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 unit lesson plan on prose comprehension of the fictional story, “Trouble Half-Way” (an extract) by Jan Mark based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Find meaning of certain expressions - words and phrases - in the story.
Answer questions to demonstrate knowledge of the setting of the story.
Use the guide to identify character traits and make a character sketch of the main characters in the story.
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the elements and develop the plot of the story.
Use analysis guide to identify the elements and make the critical appreciation of the story.
Make a diary entry from the point of view of a main character in the story.
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
Interactive, self-grading and paperless boom cards on teaching and learning resources of words ending in -cious and -tious based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After attempting these boom cards students will be able to:
Provide examples for suffixes –cious and –tious based on their sound and meanings.
Add suffices –cious and –tious to root words (nouns) to form adjectives based on their spelling rules.
Add suffixes –cious and –tious to stem words to form new words.
Use the suffix -cious to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Use the suffix -tious to form words and correct the inappropriate use of the suffix in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words ending in shus sound and frame sentences.
These digital task cards:
Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet;
Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet;
Can even be used on your Smart Board.
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
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A ready to use unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of prefixes based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
Match the terms associated with prefixes with their meanings.
Add prefixes to high frequency and other studied words.
Create new words with common prefixes based on their meanings.
Use prefixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Assess and evaluate the correct use of prefixes in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words beginning and ending in common prefixes and frame sentences.
This download includes:
SESSION 1: REMEMBERING
EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-4) with their MEANINGS (A-D).
SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING
EXERCISE 2: Match the PREFIXES with their MEANINGS.
SESSION 3: APPLYING
EXERCISE 3: Tick the correct option to find meaning for the common prefixes.
EXERCISE 4: Create new words with each of the Latin prefixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 5: Create new words with each of the Greek prefixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 6: Create new words with each of the negative prefixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 7: Create new words with each of the preposition prefixes based on their meaning.
EXERCISE 8: Create new words with common prefixes used in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Curriculum.
SESSION 4: ANALYSING
EXERCISE 9: Use prefixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 1.
EXERCISE 10: Use prefixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 2.
EXERCISE 11: Use prefixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 3.
SESSION 5: EVALUATING
EXERCISE 12: Assess and evaluate the correct use of prefixes in forming new words.
SESSION 6: CREATING
EXERCISE 13: Demonstrate the mastery of using PREFIXES in writing. Focus on remembering, understanding, analysing and creating of prefixes as suggested by the RUBRICS.
RUBRICS: Prefixes Rubrics
HOME LEARNING:
EXERCISE 14: Choose the correct prefix to fill in the blanks: inter-, auto-, mis-, under-, super-.
EXERCISE 15: Make words using the given prefixes to go with the meaning.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Frequently Confused Words and Punctuation Errors. 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:
Analyse the text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of end punctuation and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences.
Identify and solve common errors made when using homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns in writing.
Identify and solve common errors made when using commas and apostrophes in writing.
Create new sentences using frequently confused words and punctuate them correct.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Analyse the given text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 2: Analyse the text to compare and contrast relative pronouns. Tick the correct option to identify the function of relative pronouns in the given text.
EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes missing commas make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 4: Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons and colons make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 5: Review the common mistakes faulty use of apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 6: Review the common mistakes faulty use of end and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of relative pronouns.
EXERCISE 9: Identify and solve common errors made by students using punctuation to clarify meaning.
EXERCISE 10: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas in writing.
EXERCISE 11: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas, apostrophes and hyphens in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Spelling - Irregular Spellings and Silent Letters. 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:
Provide an example each for the rules of words with irregular rules.
Provide an example each for the rules of the words with silent letters.
Apply spelling rules to add –ed or –ing to words ending in ‘-fer‘; and use words with “Y” that sound like “I”.
Analyse the given text to identify the use of words with silent letters in writing.
Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘CH’, ‘SC’, ‘EI’, ‘EIGH‘, ‘EY‘, ‘OU’ and ‘OUGH‘ in writing.
Create new word patterns with words ending in –fer; words with silent letters; and words spelt ‘CH’, ‘SC’, ‘EI’, ‘EIGH‘, ‘EY‘, ‘OU’ and‘OUGH‘.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Provide an example each for the spelling rules to go with the description of them. Use the given root words.
EXERCISE 2: Provide an example each for the spelling rules to go with the description and sound associated with them. Use the words in the box.
EXERCISE 3: Provide an example each for words with silent letter/s to go with the description of them. Use the words given in the box.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the odd ones out.
EXERCISE 5: Apply spelling rules to add –ed or –ing to words ending in '-fer‘.
