JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman.
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:
Vocabulary Check (Exercise 1)
Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 2)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Planning to write poems (Exercise 4)
Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5)
Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8)
Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Answering questions with options (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Analyzing poems (Exercise 14)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15)
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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 imaginative writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Recall imaginative writing techniques.
Apply authorial technique to spur imagination.
Demonstrate imagination skill in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Imagination, Creativity
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Imagination Checklist
Lesson Starter: Picturing a situation with imagination.
Discussion: Imaginative Writing Techniques
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Imagining a story hidden in the given images.
Think-Write: Responding to the prompting questions.
Write-Share: Using given prompts to spur imagination.
Mini-Plenary: 7 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating skill of imagination in writing.
Extensions: Following the prompt to complete a story.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on imaginative writing.
Home Learning:
Imagining and answering.
Describing what you see in your imagination.
Thinking out of the box.
Using prompts to give vent to imagination.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.3/5/L.9-10.1/5ab
Skills: Social and Cognitive
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To challenge early finishers
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As holiday work and homework
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For reinforcement and enrichment
A unit set of worksheets with answers 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.
EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text.
EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions.
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.
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.
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 unit plan and worksheets with answers that presents teaching and learning resources of a spelling lesson on words ending in -ant, -ance and -ancy based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson students will be able to:
Use suffices based on the spelling rules and meanings to form nouns and adjectives.
Add suffixes –ant, -ance and –ancy to root words (verbs and nouns) to form nouns and adjectives.
Use suffixes –ant, -ance and –ancy to form words and determine the meaning of new words.
Use suffixes –ant, -ance and –ancy to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Use suffixes –ant, -ance and –ancy to form words and correct the inappropriate use of suffixes in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words ending in –ant, -ance and -ancy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Use suffixes based on the spelling rules and meanings to form nouns and adjectives.
EXERCISE 2: Add suffixes –ant, -ance and –ancy to root words (verbs and nouns) to form nouns and adjectives.
EXERCISE 3: Use suffix –ant to form words and determine the meaning of new words.
EXERCISE 4: Use suffix -ance to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
EXERCISE 5: Use suffix -ancy to form words and correct the inappropriate use of suffixes in forming new words.
EXERCISE 6: Create new word patterns with the given suffixes and frame sentences with them.
EXERCISE 7: Use verbs and nouns as root words to form adjectives or nouns ending in -ant.
EXERCISE 8: Add the suffix –ance to form nouns from verbs as the root words.
EXERCISE 9: Change the nouns or adjectives ending in –ant to nouns ending in –ancy.
EXERCISE 10: Change the adjectives ending in –ant to nouns ending in –ance.
EXERCISE 11: Add the suffix –ant to form nouns from the root words.
EXERCISE 12: Add the suffixes –ant and –ance to the root words to form nouns and adjectives.
EXERCISE 13: Choose the correct word from each set of words from the brackets to fill in each blank.
EXERCISE 14: Use an –ant word from the list to complete each of the sentences below. Use each word only once.
EXERCISE 15: Use an -ance word from the list to complete each of the sentences below. Use each word only once.
EXERCISE 16: Use an –ancy word from the list to complete each of the sentences below. Use each word only once.
RUBRICS: Spelling Rubrics
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These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Words Ending in -ent, -ence and -ency. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these grade-appropriate exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy based activities students will be able to:
Use suffixes based on the spelling rules and meanings to form nouns and adjectives from the given verbs.
Use the root words (verbs and nouns) to form –ent, -ence and –ency words.
Add the correct suffixes –ent, -ence or -ency to complete the stem words.
Use suffixes –ent, -ence and –ency to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes –ent, -ence and –ency in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words ending in –ent, -ence and –ency to use in writing.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Use suffixes based on the spelling rules and meanings to form –ent, -ence and –ency words (nouns or adjectives) from the given verbs or stem words.
EXERCISE 2: Use the root words (verbs and nouns) to form –ent, -ence and –ency words.
EXERCISE 3: Add suffixes –ent, -ence and –ency to root words (verbs) to form nouns or adjectives.
EXERCISE 4: Use the stem words to list words that end in all the three suffixes –ent, -ence and –ency.
EXERCISE 5: Add correct suffixes to stem words to complete the words.
EXERCISE 6: Choose the correct word from each set of words from the brackets to fill in each blank.
EXERCISE 7: Use suffix –ent to form words and determine the meaning of new words.
EXERCISE 8: Use suffix -ence to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
EXERCISE 9: Use suffix -ency to form new words.
EXERCISE 10: Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes –ent, -ence and –ency in forming new words.
