical thinking responses in students.
The guide has:
Key historical dates
Extended discussion questions and written response task
Fill in the gap activity (short response)
Brainstorming activity/space
Final essay question for practice (long response)
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Learning How To Summarize
This PPT. describes what summarizing skills are, and how to identify key points of information from any type of text.
It covers the 7 ‘WH-’ question words used to discern important information in paragraph questions:
Who/whom
Whose
Which
What
Why
When
Where
It also includes three practice paragraphs for students to practice their summarizing skills.
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Grade 4 Wonders (McGraw-Hill) Reading Comprehension Unit 6 week 2
This is an extension activity to the unit 6 week 2 topic: ‘Untold Stories’.
The comprehension is titled: Freedom at Fort Mose
It covers the Historical Fiction genre.
The resource has ten questions relating to the text and one paragraph/reflection question.
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Blank lesson plan (weekly)
This template is useful for planing daily or weekly lessons. It has place for you to write your class goals and objectives, themes; and also a self-evaluation section for teachers.
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Grammar and vocabulary adult ESL/ELICOS lesson -public speaking theme
This four-hour lesson is a grammar and vocabulary module for adult or senior high learners. The vocabulary section is on public speaking and debating, the grammar section is on choosing strong descriptive words and participle adjectives.
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Fluffy Goes to School (Kate Mcmullan) short story workbook
This workbook works great with the short story ‘Fluffy Goes to School’. It has a fun crossword, vocabulary words, and comprehension questions. There is also a creative activity at the end, where students can imagine crazy things that Fluffy could use his cage accessories for.
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NAPLAN language conventions lesson 3 and 4
This resource is excellent for teachers preparing their students for the NAPLAN exam. The PPT covers common mistakes made in the language conventions test and there is a section for students and teachers to complete a practice using one of the ACARA papers online.
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Grammar and vocabulary lesson- Biology theme (adult ESL or ELICOS)
This four-hour skills lesson focuses on vocabulary relating to biology and the natural world. The slides include quizzes, matching activities, and a task where students can make sentences (muscle memory). The grammar portion focuses on comparative and superlative adjectives and participle adjectives.
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Chimamanda Adichie's 'American Embassy' from 'The Thing Around your Neck'
A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘The American Embassy’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk.
Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.
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The Thing Around your Neck -Cell Block 1 story lesson and analysis
A teacher’s dream!
A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story Cell Block 1 by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk.
Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.
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'The Thing Around your Neck' by Chimamanda Adichie- Analysis Lesson
A teacher’s dream!
A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk.
Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.
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Y11 Analysis Chimamanda Adichie's 'Jumping Monkey Hill' from 'The Thing Around Your Neck'.
A teacher’s dream!
A super easy and complete step-by-step to help students analyse the story ‘Jumping Monkey Hill’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Students can listen to Adichie’s Ted talk on ’ The Danger of a Single Story’ and then answer important inquiry questions based on the talk.
Then, there is a helpful guide on Adichie’s writing style and personal background before students access the slide on how to successfully annotate the writing piece. There is also a bank for students to record any useful quotes and metalanguage as they read.