EXERCISE 6: Apply spelling rules to use words with “Y” that sound like “I”.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given text to identify the use of words with silent letters in writing.
EXERCISE 8: Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘CH‘ in writing.
EXERCISE 9: Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘SC‘ in writing.
EXERCISE 10: Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘SC‘ with their appropriate sound in writing.
EXERCISE 11: Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘EI’, ‘EIGH’ and ‘EY‘ in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Assess the accurate use of words spelt ‘OU’ and ‘OUGH‘ in writing.
EXERCISE 13: Create new word patterns with words ending in –fer; words with silent letters; and words spelt ‘CH’, ‘SC’, ‘EI’, ‘EIGH‘, ‘EY‘, ‘OU’ and ‘OUGH‘.
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Inappropriate shift in Verb Tense, Verb Mood, Verb Voice, Person (Pronoun Shift), Noun or Pronoun Number, Grammatical Case. 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:
Review the common mistakes shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice make within and between sentences.
Review the common mistakes shift in person, number and grammatical case make within and between sentences.
Identify inappropriate shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice and find solution.
Identify inappropriate shift in person (pronoun shift) and then suggest corrections.
Identify inappropriate shift in number and grammatical case and suggest corrections.
Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes shift in verb tense, verb mood and verb voice make in the given text and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 2: Review the common mistakes shift in person, number and grammatical case make in the given text and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 3: Identify inappropriate shift in verb tenses and find solution (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 4: Identify inappropriate shift in verb moods and suggest solutions.
EXERCISE 5: Identify inappropriate shift in verb voices and suggest solutions.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the inappropriate shift in perspective – point of view – pronoun shift and then suggest corrections (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 7: Identify inappropriate shift in number and suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 8: Recognise and correct inappropriate shift in grammatical cases.
EXERCISE 9: Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Pronoun Clarity; Distinction between Determiners, Contractions and Adverbs; Subject-Verb Agreement; Related Noun Agreement and Logical Comparison. 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:
Review the common mistakes made while using determiners, contractions and adverbs.
Review the common mistakes made while using pronouns and ensure clarity.
Review the lack of clarity shown in related noun agreement, subject-verb agreement and logical comparison.
Identify the errors to ensure pronoun clarity and distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs.
Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement; identify errors to ensure logical comparison and related noun agreement.
Create new sentences ensuring pronoun clarity; distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs; subject-verb agreement; related noun agreement and logical comparison.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Review the common mistakes made while using determiners, contractions and adverbs.
EXERCISE 2: Review the common mistakes made while using pronouns and ensure clarity.
EXERCISE 3: Review the lack of clarity shown in related nouns usage, subject-verb agreement and logical comparison.
EXERCISE 4: Conduct error identification in the given text to ensure clear distinction between determiners, contractions and adverbs.
EXERCISE 5: Carry out error identification in the given text to ensure pronoun clarity (Part 1-3).
EXERCISE 6: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement (Part 1-2).
EXERCISE 7: Carry out error identification in the given text to ensure logical comparison and related noun agreement.
EXERCISE 8: Create new sentences with consistency in verb tense, verb mood, verb voice, point of view, number, grammatical case, person and number.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, Coordination Flaws, Subordination Flaws and Grammatical Parallelism Problems. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to:
Review the ambiguity sentence fragments and run-on sentences create while writing.
Review the common mistakes writers make due to flawed coordination and subordination.
Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism.
Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
Exercise error identification to correct coordination-, subordination- and parallelism flaws.
Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure.
These digital task cards would be great on a:
laptop
desktop
Chromebook
tablet
mobile device
Smart Board
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
More about Boom Learning:
To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet.
Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge).
Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires.
For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards.
You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards).
Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.
For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account.
If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account.
Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.
These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Sentence Fragments, Run-on Sentences, Coordination, Subordination and Grammatical Parallelism. 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:
Review the ambiguity sentence fragments and run-on sentences create while writing.
Review the common mistakes writers make due to flawed coordination and subordination.
Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism.
Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
Exercise error identification to correct coordination-, subordination- and parallelism flaws.
Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Review the ambiguity the sentence fragments create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text.
EXERCISE 2: Review the errors in conventions the run-on sentences create and provide a revised rewrite to the given text.
EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes beginners make because of flawed coordination and subordination and provide a revised rewrite to the given text.
EXERCISE 4: Review the flawed parallelism in the given text and provide a revised rewrite.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the grammatical structure of the given text to check if it satisfies parallelism.
EXERCISE 6: Exercise error identification to revise sentence fragments.
EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to revise run-on sentences.
EXERCISE 8: Exercise error identification to correct coordination flaws.
EXERCISE 9: Exercise error identification to correct subordination flaws.