EXERCISE 11: Demonstrate the mastery of using words ending in –ent, -ence and –ency in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Use –ent words from the brackets to complete each of the sentences below.
EXERCISE 13: Use -ence words from the list to complete each of the sentences below. Use each word only once.
EXERCISE 14: Add –ancy or –ency to complete the words in the sentences below.
EXERCISE 15: Use verbs as root words to form adjectives ending in -ent and nouns ending in -ence.
EXERCISE 16: Add suffixes –ent, –ence or –ency (as indicated) to the verbs (root words) to form nouns.
EXERCISE 17: Change the adjectives ending in –ent to nouns ending in –ence.
EXERCISE 18: Change the adjectives ending in –ent to nouns ending in –ency.
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Sentence Structure – Conditional Sentences – Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed. 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:
Match the terms associated with conditionals with their meanings.
Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text.
Form and use conditionals to achieve particular effects.
Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses.
Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing.
Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis.
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To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
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For reinforcement and enrichment
More Sentence Structure Resources by the same Author:
Simple Sentence Structure
Compound Sentence Structure
Complex Sentence Structure
Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Sentence Kinds by Structure
Sentence Kinds by Function
Cumulative Sentences
Sentence Word Order
Conditional Sentences
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Figure of Speech - Personification. 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 human characteristics ascribed to non-human entities in a given text.
Define personification and state its impact on the reader.
Show examples of writing that allow readers to personify non-human entities.
Interpret a given text and identify the examples of personification.
Evaluate a text and explain how personification is used in it.
Help readers relate to non-human elements through writing and help make it more active.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Identify the human characteristics given to the non-human entities (specific and non-specific) in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 2: Identify the human traits (specific and general) given to non-human entities in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Personification (Literary Device) – and answer the following questions.
EXERCISE 4: Identify a characteristic or an action of a human in the following pictures – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 5: Identify what is personified in these pictures and mention the human characteristic given to no-humans things.
EXERCISE 6: Personification in Advertising: What is personified and how? – Part 1-2
EXERCISE 7: Give a human characteristic to a non-human thing as shown in the pictures.
EXERCISE 8: Test your understanding of personification.
EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to check your understanding of personification.
EXERCISE 10: Take this test to test your knowledge of using personification.
EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to evaluate the poet’s use of personification in the poem.
EXERCISE 12: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of personification in the poem.
EXERCISE 13: Attempt any one of the following to demonstrate your understanding of personification in writing.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the word that is a characteristic or an action of a human.
EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with examples of personification.
EXERCISE 16: Identify which part of the phrase is the personification.
EXERCISE 17: Identify the word or phrase that is used to personify. State what is personified and how.
EXERCISE 18: Imagine “Winter” as a person knocking at the door and write a poem.
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Persuasion - Reading and 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 elements of a persuasive structure.
List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion.
Identify the features of a persuasion.
Follow persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion.
Follow PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion.
Follow persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Read the following persuasion and identify the structural elements.
EXERCISE 2: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure.
EXERCISE 3: Read the following persuasion and list down the persuasive language techniques.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the sentences that show author’s use of persuasive language techniques.
EXERCISE 5: Use your persuasive techniques to convince your customers and sell the products shown in the pictures.
EXERCISE 6: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of persuasion.
EXERCISE 7: In the following paragraphs, a claim, evidence and result is given. Select a topic sentence that best introduces the paragraph.
EXERCISE 8: Select a headline that best matches the paragraph.
EXERCISE 9: Follow the graphic organiser to plan your persuasion about bullying.
EXERCISE 10: Follow the persuasive structure to organise first draft of your persuasion.
EXERCISE 11: Follow the PQP technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback.
EXERCISE 12: Follow the TAG technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback.
EXERCISE 13: Follow the persuasive prompt to write the final draft of your persuasion.
EXERCISE 14: Read the final draft of your persuasion and identify the features.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure and language techniques.
EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate your knowledge of PERSUASIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the following tasks.
RUBRICS: Persuasive Writing
EXERCISE 17: Read the persuasive paragraph, “The Importance of Music Education” and identify the persuasive structure.
These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Description - Reading and Writing. 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 elements of a persuasive structure.
List down the language techniques employed in a persuasion.
Identify the features of a persuasion.
Follow persuasive techniques to plan a sample persuasion.
Follow PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a persuasion.
Follow persuasive techniques to write a well-structured persuasion.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Read the following persuasion and identify the structural elements.
EXERCISE 2: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure.
EXERCISE 3: Read the following persuasion and list down the persuasive language techniques.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the sentences that show author’s use of persuasive language techniques.
