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 lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to compare texts while analyzing the texts.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire text comparison skills.
Discuss text comparison criteria.
Analyse texts to determine what they have in common, and how they differ.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Text Analysis, Text Comparison
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Comparing Texts
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compare and Contrast
Success Criteria - Comparing Texts Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Text Comparison Criteria
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 Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post-It Notes
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.5/RI.6-8.3/9
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to compare two texts, 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 ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Define dialogue and dialogue tags.
List rules to use when punctuating dialogue.
Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience.
Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue Tags
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Dialogue Checklist
Lesson Starter: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture.
Discussion: Dialogue Rules
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story.
Think-Write: Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story.
Write-Share: Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form.
Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Writing dialogues for situations given.
Extensions: Online Exercises
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing.
Home Learning:
Using dialogue tags to reconstruct stories.
Presenting stories in a dialogue form.
Unscrambling the dialogues to reconstruct the story.
Using reporting verbs to create dialogue tags.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/4
Skills: Social and Cognitive
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on paragraph writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Gain knowledge of the understanding of the basic elements of a paragraph.
Apply PEEL and PEEC models to construct paragraphs.
Demonstrate the knowledge of paragraphing in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Paragraphs
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Paragraphing Checklist
Lesson Starter: Choosing a topic to write a paragraph.
Discussion: Paragraphing Structure
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Spotting topic sentence, supporting details, and closing sentence.
Think-Write: Using PEEL model to construct a paragraph.
Write-Share: Using PEEC model to construct a paragraph.
Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Writing paragraphs on given situations.
Extensions: Writing a paragraph to convey information as required by the topic.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on paragraphing.
Home Learning:
Dividing the given text into paragraphs.
Arranging paragraphs in a logical order.
Identifying the topic and the closing sentences in paragraphs.
Matching topic and closing sentences with correct paragraphs.
Putting sentences in correct order to produce a well-organized paragraph.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.2a-f/4/5
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 27 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
Name the characters and make a character sketch.
Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
This resource includes:
(EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check
(EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story
(EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story
(EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting
(EXERCISE 5) Selecting best option to answer setting questions
(EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
(EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
(EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch
(EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story
(EXERCISE 10) Selecting best option to answer characterization questions
(EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story
(EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story
(EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story
(EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot
(EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
(EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions
(EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story
(EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story
(EXERCISE 19) Writing a story
(EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
(EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements
(EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template
(EXERCISE 23) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
(EXERCISE 24) Explaining the line with reference to context
(EXERCISE 25) Finding the context of the famous quotes
(EXERCISE 26) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions
(EXERCISE 27) Reading the story to answer comprehension questions
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
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
A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a short story, “The Last Leaf” by O.Henry.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
Name the characters and make a character sketch.
Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
This resource includes:
(EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check
(EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story
(EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story
(EXERCISE 4) Answering application-based questions
(EXERCISE 5) Selecting the best option to answer setting questions
(EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
(EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
(EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch of the main character
(EXERCISE 9) Making character sketch of all the characters
(EXERCISE 10) Selecting the best option to answer characterization questions
(EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story
(EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story
(EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story
(EXERCISE 14) Making a story plots
(EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
(EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions
(EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story
(EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story
(EXERCISE 19) Writing a story
(EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
(EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements
(EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template
(EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to the context
(EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the famous quotes
(EXERCISE 25) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
An unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman.
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 - Vocabulary Check (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)
Plenry – 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 used in the poem (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 Online Comprehension Passages
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 ready to use PowerPoint presentation that presents teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
Identify the features of complex sentences.
Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses.
Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing.
Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the subordinators from the given examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 4: Identify how the subordinating conjunctions are used in the sentences.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the features of complex sentences.
EXERCISE 6: Think of a complex sentence to go with each given picture.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the functions of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 1.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 2.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 3.
EXERCISE 10: Implement the properties of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 11: Examine the structure and the pattern of the complex sentences.
EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence patterns in writing.
EXERCISE 13: Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of complex sentence structure in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Sentence Structure Rubrics
EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the main and subordinate clauses.
EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary.
EXERCISE 18: Join the sentences by using subordinators: when, where, if, although, because, since, while.
EXERCISE 19: Split the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
EXERCISE 20: Rewrite the following simple sentences as complex sentences.
EXERCISE 21: Rewrite the following complex sentences as compound sentences.
A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on digital storytelling.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Know and use a process for creating a digital story.
Select and use appropriate digital tool(s).
Understand how to use a Storyboard to build and organize your story elements.
Participate in constructive peer feedback to improve the end product to be shared.
Create an original story with different media elements.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Digital Story
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Generate Creative Writing Prompts
Success Criteria - Digital Storytelling Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Digital Storytelling Elements
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 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 – 5 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to use cumulative sentences in their writing, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 verb types. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
• Recall basic verb types.
• Explore verb types grouped by function.
• Demonstrate the usage of verb types.
• Match the action being performed by the verb with the subject.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Verb, Auxiliary, Modal, Finite, Non-Finite
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Verb Types - Part 1 & 2
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Verbs as Rock Stars
Success Criteria - Verb Types Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Verb Types
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 - Self Evaluation
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 11 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.1abcd
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to use verb types in their writing, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.
