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 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
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:
Completing summary for the poem (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 and filling blanks (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
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. 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:
Identify the correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks.
List the components of a proofreading checklist.
Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text.
Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text.
Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text.
Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N).
EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading.
EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text.
EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text.
EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills.
EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option.
EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Clauses - Noun Clause or Nominal Clause. 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:
Define clauses and their components.
Explain the role of interrogative pronouns or adverbs and expletives in forming noun clauses.
Determine the properties of noun clauses as used in sentences.
Identify the noun clauses functioning as nouns in sentences.
Exercise error identification to ensure that noun clauses are used correctly in writing.
Use noun clauses to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style.
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 Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Sequence. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement.
After studying this information, 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.
This download includes:
SN 1: Clue/Signal/Key Words
SN 2: Text Structure organised by Order
SN 3: Text Structure organised by Time
SN 4: Planning Frame
SN 5: Sample Plan
SN 6: Sentence Frame
SN 7: Sample First Draft
SN 8: Rubrics for Evaluation
SN 9: Sample Final Draft
SN 10: Data and Tasks for Differentiation
These bundled resources are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Misplaced Modifiers and Dangling Modifiers. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT and Worksheets with Answers.
After completing this unit 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:
Worksheets with Answers: 8 Exercises
PowerPoint Presentation: 17 Slides
Google Slides: 17 Slides
Boom Cards: 56 Digital Task Cards
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
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A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on compare and contrast information text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire understanding of the features of compare and contrast information text.
List the compare and contrast text elements.
Demonstrate knowledge of compare and contrast information text in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Compare, Contrast, Information Text
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Similarities and Differences
Success Criteria - Compare and Contrast Information Text Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Compare and Contrast Information Text Elements
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 - 2 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use compare and contrast as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive information text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire understanding of the features of descriptive information text.
List the descriptive text elements.
Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive information text in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Description, Information Text
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Descriptive Writing, Description Structure
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Adding Details
Success Criteria - Descriptive Information Text Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Descriptive Information Text Elements
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 - 2 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use description as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on debating skills.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Review basic debating skills.
Discuss the debate format for a classroom.
Learn how to conduct a debate.
Demonstrate the art of argument building in a debate.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Debate, Argument, Rebuttal
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Basic Debating Skills
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Debate Decide
Success Criteria - Debate Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Debating Format for a Classroom, Conducting a Debate
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 - What If
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1cd/3/6
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - 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 Presentation that presents -
1. What is Differentiation?
2. The Principles of Differentiation
3. Why should We Differentiate?
4. Why Differentiated Instruction?
5. How can we Differentiate?
6. Differentiating Curriculum
7. Students' Characteristics
8. Steps to Differentiated Instruction
9. Using Choice Board to Differentiate
10. Benefits of Choice Board Strategy
11. Using Tic-Tac-Toe to Differentiate
A unit bundle of 6 products 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:
List the helping and linking verb types with their functions and examples.
Describe the finite and non-finite verb types with their functions and examples.
Discover the grammatical functions of helping and linking verbs in the given sentences.
Discover the grammatical functions of finite and non-finite verbs in the given sentences.
Evaluate the right use of verb types in the given sentences.
Create new sentence patterns using verb types – helping, linking, finite and non-finite.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 7 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 26 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan with Resources: 24 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 43 Slides
Google Slides: 43 Slides
Boom Cards: 56 Digital Task Cards
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
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A ready to use worksheets with answers that present teaching and learning resources of a spelling lesson on homophones, homographs and homonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Watch the video: What are Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms? to compare and contrast homophones, homographs and homonyms. Use sound, meaning and spelling as criteria to differentiate. Use “similar” and “different” to identify the difference.
EXERCISE 2: Match the WORD TYPES (1-3) with their DEFINITIONS (A-C).
EXERCISE 3: Identify the given set of words as homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 4: Look for pair of words that are homophones, homographs and homonyms to go with the pictures.
EXERCISE 5: Analyse the words “lead” and “led” in the given sentence examples.
Find their meaning as used in the sentences (MEANING).
Decide if they are used as noun or verb (PARTS OF SPEECH).
Identify if they sound similar or different (SOUND).
Say whether they are used as homophones, homographs or homonyms (WORD TYPES).
EXERCISE 6: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homophones – Part 1.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homophones – Part 2.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homographs – Part 1.
EXERCISE 9: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homographs – Part 2.
EXERCISE 10: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homonyms – Part 1.
EXERCISE 11: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homonyms – Part 2.
EXERCISE 12: Evaluate the sentences and identify the errors in the use of homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 13: Frame sentences for each of the homophones, homographs and homonyms to go with the given meanings.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the homophones used in the pair of sentences and give their meanings based on the context they are used.
EXERCISE 15: Look for homophones which have been used incorrectly then write the correct spelling.
EXERCISE 16: Complete each sentence by choosing the correct homophone.
EXERCISE 17: Choose the correct homophone.
EXERCISE 18: Read the story below. Look for homophones which have been used incorrectly. Cross them out, and write the correct spelling of the homophones which should have been used.
EXERCISE 19: Identify the homographs used in the pair of sentences and say what parts of speech is the word used as homograph. Then choose the right option that gives the meaning of homographs: A or B.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are 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 these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities 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 Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video - When to Use a Question Mark | When to Use an Exclamation Point – to note the uses of question marks and exclamation marks.
EXERCISE 3: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast question marks and exclamation marks to find their differences and similarities.
EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks.
EXERCISE 5: Use question marks to mark the question ends.
EXERCISE 6: Use exclamatory marks to mark the ends of exclamatory sentences and one-word interjections.
EXERCISE 7: Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following question mark rules.
EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following exclamation rules.
EXERCISE 10: See if you can determine the emotion expressed in each of the exclamatory sentences.
EXERCISE 11: Decide whether each of the sentence is interrogative or exclamatory. Then add the correct end punctuation.
EXERCISE 12: Determine the question types: closed-ended or open-ended?
EXERCISE 13: Complete each of these sentences with a right option.
EXERCISE 14: Use the following exclamatory words in a sentence each.
EXERCISE 15: Match the questions tags (A-R) with their sentence stems (1-18).
This bundle of 6 products (PowerPoint Presentations) is perfect for teaching English Grammar. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exciting exercises that are excellent for student engagement.
This bundle includes PowerPoint Presentations on:
Subject-Verb Agreement: 22 Slides
Active and Passive Voice: 29 Slides
Direct and Indirect Speech: 37 Slides
Moods of Verbs: 22 Slides
Verbals – Gerunds, Participles, Infinitives: 23 Slides
Grammatical Cases: 22 Slides
More Grammar Bundles by the same Author:
Boom Cards: 6 Decks
Google Slides: 6 Presentations
PowerPoint Presentations: 6 Lessons
Unit Lessons: 6 Plans
Worksheets with Answers: 6 Sets
Scaffolding Notes: 6 Sets
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A unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
Lesson Preview:
Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)
Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (Exercise 4)
Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Write-Advance - Explanation of the poetic devices (Exercise 8)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16)
Differentiated Tasks - Presenting answers in poem form (Exercise 14)
Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Home Learning:
Comprehension Questions (Exercise 16)
Online Quizzes - 4
Online Comprehension Passages - 4
Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
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 set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes.
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)
Writing lines that refer to given meanings (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)
Inferring clues to the characters in the poem (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)
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 unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of a grammar lesson on sentence kinds according to function based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Compare and contrast a phrase, clause and sentence. Use subject, verb and complete thought as criteria to differentiate. Use YES and NO to identify the difference.
EXERCISE 2: Run through the slideshare presentation on Kinds of Sentences According to Function and name the kinds of sentences by function with an example each.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video on Kinds of Sentences by Function and identify the function of the given sentences. Provide an end punctuation to each of the sentence and state their type.
EXERCISE 4: Match the sentence types (1-4) with their meanings (A-D).
EXERCISE 5: Provide an end punctuation to each given sentence and state their function.
EXERCISE 6: Think of varied sentences – declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory - to go with the given pictures, end punctuation and functions.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the emotion expressed by each of the emoji.
EXERCISE 8: Match each of the expression with the given punctuation.
EXERCISE 9: Answer questions to recognise the difference between the sentence kinds by function.
EXERCISE 10: Answer questions to examine the functions of sentence kinds.
EXERCISE 11: Answer questions to identify varied sentences used in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Answer questions to demonstrate the use of sentences based on their function.
EXERCISE 13: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence kinds by function in writing.