EXERCISE 5: Use your persuasive techniques to convince your customers and sell the products shown in the pictures.
EXERCISE 6: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of persuasion.
EXERCISE 7: In the following paragraphs, a claim, evidence and result is given. Select a topic sentence that best introduces the paragraph.
EXERCISE 8: Select a headline that best matches the paragraph.
EXERCISE 9: Follow the graphic organiser to plan your persuasion about bullying.
EXERCISE 10: Follow the persuasive structure to organise first draft of your persuasion.
EXERCISE 11: Follow the PQP technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback.
EXERCISE 12: Follow the TAG technique to review other’s work with constructive feedback.
EXERCISE 13: Follow the persuasive prompt to write the final draft of your persuasion.
EXERCISE 14: Read the final draft of your persuasion and identify the features.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure and language techniques.
EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate your knowledge of PERSUASIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the following tasks.
EXERCISE 17: Read the persuasive paragraph, “The Importance of Music Education” and identify the persuasive structure.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poetry annotation.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand how annotation helps to analyse poems.
Discuss annotation template, guide and the prompt.
Determine the main ideas and provide an objective summary of the poem.
Annotate the lines of the given poem.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Annotation, Summary, Meaning, Explanation
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Annotate Poetry
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Annotate the Images
Success Criteria - Annotation Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Guide, Template, Prompt
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEC Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1/2/4/9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
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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 listening to respond.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Generate responding rules for listening.
Acquire HEAR and LISTEN strategies.
Infer, respond, and summarize information presented.
Demonstrate the mastery of listening to respond in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Listening, Hearing, Attention, Concentration
Flipped Lesson Part - Video, Slide Share, Websites
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Chinese Whisper
Success Criteria - Listening Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Rules, HEAR & LISTEN Strategies
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Listen-Respond, Listen-Write-Share
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 6 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Podcast Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Listening Triangles
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1d/3-4
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to understand texts while analyzing the texts.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Distinguish words, phrases, clauses, and sentences.
Discuss reading tips to understand texts.
Read to understand the language of ancient texts in relation to modern ones.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Modern Text, Ancient Text, Understanding Texts
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Difficult Texts
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – W-P-C-S Chart
Success Criteria - Understanding Texts Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Reading Tips to Understand Texts
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 - 3 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6/9
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to understand modern and ancient 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 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to identify purpose, context, and style while analyzing the text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand and determine the purpose, the context, and the style of a text.
Discuss author’s purpose, context clues, and text styles.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of purpose, context, and style in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Purpose, Context, Style
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is Purpose, Context, and Style?
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – P-C-S Analysis
Success Criteria - Purpose Context Style Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Author’s Purpose, Context Clues, Text Style
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Worksheet
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LIT.W.6-8.4/5/10/RI.6.6/W.9-10.1d/10/W.11-12.4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to analyze a text, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills.
Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A 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 reading persuasive texts.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the persuasive techniques used in the text.
Discuss the characteristics of persuasive text types.
Read persuasive texts to identify and comment on the characteristic language.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Persuasive Texts
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Persuasive Texts
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – You Decide
Success Criteria - Persuasive Texts Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Characteristics of Persuasive Texts, Persuasive Techniques
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 - Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1-7
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to read persuasive 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poetic devices in poetry.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire a clear understanding of the concept of poetic devices.
Discuss sound devices, comparison devices, and the other poetic devices.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in poems.
Demonstrate the mastery of poetic devices in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Comparison Devices, Sound Devices, Poetic Devices
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Poetic Devices in Poetry
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Devices in Images
Success Criteria - Poetic Devices Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Comparison Devices, Sound Devices, Prompts
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 - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - IQE Technique
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.6-8.5/RL.6-8.4/6/9-10.5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives
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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 writing techniques of Shakespeare.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Analyse the historical contexts of Shakespearean text.
Recognize the writing techniques and linguistic devices used for poetic, figurative, and dramatic effect.
Demonstrate the mastery of Shakespearean language in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Prose, Verse, Soliloquy, Motif
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Key Terms Associated with Shakespeare
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Match Quotes with Meaning
Success Criteria - Shakespearean Language Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Historical Context, Writing Techniques
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 - Sonnet Projects
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - 3-2-1 Plenary
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9/11-12.4/7
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A 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 set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem.
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context.
This download includes worksheets on:
Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1)
Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2)
Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Writing poems in different genres (Exercise 4)
Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7)
Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (Exercise 8)
Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9)
Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the lines of the poem (Exercise 11)
Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14)
Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Checking comprehension skills (Exercise 16)
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