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.
Embark on a journey of comprehensive learning with this resource, “Evaluative Letter Mastery,” meticulously designed to cater to the diverse needs of students following the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Creating.
After completing this lesson, students will be able to:
Recall key components of evaluative letter writing, including the structure, format, and key language features.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the explicit and implicit meanings of evaluative letter writing.
Apply their understanding of evaluative letter writing to create a sample letter, integrating explicit and implicit meanings.
Analyse facts, ideas and opinions presented in evaluative letter writing, using evidence from the text.
Evaluate ideas and opinions, both explicit and implicit, in evaluative letter writing.
Synthesise understanding of evaluative letter writing to create an original, well-developed and sophisticated response.
This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an evaluative letter, promoting mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.
This comprehensive resource is designed to assist students in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum in honing their skills in crafting impactful and informative speeches. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. The resource is meticulously structured based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating.
After completing these lessons, students will be able to:
Recall key information from a text and incorporate it into an informative speech.
Comprehend both explicit and implicit meanings in a text and demonstrate understanding in informative speech.
Apply the acquired knowledge to construct a well-supported, informative speech.
Analyse facts, ideas and opinions to enhance the depth of informative speech.
Evaluate the effectiveness of informative speech and make informed judgements.
Synthesise information and create an informative speech that effectively communicates ideas.
This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an informative speech, promoting critical thinking, effective communication, and mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies: skimming, scanning, and close reading.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Distinguish between skimming, scanning and close reading.
Skim and scan texts to locate information.
Obtain specific information through detailed reading.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Skimming, Scanning, Close Reading
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Skimming and Scanning
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Image Information
Success Criteria - Skim Scan Read Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Reading Strategies, S-S-R Chart
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 - Heads Together
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-4/6
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to comprehend, thereby helping them to enhance their reading 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
This unit lesson plan is perfect for teaching Adjectives - Degrees of Comparison. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
Objectives of this lesson are:
To recognise and recall adjectives: degrees of comparison.
To describe and explain adjectives: degrees of comparison.
To use rules of using adjectives: degrees of comparison.
To draw links between degrees of adjectives for comparison.
To justify the right use of adjectives: degrees of comparison.
To produce descriptions using adjectives: degrees of comparison.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Identify the positive, comparative and superlative degree of adjectives.
Identify the degree of comparison of the given adjectives in the given sentence.
Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives to modify nouns.
Change the degree of comparison of an adjective without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Identify the errors to ensure the right use of adjectives based on their degrees of comparison.
Choose between comparative and superlative adjectives depending on what is to be modified.
A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of formal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of a formal letter.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a formal letter.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute formal letter writing techniques.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of formal letters in writing.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample formal letter.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final formal letter.
This download includes:
FLIPPED LESSON: Video - Know the Rules of Formal Letter Writing
LESSON STARTER: List the differences between Formal and Informal Letters – use VENN DIAGRAM to spot the similarities as well.
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECOGNISE-RETRIEVE
EXERCISE 1: Find, list and label the structure and features of a formal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Formal Letter
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INTERPRET-CLASSIFY
EXERCISE 2: Explain the use of the language, the vocabulary and the impact of it in a formal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in a Formal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 3: Author’s use of Language in a Formal Letter
SESSION 3: APPLYING - IMPLEMENT-EXECUTE
EXERCISE 3: Use a planning frame to arrange a sample formal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of a Formal Letter
SESSION 4: ANALYSING - EXPLORE-DEMONSTRATE
EXERCISE 4: Use the template to organise a draft of a sample formal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Formal Letter Template
SESSION 5: EVALUATING - CHECK-CRITIQUE
EXERCISE 5: Use the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work.
EXERCISE 6: Use the PQP and TAG technique to peer-review each other’s work with constructive feedback.
Scaffolding Notes 6: Formal Letter Checklist
Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG technique
SESSION 6: CREATING - COMPOSE-PRODUCE
EXERCISE 7: Integrate the feedback and write a formal letter.
Scaffolding Notes 8: Formal Letter Prompt
DIFFERENTIATION:
EXERCISE 8 - Write a letter to people unknown following the FORMAL LETTER FORMAT.
Scaffolding Notes 9: Formal Letter Rubrics
PLENARY:
EXERCISE 9 - Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the formal letter on Kahoot.
HOME LEARNING:
EXERCISE 10: Use Letter Generator to write a letter to your Class Teacher telling him/her how you spent your holidays.
EXERCISE 11: Letters of Persuasion
EXERCISE 12: Letters of Request
EXERCISE 13: Letters of Complaints and Responses
EXERCISE 14: Letters of Social Business
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on using rhetorical devices in a speech.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire knowledge of the rhetorical devices used in speech.
List comparison-sound-linguistic devices, figures of speech, and compositional techniques with examples.
Analyse the speeches of renowned orators for rhetoric devices.
