A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on writing a draft. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Analyse the techniques for writing a first draft. List the checklist for writing a first draft. Produce a first draft to a specific audience, purpose and context in a consistent register, tone, and style. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Draft Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Draft Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Who Wants to be a Millionaire Success Criteria - First Draft Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Language Characteristics, Draft Techniques Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives 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 prepositions of agent, measure, source, possession, and cause. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of preposition rules. Learn how and when to use agent, measure, source, possession, and cause prepositions. Demonstrate the correct use of prepositions of agent, measure, source, possession, and cause in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Preposition Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What are Prepositions? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Brainstorm Success Criteria - Prepositions Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Preposition Rules, Prepositions List and Uses Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 5 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Box Office Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1e/5.1a/8.1/5b Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives 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 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – A Thing of Beauty by John Keats. 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 download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Listing things of beauty and things that cause suffering (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Answering questions with short answers (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) 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 lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of Standard English Conventions - Sentence Structure, Punctuation and Usage - based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and list the conventions of sentence structure. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Order and group the conventions of punctuation. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Examine and discover the conventions of language usage. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse and demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Assess and demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation and spelling when writing. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Use knowledge of the language and its conventions when writing. This download includes: SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECALL-LIST EXERCISE 1 - Describe the concept of syntax, defining it as the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses and sentences. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - ORDER-GROUP EXERCISE 2 - Classify and explain various forms of punctuation to signal various relationships within and between sentences. SESSION 3: APPLYING - EXAMINE-DISCOVER EXERCISE 3 - Construct and complete the rules one must follow when writing in Standard English. SESSION 4: ANALYSING - ANALYSE-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 4 - Recognise and correct sentence formation problems and inappropriate shifts in sentence construction. SESSION 5: EVALUATING - ASSESS-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 5 - Judge and conclude problematic punctuation and add punctuation to clarify meaning. SESSION 6: CREATING - INTEGRATE-REARRANGE EXERCISE 6 - Integrate knowledge and skills associated with common practices in formal well-edited English writing and create new sentences. DIFFERENTIATION EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the knowledge of the language and its conventions in writing. EXTENSIONS: EXERCISE 8 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. PLENARY: EXERCISE 9 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 10 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. EXERCISE 11 - Identify the errors in the use of determiners in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 12 - Identify the errors in the use of verb tenses in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 13 - Identify the errors in the use of modals in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 14 - Identify the errors in the use of non-finite verbs in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 15 - Identify the errors in the use of sentence connectors in the following passages and write the correction.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on story analysis. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of story elements. Discuss story components and story analysis guide. Analyse the assigned story to make a critical appreciation. Demonstrate mastery of story elements in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Characters, Setting Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Analyze Literature Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Success Criteria - Story Analysis Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Story Components, Template, Guide, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Think-Share, Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEL Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1-6/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives 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 worksheets with answers on verb forms in tenses based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Use the verb “eat” to give an example each for the present tense structure. EXERCISE 2: Relate verb forms in present tense to person and number – Part 1. EXERCISE 3: Relate verb forms in present tense to person and number – Part 2. EXERCISE 4: Use the verb “blow” to give an example each for the past tense structure. EXERCISE 5: Relate verb forms in past tense to person and number – Part 1. EXERCISE 6: Relate verb forms in past tense to person and number – Part 2. EXERCISE 7: Use the verb “sling” to give an example each for the future tense structure. EXERCISE 8: Relate verb forms in future tense to person and number – Part 1. EXERCISE 9: Relate verb forms in future tense to person and number – Part 2. EXERCISE 10: Use the given verbs to go with the present tense form stated in order to fill in the blanks. EXERCISE 11: Use the given verbs to go with the past tense form stated in order to fill in the blanks. EXERCISE 12: Use the given verbs to go with the future tense form stated in order to fill in the blanks. EXERCISE 13: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the present tense forms. EXERCISE 14: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the past tense forms. EXERCISE 15: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the future tense forms. EXERCISE 16: Analyse the functions of tense forms with examples. EXERCISE 17: Analyse the functions of present tense forms with timeline diagrams. EXERCISE 18: Analyse the functions of past tense forms with timeline diagrams. EXERCISE 19: Analyse the functions of future tense forms with timeline diagrams. EXERCISE 20: Analyse the functions of tense forms using the timeline they refer to. EXERCISE 21: Select the correct option to demonstrate the formulation and usage of verb forms – Part 1. EXERCISE 22: Select the correct option to demonstrate the formulation and usage of verb forms – Part 2. EXERCISE 23: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tenses. EXERCISE 24: Demonstrate tense formulation and usage in writing. EXERCISE 25: Use your knowledge of verb tenses to write about one of the given topics. EXERCISE 26: Identify the errors in the use of verb tenses in the given passages and write the correction.

A unit set of worksheets and answers with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of adjective types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Describe the key elements of adjectives. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Explain the functions of adjectives in general sentences. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Use adjectives depending on what is to be modified. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Deconstruct the functions of adjectives in particular sentences. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Assess and evaluate the use of adjectives in writing. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives depending on what is to be modified. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: List the characteristics of adjectives and give examples. EXERCISE 2: Classify adjectives based on their functional positioning and give examples. EXERCISE 3: Describe the nouns in a sentence using appropriate adjectives. EXERCISE 4: Explain the organization of adjectives in sentence patterns. EXERCISE 5: Identify the misplaced and dangling modifiers then suggest corrections. EXERCISE 6: Place adjectives within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers. EXERCISE 7: Use adjectives to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing. EXERCISE 8: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of adjectives in writing. Focus on the use of key elements, functions, structure, sentence patterns, misplaced and dangling modifiers as suggested by the rubrics. EXERCISE 9: Use the properties of adjectives to describe nouns. EXERCISE 10: Demonstrate your knowledge of the functions of adjectives. EXERCISE 11: Describe nouns using appropriate adjectives. EXERCISE 12: Decide the appropriate use of adjectives. EXERCISE 13: Decide how the underlined adjective is used in the sentence. EXERCISE 14: Identify the adjective types used in the sentences. EXERCISE 15: Identify the functions of adjective types. EXERCISE 16: Identify the adjectives which answer the questions: how, where and when. EXERCISE 17: Adjective quiz.

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 Grammatical Cases – Subjective, Nominative, Objective, Possessive and Vocative. 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: Recall the meanings of the terms and tabulate the changes that pronouns show in various cases. Consider the functions of grammatical cases to identify the words that exemplify the cases in the given text. Illustrate the structure and label the parts of sentences in various cases. Ensure that nouns and pronouns are in the proper case in the given text. Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in grammatical cases. Produce and present well-written sentences using nouns and pronouns in appropriate cases. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-11) with their MEANINGS (A-K). EXERCISE 2: Distinguish and tabulate the changes that pronouns show in various cases. Use the pronouns in the box below. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - What is Grammatical Case? - to list the grammatical case types with their meanings, examples and remarks. EXERCISE 4: Consider the functions of grammatical cases to identify the words that exemplify the cases in the given text. EXERCISE 5: Illustrate the structure and label the parts of sentences in subjective and nominative case. Fill in the blanks. (Part 1-4) EXERCISE 6: Test your knowledge of grammatical cases. EXERCISE 7: Test your knowledge of pronouns in grammatical cases. EXERCISE 8: Test your knowledge of direct objects in grammatical cases. EXERCISE 9: Ensure that nouns and pronouns are in the proper case. EXERCISE 10: Produce and present well-written sentences using nouns and pronouns in appropriate cases. EXERCISE 11: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in grammatical cases. EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the mastery of using grammatical cases in writing. RUBRICS: Grammatical Cases Rubrics EXERCISE 13: Identify the nouns or pronouns in the subjective case and state whether they are used as a subject of a verb or subject complement. EXERCISE 14: Identify the underlined words as noun or pronoun in the objective case and state whether they are used as a direct object, indirect object or object of a preposition. EXERCISE 15: Identify the nouns or pronouns in the possessive case and state whether they are used as a noun with apostrophe, possessive pronoun or possessive determiner.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, Coordination, Subordination and Grammatical Parallelism. 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: Review the ambiguity sentence fragments and run-on sentences create while writing. Review the common mistakes writers make due to flawed coordination and subordination. Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism. Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Exercise error identification to correct coordination-, subordination- and parallelism flaws. Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Review the ambiguity the sentence fragments create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 2: Review the errors in conventions the run-on sentences create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes beginners make because of flawed coordination and subordination and provide a revised rewrite to the given text. EXERCISE 4: Review the flawed parallelism in the given text and provide a revised rewrite. EXERCISE 5: Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism. EXERCISE 6: Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to revise run-on sentences. EXERCISE 8: Exercise error identification to correct coordination flaws. EXERCISE 9: Exercise error identification to correct subordination flaws. EXERCISE 10: Exercise error identification to correct parallelism flaws. EXERCISE 11: Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure. RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions

Embark on a journey of literary exploration with this resource, “Mastering Literary Devices.” This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through understanding and effectively using comparison devices such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and analogy. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Language, it encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, ensuring a holistic learning experience. Objectives: This resource aims to achieve various objectives, from recalling and identifying examples of comparison literary devices in provided texts to demonstrating mastery by independently creating original pieces of writing that effectively utilise these devices. Students will comprehend the meaning of comparison devices in different contexts, analyse their impact on the overall meaning and tone of a text, and assess their effectiveness in various literary works.

These Worksheets with Answer Key are 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 exercises, 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

These worksheets are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Sequence. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Group up sequentially the given information: process, order, chronology, timeline and sequence. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that arrange the ideas in particular order. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that tell the order in which events happen. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that organises events and things in a specific logical order. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback. Select a task that goes with their level and create an information text that explains the steps of an event in time order. Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the vocabulary, reading, and writing skills of the learners. 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 are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Problem-Solution. 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 problems and solutions in the given texts, situations and visuals. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that identify problem and suggest solution. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that identifies the problem and proposes solution. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback and write the final draft. Select a task that goes with your level and create an information text that identifies problem and suggests solution.

These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Description. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Provide one-sentence descriptions to the following diagrams. EXERCISE 2: Identify the text structure (Description, Problem-Solution, Cause-Effect, Compare-Contrast, Sequence) of the following paragraphs. EXERCISE 3: Identify the text elements of the following paragraph. EXERCISE 4: Identify the transitions or sentence starters and clue/signal/key words used to signify information text that describes a bar chart. EXERCISE 5: Identify the vocabulary used in the following description of the bar chart that compares the distribution of NGRT scores by gender with the national sample. EXERCISE 6: Use the given vocabulary to fill in the blanks of the given text that describes a table. You may use some words or phrases more than once. EXERCISE 7: Use the given vocabulary to rewrite the given text that describes a pie chart. EXERCISE 8: Identify the generic structures and language features of the following description. EXERCISE 9: Identify the structure of the text that describes a line graph. Use the text structure. EXERCISE 10: The pie chart shows the preference of teenagers for different types of music. Describe the preference of the youth for music. Use the planning frame to plan the first draft. EXERCISE 11: The pie chart shows the preference of teenagers for different types of music. Describe the preference of the youth for music. Use the sentence frame and the vocabulary bank to write the first draft. EXERCISE 12: Peer evaluate an information text, respond to the peer feedback and write the final draft. Use the rubric. EXERCISE 13: Select a task that goes with your level and create an information text. EXERCISE 14: Write your own description on any one of the following.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers. 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: Review the common mistakes writers make by improperly placing modifiers in sentences. Review the ambiguity not clearly stated subject of the modifier creates in a sentence. Compare and contrast improperly placed modifier and not clearly stated subject of the modifier. Identify the errors to ensure that all modifiers are placed as close as possible to the things that they are meant to modify. Identify the errors to ensure that the subject of the modifier is clearly stated in the sentence. Create new sentences ensuring modifiers are placed properly and subject of the modifiers are stated clearly. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes writers make by improperly placing modifiers in sentences. EXERCISE 2: Review the ambiguity not clearly stated subject of the modifier creates in a sentence. EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast given sentences for a misplaced modifier. EXERCISE 4: Compare and contrast given sentences for a dangling modifier. EXERCISE 5: Compare and contrast improperly placed modifier and not clearly stated subject of the modifier. EXERCISE 6: Identify the errors to ensure that all modifiers are placed as close as possible to the things that they are meant to modify (Part 1-4). EXERCISE 7: Identify the errors to ensure that the subject of the modifier is clearly stated in the sentence (Part 1-4). EXERCISE 8: Create new sentences ensuring modifiers are placed properly and subject of the modifiers are stated clearly. RUBRICS: English Standard Conventions Rubrics