EXERCISE 10: Exercise error identification to correct parallelism flaws.
EXERCISE 11: Create grammatically complete sentences ensuring clear sentence structure.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Simile. 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Watch the video – Similes – and answer the following questions.
EXERCISE 2: Note the signal words, comparison and meaning of the examples to identify them as simile or metaphor.
EXERCISE 3: Note the types, definitions and patterns and identify the similes from the examples.
EXERCISE 4: Take the following quiz based on the understanding of simile.
EXERCISE 5: Match the two parts of the sentences to complete the simile statements.
EXERCISE 6: Create expressions for similes using the given patterns.
EXERCISE 7: Find an adjective to go with a noun to form both ‘as’ and ‘like’ similes. Form at least 5 each.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the similes used in the advertisement slogans – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 9: Fill the blank in these similes to go with the pictures.
EXERCISE 10: Fill the blank with an adjective to complete the simile.
EXERCISE 11: Fill the blank with an adverb to complete the simile.
EXERCISE 12: Choose a noun from the options that completes the simile.
EXERCISE 13: What are the two unlike things that are compared in the following simile statements.
EXERCISE 14: What is the meaning of the underlined words in the following simile statements.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the similes in the following statements and say what they mean.
EXERCISE 16: Compare the two things in each of the illustrations using simile.
EXERCISE 17: Choose the best description (simile) used for each of the image.
EXERCISE 18: Fill in the blanks with appropriate similes.
EXERCISE 19: Complete the sentences by adding appropriate similes.
EXERCISE 20: Determine the meaning of the similes – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 21: Identify the examples of simile in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 22: Identify the impact of the use of simile in the given text.
EXERCISE 23: Analyse what is being compared in the following similes.
EXERCISE 24: Identify the examples of simile from the following literature extracts.
EXERCISE 25: Follow PEE model to evaluate the author’s use of simile in the given poem.
EXERCISE 26: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of simile in the poem.
EXERCISE 27: Use your knowledge of metaphor to write about one of the following.
EXERCISE 28: Change the following metaphors into similes.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Free-Verse Poetry - Mother to Son by Langston Hughes. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement.
After attempting these activities, your students will be able to:
Give/explain the meaning of words in context.
Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.
Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text.
Summarise main ideas from the text.
Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
Make comparisons within the text.
Predict what might happen from details stated and implied.
Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader.
Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.
More Reading Poetry Resources by the same Author:
The Song of Hiawatha by W. H. Longfellow
Crack-a-Dawn by Brian Morse
Views of Winter by Ogden Nash and Emma Barnes
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
The Titanic by Gillian Clarke
Geography Lesson by Brian Patten
The Giantess by Carol Ann Duffy
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
Embark on a journey of literary exploration with this resource, “Mastering Literary Devices.” This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through understanding and effectively using comparison devices such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and analogy. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Language, it encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, ensuring a holistic learning experience.
Objectives:
This resource aims to achieve various objectives, from recalling and identifying examples of comparison literary devices in provided texts to demonstrating mastery by independently creating original pieces of writing that effectively utilise these devices. Students will comprehend the meaning of comparison devices in different contexts, analyse their impact on the overall meaning and tone of a text, and assess their effectiveness in various literary works.
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Description. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Provide one-sentence descriptions to the following diagrams.
EXERCISE 2: Identify the text structure (Description, Problem-Solution, Cause-Effect, Compare-Contrast, Sequence) of the following paragraphs.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the text elements of the following paragraph.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the transitions or sentence starters and clue/signal/key words used to signify information text that describes a bar chart.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the vocabulary used in the following description of the bar chart that compares the distribution of NGRT scores by gender with the national sample.
EXERCISE 6: Use the given vocabulary to fill in the blanks of the given text that describes a table. You may use some words or phrases more than once.
EXERCISE 7: Use the given vocabulary to rewrite the given text that describes a pie chart.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the generic structures and language features of the following description.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the structure of the text that describes a line graph. Use the text structure.
EXERCISE 10: The pie chart shows the preference of teenagers for different types of music. Describe the preference of the youth for music. Use the planning frame to plan the first draft.
EXERCISE 11: The pie chart shows the preference of teenagers for different types of music. Describe the preference of the youth for music. Use the sentence frame and the vocabulary bank to write the first draft.
EXERCISE 12: Peer evaluate an information text, respond to the peer feedback and write the final draft. Use the rubric.
EXERCISE 13: Select a task that goes with your level and create an information text.
EXERCISE 14: Write your own description on any one of the following.
This bundle of 6 products (Scaffolding Notes) is perfect for teaching Information Texts - Description, