A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on autobiography writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Differentiate an autobiography and a biography to elicit their features. Access prior knowledge by discussing the writing process and the elements of a biography. Improve comprehension by researching a contemporary or historical figure and reporting the most significant information about him or her. Apply standard writing processes by creating short and publishable works. Analyse content area writing by evaluating and critiquing each other’s work. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Biography, Autobiography Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Autobiography Writing Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Venn Diagram Success Criteria - Autobiography Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Autobiography Guide and Organizer 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 - Cube Creator Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abde/3ac/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives

A presentation that summarizes everything a teacher needs to know about Bloom's Taxonomy. Teachers can use this to easily develop targeted questions to aim at specific learners. By asking the students to reflect before answering a question allows for more thought provoking answers. This Resource Answers Following Questions: 1. Can the students recall or remember previously learned information, for example, facts, terms, basic concepts from the text? 2. Can the students demonstrate an understanding of the ideas or concepts stated in the text? 3. Can the students use the new information and apply it to actual situations? 4. Can the students break down and distinguish between different parts and find evidence to support generations? 5. Can the students justify a stand or decision? 6. Can the students create a new product or point of view based on internal evidence or external criteria?

A package that contains 10 worksheets on form filling. This resource includes exercises on: Comparing forms Identifying the purpose of forms Creating Google forms Filling forms Retrieving information to fill the forms Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the vocabulary, language, comprehension, and writing skills of the learners. ◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈ Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: ✿ Early Finishers ✿ Tutoring ✿ Sub Tubs ✿ ESL Stations/Centres ✿ Holiday Work ✿ Small Group Collaborations ✿ End of Unit Quick Assessments ✿ Homework ✿ Reinforcement ✿ Enrichment

A package of 9 task cards on reading strategies: skimming, scanning, and close reading. This resource includes exercises on: Scanning images for information Skimming classroom for main items Comprehend passages to answer questions Prepare questions based on passages Summarize passages Scan for specific details Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading skills of the learners. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A compact review of editing elements and guide organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Editing Elements Editing Guide Assessment Rubrics Active Verbs Adjective Types Adverb Types Connectives and Transitions Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about editing details, 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 compact review of PEE paragraph organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview PEE Method PEE Template Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about text analysis, 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 package of 10 task cards on PEE paragraph writing. This resource includes exercises on: Making a point, supporting it with an evidence, and explaining. Spotting point, evidence, and explanation. Writing PEE paragraphs. Analyzing a text using PEE Method. Demonstrating PEE knowledge in writing. Trying PEE Method. Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A package of 10 worksheets with answers on inferring meaning while reading a text. This resource includes exercises on: Inferring meaning to match proverbs with their meaning. Inferring meaning when the text says what it says. Inferring the meaning of anecdotes. Inferring meaning of selected phrases from a passage. Preparing inferential questions for a passage. Inferring implied meaning. Reading texts to infer meaning. Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on elegy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recognize the elements of Elegy. Spot the phrases that express the author’s feelings in a text. Analyse whether the given text is an Elegy. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Elegy Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is an Elegy? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Topic Key Words Success Criteria - Elegy Checklist Scaffolded Notes - Basic Elegy 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 - Memoirs Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets and Online Exercises Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5/7.5a/8.5/9-10.3 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to identify poems as elegy, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and vocabulary 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 editing and rewriting. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Present ideas in ways appropriate for the intended message and audience. Apply knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Edit a piece of work for clarity, cohesiveness, content, continuity, and voice. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Editing, Rewriting Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Editing and Rewriting Skills Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Identifying and Correcting Success Criteria - Editing Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Editing Elements, Editing Guide Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 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 - Editing Checklist Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1/8.2/8.3/W.8.5 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 editing for perfection, 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 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

A set of 11 task cards on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost. 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: Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 2) Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Creating poems (Exercise 6) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) 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 plan of 3 sessions with teaching and learning classroom resources on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee 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). 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 - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1) Write-Share - Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Plenary - Online Quiz 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 - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Write-Share - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 6) Plenary - Online Quiz 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 7) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16) Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Plenary - Online Quiz HOME LEARNING - Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 SKILLS - Social and Cognitive

A set of 10 worksheets with answers on sonnets. This Resource includes: EX 1: Vocabulary Checklist. EX 2: Shakespearean Sonnet Structure. EX 3: Miltonic Sonnet Structure. EX 4: Compare and Contrast Sonnets. EX 5: Writing Sonnets. EX 6: Read Sonnets to Answer Questions. EX 7: Test Understanding of Sonnets. EX 8: Read Sonnets to Answer Challenging Questions. EX 9: Paraphrasing Sonnets. EX 10: Providing Modern Text to Sonnets. 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 PowerPoint Presentation of 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