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers. 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: Review the common mistakes writers make by improperly placing modifiers in sentences. Review the ambiguity not clearly stated subject of the modifier creates in a sentence. Compare and contrast improperly placed modifier and not clearly stated subject of the modifier. Identify the errors to ensure that all modifiers are placed as close as possible to the things that they are meant to modify. Identify the errors to ensure that the subject of the modifier is clearly stated in the sentence. Create new sentences ensuring modifiers are placed properly and subject of the modifiers are stated clearly. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes writers make by improperly placing modifiers in sentences. EXERCISE 2: Review the ambiguity not clearly stated subject of the modifier creates in a sentence. EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast given sentences for a misplaced modifier. EXERCISE 4: Compare and contrast given sentences for a dangling modifier. EXERCISE 5: Compare and contrast improperly placed modifier and not clearly stated subject of the modifier. EXERCISE 6: Identify the errors to ensure that all modifiers are placed as close as possible to the things that they are meant to modify (Part 1-4). EXERCISE 7: Identify the errors to ensure that the subject of the modifier is clearly stated in the sentence (Part 1-4). EXERCISE 8: Create new sentences ensuring modifiers are placed properly and subject of the modifiers are stated clearly.

These Worksheets with a Answer Key are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Compare-Contrast. 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: Which of the paragraphs below are compare-contrast texts? EXERCISE 2: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by aspects. EXERCISE 3: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by topics. EXERCISE 4: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by arguments. EXERCISE 5: Match the sentences with the best compare-contrast key words. EXERCISE 6: Use following transitions and signal/clue/key words to fill in the blanks in the compare-contrast text. You may use some words or phrases more than once. EXERCISE 7: Identify the transitions and clue/signal/key words used in the following sample compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 8: Use transitions and clue/signal/key words to rewrite the given compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 9: Demonstrate your understanding of compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 10: Identify the techniques used by the author in structuring a compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 11: Identify the two related nouns that are compared or contrasted. EXERCISE 12: Identify the similarities or differences in the following compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 13: Identify what is compared and contrasted in the given compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 14: Provide a one-sentence comparison, contrast or compare-contrast, as directed, for the following visuals. EXERCISE 15: Write a comparison paragraph – books vs movies. Use the sample plan, signal/clue/key words and sentence frame. EXERCISE 16: Write a contrasting paragraph – comedy vs tragedy. Use the sample plan, signal/clue/key words and sentence frame. EXERCISE 17: Distinguish between apples and oranges. Follow the planning frame to plan your compare-contrast information text. EXERCISE 18: Use the sentence frame to write the first draft of your compare-contrast information text – apples vs oranges. EXERCISE 19: Use the rubric to peer evaluate student work. EXERCISE 20: Select a task that goes with your level and create a compare-contrast information text. EXERCISE 21: Use the following prompts to create compare-contrast information texts. Use the text structure.