This compact review of Conventional Signs used in English Grammar for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. With the help of these scaffolding notes students will be able to: Distinguish between punctuation marks that are used commonly in English grammar. Identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. Apply the punctuation rules to use appropriate punctuation signs in the text. Interpret the punctuation marks used in the text and explain the author’s purpose in using them. Identify the errors in the use of punctuation in writing and fix them. Use punctuation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Resource Includes: SN 1: Punctuation Signs SN 2: Punctuation Chart SN 3: Functions of Punctuation Marks SN 4: Rubrics

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Bullet Points and Ellipses. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text. Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing. Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when 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 – 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 Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. 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 lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text. Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates. Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence. Use colons and semicolons 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 – Hyphens and Dashes. 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 hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text. Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element. Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets. Use hyphens and dashes 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 – Commas and Inverted Commas. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text. Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause. Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when writing. 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 – Capital Letters and Full Stops. 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 capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between capital letters and full stops. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in a text. Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Use of Capital Letters and Full Stop – to complete the following table with required details to distinguish between capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 3: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. EXERCISE 5: Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. EXERCISE 6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. EXERCISE 7: Punctuate the following sentences: use capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following (names of-) in keeping with the capitalisation rules. EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following functions in keeping with the uses of full stops. EXERCISE 10: Punctuate appropriately: use full stops and capital letters. EXERCISE 11: Punctuate appropriately: use capital letters and full stops.

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a gothic fictional comedy, “The Canterville Ghost” by Oscar Wilde. 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. 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

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a short story, “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry. 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. 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 story plot organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Story Genres Conflict Types Plot Types Plot Diagram Plot Template 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

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a inimitable style story, “The Woman on Platform No. 8” by Ruskin Bond. 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.hension skills of the learners, especially the technique required to make a critical appreciation of a story. 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 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.

A unit of scaffolding notes 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: Scaffolding Notes 1: Pronoun Types Vocabulary Scaffolding Notes 2: Pronoun Types Scaffolding Notes 3: Pronouns in Proper Cases Scaffolding Notes 4: Pronoun Types Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Grammar - Active and Passive Voice. 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 and define the structure of a sentence when verbs are active and passive. Group and order tense forms into active and passive verbs. Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice. Analyse verb tenses to determine whether constructions rely on active or passive voice. Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice. Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate active and passive verbs. 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 More Grammar Resources by the same Author: Active and Passive Voice Direct and Indirect Speech Subject-Verb Agreement Standard English Conventions Grammatical Cases Verbals Moods of Verbs

A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of a grammar lesson on subject-verb agreement based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Identify the parts of a sentence (subject and verb). List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement. Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence. Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern. Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement. Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance. This download includes: SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-10) with their meanings (A-J). EXERCISE 2: Identify subjects and verbs as used in the given sentences. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Subject-VerbAgreement - to fill in the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. EXERCISE 4: List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement with examples. SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 5: Supply an appropriate linking verb that agrees with the subject in each of the sentences and the visuals. EXERCISE 6: Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence – Part 1. EXERCISE 7: Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence – Part 2. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 8: Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 9: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement – Part 1. EXERCISE 10: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement – Part 2. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 11: Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance. DIFFERENTIATION: EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of subject-verb agreement in writing. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: Subject-Verb Agreement Rubrics HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 13: Correct the errors in subject-verb agreement in the following paragraph. EXERCISE 14: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences. 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 10 basic rules of subject-verb agreement for a quick referencing. After studying this scaffolding notes students will be able to: Identify the parts of a sentence (subject and verb). List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement. Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence. Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern. Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement. Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2: Parts of a Sentence Scaffolding Notes 3: Subject-Verb Agreement Rules Scaffolding Notes 4: Subject-Verb Agreement 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

Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – On His Blindness by John Milton. 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) Introduction and Poet (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Sonnet Types (Scaffold Notes 3) Miltonic Sonnet Structure (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Matching the meanings with the words used for the lesson (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Identifying the octet, sestet, rhyme scheme, and the syllables (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Plenary – Testing student understanding of sonnets (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) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Finding what words/phrases/clauses suggest in the sonnet (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Finding clues to infer character of Milton in the Octet and Sestet (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 11) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 12) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 13) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 14) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 11) Ask-Write -Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 15) Differentiated Tasks - Answering annotation questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 16) 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

Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – A Girl Called Golden by David Bateson. 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: Background of the Poem (Scaffold Notes 1) Poem, Introduction, and Poet (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 - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Finding clues to infer character of Betty Cuthbert (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (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) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Relating stanzas for question and answers (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Comparing Betty with her classmates (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 11) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 12) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 13) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 14) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (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 15) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Online Exercises 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