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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 unit plan on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke
EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) they refer to.
EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem.
EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text.
EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza.
EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development.
EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly.
EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types
EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text.
EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria
EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem.
EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model
EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem.
EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings.
EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices.
EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem.
EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem.
EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings.
SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique
EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem.
EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.
A ready to use PowerPoint presentation 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.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Moods of Verbs - Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Conditional, Subjunctive. 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 meaning of the terms associated with verb moods.
Consider the functions of verb moods to identify the signs that exemplify the verb forms in the given text.
Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive mood.
Investigate and identify the mood of the given verb.
Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb moods.
Create their own sentences showing the mood of the verb.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-7) with their MEANINGS (A-G).
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video - Verbs: Moods - to identify the following: verb moods expressed in the visuals; meaning of the verb moods; verb forms used by the verb moods; and an example each for verb moods.
EXERCISE 3: Consider the functions of verb moods to identify the signs that exemplify the verb forms in the given text.
EXERCISE 4: Compare and contrast conditional and subjunctive moods.
EXERCSIE 5: Identify the change in verb forms from normal verb forms to subjunctive verb forms in the given text.
EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of verb moods based on the verb tense denoted and pronouns given.
EXERCISE 7: Test your knowledge of verb moods.
EXERCISE 8: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive mood.
EXERCISE 9: Investigate and identify the mood of the given verb.
EXERCISE 10: Test your knowledge of subjunctive mood.
EXERCISE 11: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb moods.
EXERCISE 12: Create your own sentences showing the mood of the verb.
EXERCISE 13: Attempt any one of the tasks to create your own sentences showing the mood of the verb.
RUBRICS: Moods of Verbs Rubrics
EXERCISE 14: Decide if the verbs are indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional or subjunctive.
EXERCISE 15: Read the following passage. Pay attention to verb moods. Decide if the verbs are indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional or subjunctive.
This PowerPoint Presentation 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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Clauses - Adjective Clause or Relative 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 a clause and its components.
List the properties of relative clauses with examples.
Explain the role of relative pronouns and relative adverbs in forming adjective clauses.
Identify the adjective clauses used as essential and non-essential information.
Exercise error identification to ensure that adjective clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling.
Use adjective clauses in writing to vary sentence structure.
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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Phrases - Noun or Nominal Phrase. 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 phrases and their components.
Define noun phrases and their components.
Determine the purpose for which noun phrases are used in sentences.
Identify the patterns of noun phrases in sentences.
Exercise error identification to ensure that the modifiers in noun phrases are placed correctly and they are not dangling.
Use noun phrases 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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Compound Words. 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.
Objectives of this lesson are:
To recall the terms associated with compound words.
To classify the compound words based on their form, class and pattern.
To apply form, class and pattern to recognise compound words.
To analyse the use of compound words.
To evaluate the use of compound words.
To create new patterns of compound words.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Match the meaning with the terms associated with compound words.
Classify the compound words as closed, open and hyphenated.
Identify compound words as nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Form compound words to use them as nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Use error identification to find the correct use of compound words.
Use compound words to name nouns, describe actions and modify nouns.
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 Difficult Customer” serves as an engaging and thought-provoking resource to teach reading comprehension skills to students. Through the story’s intriguing plot and relatable characters, students can practice critical thinking, analyze character motivations, improve vocabulary and develop a deeper understanding of narrative elements. By actively engaging with the story and participating in various activities, students will enhance their reading comprehension abilities, becoming more proficient readers and thinkers.
This download includes:
SESSION 1: SETTING
Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Setting related comprehension questions
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions
SESSION 2: CHARACTERS
Pair-Share: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
Ask-Write: Making a character sketch
Write-Advance: Making a character description
Differentiated Tasks: Characters related comprehension questions
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterisation questions
SESSION 3: PLOT
Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Plot related comprehension questions
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS
Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Story analysis related comprehension questions
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
SESSION 5: SUMMARY
Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
Ask-Write: Writing the summary of the story
Write-Advance: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
Write-Progress: Explaining the line with reference to context
Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes
Plenary: Summary related comprehension questions
Home Learning: Answering inferential questions
This resource is designed to help students develop their reading comprehension abilities through a series of activities and discussions. By delving into the story, students will practice various reading strategies, such as inferencing, making predictions, identifying main ideas, analyzing characters and drawing conclusions. “The Dinner Party” by Mona Gardner - Reading Comprehension Resource offers an immersive reading experience that challenges students’ comprehension abilities while promoting critical thinking, empathy, and cultural awareness. Through this resource, students will sharpen their reading skills while gaining a deeper appreciation for diverse perspectives and the power of control in moments of crisis.
This download includes:
SESSION 1: SETTING
Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions
SESSION 2: CHARACTERS
Pair-Share: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
Ask-Write: Making a character sketch
Write-Advance: Making a character description
Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterisation questions
SESSION 3: PLOT
Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS
Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
Differentiated Tasks: Writing a story
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
SESSION 5: SUMMARY
Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
Ask-Write: Writing the summary of the story
Write-Advance: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
Write-Progress: Explaining the line with reference to context
Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes
Plenary: Reading the story to answer comprehension questions
Home Learning: Answering inferential questions