Demonstrate the use of varied rhetoric devices in speech writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Linguistic Devices
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Rhetorical Devices
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Word Search
Success Criteria - Rhetorical Devices Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Rhetorical Devices Lists
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Speak, Think-Speak, Write-Speak
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Listening Triangles
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1a/2-6
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
“Mastering the Art of Newspaper Reporting” is a comprehensive Google Slides designed to help students of all levels grasp the fundamentals of newspaper report composition. From the building blocks to the advanced techniques, this resource provides a structured learning experience for all. This resource provides a holistic learning experience, offering reading and writing rubrics for marking, passages for planning and writing newspaper reports, and opportunities for self-checking answers. By the end of “Mastering the Art of Newspaper Reporting,” students will be well-equipped to craft engaging, informative and professional newspaper reports.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on PEE paragraph writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the characteristic language of texts.
Acquire knowledge of PEE technique to analyse a text.
Comment on the purpose, context, style, audience, register, and tone of the given text.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - PEE, Point, Evidence, Explanation
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Nail a PEE Paragraph
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – PEE SNIKKERS
Success Criteria - PEE Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - PEE Method, PEE Template
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 - PQP Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1/RI.8.8/SL.8.1a/L.8.4a/W.8.2b
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 PEE method 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on alternate ending story writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Relate the narrative writing structure to a short fable.
Draft the alternate ending at an appropriate pace.
Write imaginative, possibly original, an appropriate approach to task, engaging the audience.
Combine elements of a simple narrative and propose a unique alternate solution.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Setting, Characters
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Developing an Alternate Ending
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Story Chain
Success Criteria - Story Writing Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Story Genres, Story Template
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – Online Quiz
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Cube - Cube Creator
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP 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 write an alternate ending to a story, 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 narrative story writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Define the components of a short story.
Identify the elements of a short story.
Demonstrate the mastery of short story elements.
Narrate a short story on a given situation in a genre of your choice.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Narration, Story, Plot, Storyline
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Narrative Story
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Topic Tennis
Success Criteria - Narrative Story Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Story Guide, Story Template, Story Starters
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 Prompts
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abde/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 write a narrative story, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.
A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on note taking.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the importance and usefulness of note-taking skills.
Evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of various note-taking strategies.
Prepare notes from lectures, texts, videos, and activities.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Note Taking, Reading
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Note Taking Methods
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the WALT
Success Criteria - Note Taking Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolder Notes - Rules, 5 R’s, Format, Abbreviations
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 - Note Taker
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - The Plenary Dice
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-12.1-3/W.9-12.4
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to take notes, 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on form filling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
• Identify a form and tell its purpose.
• Compare terminology and vocabulary on the different forms to identify their features.
• Examine the forms for the rules they follow to fill up.
• Fill in forms with the appropriate information.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Application Form, Form Filling
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to fill a Form, Types of Online Forms
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Formal Group Discussion
Success Criteria - Form Filling Checklist
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Scaffolded Notes - Form Filling Rules
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 - Rally Coach
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Online Exercises
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-3
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to retrieve information and fill out a form, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills.
A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of determiners based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and list the class of words that determine or limit the meaning of nouns.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Compare and contrast definite and indefinite modifiers that give information about nouns.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Examine and discover the relationship between describing and modifying words.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the placement of noun modifiers and their purpose in writing.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Assess and evaluate the use of noun modifiers.
SESSION 6 - CREATING - Integrate and rearrange the order of determiner categories.
This download includes:
FLIPPED LESSON - VIDEO – Determiners
VOCABULARY OVERVIEW
Scaffolding Notes 1 - Determiners, Pre-determiners, Post-determiners, Articles, Quantifiers, Demonstratives, Possessives, Cardinals, Ordinals, Distributives, Interrogatives
LESSON STARTER
EXERCISE 1 - Interpret and verbalise pictures of determiners: demonstratives (1-4), article (5), possessive (6), number (7) and distributive (8).
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECALL-LIST
EXERCISE 2 - Define the determiner types and state their functions in general with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2 - Determiner Types - Cheat Sheet
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - COMPARE-CONTRAST
EXERCISE 3 - State the similarities and differences between specific and general determiners with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3 - General and Specific Determiners - Cheat Sheet
SESSION 3: APPLYING - EXAMINE-DISCOVER
EXERCISE 4 - Order and group the characteristics of adjectives and determiners with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 4 - Characteristics of Adjectives and Determiners - Cheat Sheet
SESSION 4: ANALYSING - ANALYSE-IDENTIFY
EXERCISE 5 - Identify what the nouns refer to depending on the functions of determiners in particular sentences.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING - ASSESS-EVALUATE
EXERCISE 6 - Judge and decide the appropriate use of determiners in particular sentences.
SESSION 6: CREATING - CREATE-DEMONSTRATE
EXERCISE 7 - Formulate sensible sentences using the order of pre-determiners, main determiners and post determiners as informing words to the given nouns.
Scaffolding Notes 5 - The Order of Pre-, Main and Post Determiners – Cheat Sheet
DIFFERENTIATION
EXERCISE 8 - Demonstrate the mastery of using determiners in writing.
RUBRICS: Scaffolding Notes 6 - Determiner Rubrics
EXTENSIONS:
EXERCISE 9 - Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of determiners.
PLENARY:
EXERCISE 10 - Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of determiners.
HOME LEARNING:
EXERCISE 11 - Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of determiners.
EXERCISE 12 - Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of determiners.
A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of compound-complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the functions of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
Identify the features of compound-complex sentences.
Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to link two clauses.
Implement the features of compound-complex sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of compound-complex sentence patterns in writing.
Create compound-complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Identify the coordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Coordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 2: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 3: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the coordinators and subordinators from the given examples of compound-complex sentences
Scaffolding Notes 4: Features of Compound-Complex Sentences
EXERCISE 5: Identify the parts of compound-complex sentences with examples.
EXERCISE 6: Think of a compound-complex sentence to go with each of the picture.
EXERCISE 7: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of compound-complex sentences.
EXERCISE 8: Answer the given questions to demonstrate command of the conventions of compound-complex sentence structure.
EXERCISE 9: Implement the properties of compound-complex sentence to discover its structure.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Structure of a Compound-Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 10: Answer the given questions to recognise variations in sentence structure as used in writing – Part 1.
EXERCISE 11: Answer the given questions to recognise variations in sentence structure as used in writing – Part 2.
EXERCISE 12: Identify the errors and revise the sentences.
EXERCISE 13: Create compound-complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of compound-complex sentence structure in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 6: Sentence Structure Rubrics
EXERCISE 15: Identify coordinators and subordinators in the given compound-complex sentences.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the independent clause and the dependent clauses in the given compound-complex sentences.
EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary in the given compound-complex sentences.
EXERCISE 18: Join each of the 3 given simple sentences to frame 1 compound-complex sentence using coordinators and subordinators.
EXERCISE 19: Split each the given compound-complex sentence into three simple sentences.
These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Parts of Speech - Word Classes – Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the words (1-8) with their meanings (A-H).
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – 8 Parts of Speech – to list the parts of speech with their definitions, types and examples.
EXERCISE 3: Give examples to the word classes and their types. Categorise them based on their function – Part 1-4.
EXERCISE 4: What parts of speech is the underlined word?
EXERCISE 5: Identify the word class of each word in each sentence against it.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the correct word class of words in the context of a sentence – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 7: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions within the sentence – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 8: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions in meaning within the sentence.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of word classes in general and their function in particular sentences.
EXERCISE 10: Write one word used as different part of speech (as stated in the brackets) which can complete each sentence.
EXERCISE 11: Apply your knowledge of word classes to complete a sentence – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 12: Verbalise the visual in a sentence making sure to point out the part of speech specified to the part of the visual that is indicated by the arrow.
EXERCISE 13: Construct a sentence using vocabulary from a specific word class – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 14: Analyse the given sentences to identify the function of specific word classes.
EXERCISE 15: Exercise error identification to identify common mistakes made in using parts of speech – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 16: Use different word classes to create different meanings in different contexts.
EXERCISE 17: Label the word class of every word in these sentences.
EXERCISE 18: Decide which parts of speech fits into the underlined word.
EXERCISE 19: Identify every noun in each sentence and state its kind (proper, common, collective, abstract or material).
EXERCISE 20: Identify the verb/s in each sentence and state if it is an action or linking verb.
EXERCISE 21: Identify the adjective in each sentence and the word it modifies, then say which question the adjective answers.
EXERCISE 22: Identify all the pronouns, state their antecedents and state if they are subjective, objective or possessive.
EXERCISE 23: Identify the adverb in each sentence, state the word it modifies, mention the word class it describes and say the question the adverb answers.
EXERCISE 24: Identify the conjunction in each sentence and state its kind (coordinator, subordinator, correlator or conjunctive adverb).
EXERCISE 25: Identify the preposition in each sentence and state its kind (simple, compound, phrasal or participial).
EXERCISE 26: Identify the interjection in each sentence and state what emotion it expresses.
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Phrases – Adverb or Adverbial Phrases. 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 adverb phrases and their components.
Identify the adverb phrases as used in the sentences.
Identify the functions of adverb phrases as used in the sentences.
Exercise error identification to ensure that the adverb phrases are not misplaced and dangling.
Use adverb 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
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Discuss key points to consider when designing a poster in different ways.
Analyse posters for their features.
Create a poster for conveying a message effectively.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Poster
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Make a Academic Poster
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Find the Question
Success Criteria - Poster Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Key Points, 10 Ways, Template
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 6 Questions
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Printing Press
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post It on My Learning
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Task Cards, Online Exercises
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2bce/RL.9-10.4/SL.9-10.2
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to design posters, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 plan 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 Resource 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
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Phrases – Adjective or Adjectival Phrases. 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 adjective phrases and their components.
Identify the adjective phrases as used in the sentences.
Create new adjective phrase patterns in sentences.
Exercise error identification to ensure that the adjective phrases are not misplaced and dangling.
Use adjective 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
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.