EXERCISE 14: After reading the story, brainstorm things you would like to know about it, and then create four interrogative sentences (questions) with answers.
EXERCISE 15: Demonstrate your knowledge of SENTENCE BY FUNCTION by attempting one of the following tasks.
EXERCISE 16: Highlight by coloring declarative (black), interrogative (green), imperative (blue) and exclamatory (red) sentences in the story below.
EXERCISE 17: Change the given sentences (without changing their meaning) as directed. Punctuate the sentences correctly.
EXERCISE 18: Identify the sentences as: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative or Exclamatory.
EXERCISE 19: Add the correct end punctuation, and identify the function of each sentence.
EXERCISE 20: Transform declarative sentences to interrogative and declarative sentences to exclamatory.
EXERCISE 21: Transform declarative sentences to imperative and exclamatory sentences to declarative.
A unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Daffodils by William Wordsworth.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1).
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2).
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3).
This unit includes:
Lesson Preview:
Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1)
Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2)
SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3)
Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4)
Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5)
Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Completing summary (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (Exercise 4)
Plenary – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (Exercise 5)
SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE
Discussion:
Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8)
Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9)
Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10)
Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions and filling blanks (Exercise 6)
Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Write-Advance - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used (Exercise 8)
Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12)
Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Plenary – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (Exercise 10)
SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13)
Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14)
Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15)
Collaborative Group Tasks:
Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16)
Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 14)
Plenary - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15)
Home Learning – Online quizzes and exercises
CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4
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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to identify audience, register, and tone while analyzing the text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand and identify target audience, language register, and text tone.
Discuss audience assessments, register features, and tone words.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of audience, register, and tone in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Audience, Register, Tone
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is Audience, Register, and Tone?
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – A-R-T Analysis
Success Criteria - Audience Register Tone Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Audience Assessments, Register Features, Tone Words
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 - Online Worksheets
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LIT.W.6-8.4/5/10/RI.6.6/W.9-10.1d/10/W.11-12.4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to analyze a text, 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 bundle of 4 resources on characterization.
This bundle includes:
Handouts: Vocabulary, Guide, Prompt, Template, Word-Bank, Rubrics
Worksheets, Exercises, and Task Cards
Detailed Lesson and Related Resources
PowerPoint Presentation of Teaching Resources
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 presentation with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of pronoun types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recall and list pronoun types.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Infer and grasp the meaning of pronoun types.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Apply and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of pronoun types.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Analyse and infer the placement of pronoun types in sentences.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Assess and evaluate the use of pronoun types in sentences.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: Create and compose new sentence patterns with pronoun types.
This download includes:
VOCABULARY OVERVIEW:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Pronoun Types Vocabulary
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECALL-LIST
EXERCISE 1: Name and define the pronoun types with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Pronoun Types
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INFER-GRASP
EXERCISE 2: Interpret and verbalise pictures of pronouns using the listed pronouns.
SESSION 3: APPLYING - APPLY-DEMONSTRATE
EXERCISE 3: Discover and ensure that pronouns are in the proper case - subjective, objective and possessive - in relation to the person, number and gender in the pronoun signs.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Pronouns in Proper Cases
SESSION 4: ANALYSING - ANALYSE-INFER
EXERCISE 4: Investigate and identify vague pronouns: ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING - ASSESS-EVALUATE
EXERCISE 5: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and case.
SESSION 6: CREATING - CREATE-COMPOSE
EXERCISE 6: Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate pronoun types.
DIFFERENTIATION
EXERCISE 7: Demonstrate the mastery of using PRONOUN TYPES in writing.
RUBRICS - Scaffolding Notes 4: Pronoun Types Rubrics
PLENARY:
EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of pronoun types.
HOME LEARNING
EXERCISE 9: Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns from the box.
EXERCISE 10: Rewrite the following paragraph using pronouns.
EXERCISE 11: Identify pronouns from the following sentences and state their types.
EXERCISE 12: Identify the type of pronouns in RED from the sentences given below.
EXERCISE 13: Fill in the blanks with the type of pronoun mentioned in the brackets.
EXERCISE 14: Fill in the blanks with interrogative pronouns - what, which, who, whom, whose – as specified.
EXERCISE 15: Rewrite the following paragraph, substituting an appropriate pronoun for each italicized word or group of words.