A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman. 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: Vocabulary Check (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 used in the poem (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 set of 4 scaffold notes on sonnets - Shakespearean and Miltonic. This Resource includes: Sonnet Types Shakespearean Sonnet Structure Miltonic Sonnet Structure 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 lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy, “King Lear”. 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. Lesson Preview Vocabulary Overview Author, Introduction, and Setting Story Summary Shakespeare’s Time – Historical Context Shakespeare’s Language – Writing Techniques SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Discussion: Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1) Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2) Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Inferring the setting Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Discussion: Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5) Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6) Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7) Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Discussion: Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10) Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11) Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12) Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15) Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18) RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context

A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy, “King Lear”. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Inferring the setting (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting (EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting (EXERCISE 5) Answering setting related questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters (EXERCISE 7) Identifying the main character’s elements (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch (EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story (EXERCISE 10) Answering characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot (EXERCISE 15) Answering plot related questions (EXERCISE 16) Answering story analysis questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Answering story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines (EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to context (EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the Shakespearean quotes (EXERCISE 25) Answering 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

An unit plan with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean tragedy, “King Lear”. 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. Lesson Preview Vocabulary Overview Author, Introduction, and Setting Story Summary Shakespeare’s Time – Historical Context Shakespeare’s Language – Writing Techniques SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Discussion: Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1) Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2) Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Inferring the setting Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Discussion: Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5) Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6) Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7) Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Discussion: Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10) Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11) Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12) Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15) Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18) RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: List sonnet types and their features. Analyse the structure of a sonnet. Compare and contrast Shakespearean Sonnets with Miltonic. Demonstrate your knowledge of sonnets in writing. This Resource includes: Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos on Sonnets Success Criteria - Sonnets Checklist Lesson Starter: Vocabulary Check Discussion: Sonnet Types Structure of Shakespearean Sonnet Structure of Miltonic Sonnet Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the structure of given Shakespearean Sonnet. Ask-Write: Identifying the structure of given Miltonic Sonnet. Write-Advance: Comparing Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: 4 Activities Extensions: Comprehending a Shakespearean Prologue. Plenary: Testing student understanding of sonnets. Home Learning: Reading sonnets to answer challenging questions. Paraphrasing sonnets. Providing modern text to sonnets. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-RL.9-10.9/11-12.4/7 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 Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: List sonnet types and their features. Analyse the structure of a sonnet. Compare and contrast Shakespearean Sonnets with Miltonic. Demonstrate your knowledge of sonnets in writing. This Resource includes: Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos on Sonnets Success Criteria - Sonnets Checklist Lesson Starter: Vocabulary Check Discussion: Sonnet Types Structure of Shakespearean Sonnet Structure of Miltonic Sonnet Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the structure of given Shakespearean Sonnet. Ask-Write: Identifying the structure of given Miltonic Sonnet. Write-Advance: Comparing Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: 4 Activities Extensions: Comprehending a Shakespearean Prologue. Plenary: Testing student understanding of sonnets. Home Learning: Reading sonnets to answer challenging questions. Paraphrasing sonnets. Providing modern text to sonnets. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-RL.9-10.9/11-12.4/7 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 list of handouts that explain the steps followed for writing a review. This Resource Includes: Vocabulary Overview Review Conventions Tips for a Place Review Guidelines on a Book Review Guidelines for a Movie Review 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 set of 11 worksheets with answers on review writing. This Resource includes: Reviewing the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Identifying the features of a place review and a book review. Comparing and contrasting reviews to find similarities and differences. Using graphic organizer to write a review of a book. Writing reviews of the given situations. Selecting best options that answer reviewing questions. Writing a place review. Writing book review. Writing movie review. Identifying the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Reading review to answer questions. 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 10 ready to use worksheets with answers on dialogue writing. This download includes: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture. Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story. Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story. Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form. Writing dialogues for situations given. Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing. 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. 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 presentation 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 download 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 bunch of 10 worksheets and task cards on plot elements of a story. This Resource Includes: Identifying conflict types. Suggesting conflict and plot types for genres. Identifying plot elements. Developing plot and describing. Demonstrating knowledge of plot in writing. Matching plot elements with their meaning. 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 description organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Descriptive Writing Toolkit Imagery Types Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer 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 set of 10 ready to use worksheets task cards on poem writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of poetry structures, elements, and forms. Develop students’ abilities to understand a poetic response to the world they inhabit, both from the point of view of a poet and from their own experience. Demonstrate command of the conventions of poetry in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Matching the poem types with their meanings. Identifying the poem types. Writing Ode and Tanka poems. Writing a 7-line, diamond-shaped poem (Diamante) poem. Demonstrating the skill of poems in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on poem writing. Writing poems as suggested. Writing poems as directed. Writing poems based on situations. Writing poems based on prompts. 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 presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 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. Lesson Preview Vocabulary Overview Author, Introduction, and Summary Shakespeare’s Time – Historical Context Shakespeare’s Language – Writing Techniques SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Inferring the setting Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story Assessment: Setting Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 4) Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch Assessment: Characterization Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 9) Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterization questions SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story Assessment: Plot Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 14) Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story Assessment: Story Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 17) Differentiated Tasks: Writing a story Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context Assessment: RTC Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 20) Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes Plenary: Answering with reference to context

A unit plan with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 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. Lesson Preview: Vocabulary Overview Author, Introduction, and Summary Shakespeare’s Time – Historical Context Shakespeare’s Language – Writing Techniques SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Inferring the setting Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story Assessment: Setting Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 4) Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch Assessment: Characterization Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 9) Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterization questions SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story Assessment: Plot Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 14) Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story Assessment: Story Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 17) Differentiated Tasks: Writing a story Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context Assessment: RTC Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 20) Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes Plenary: Answering with reference to context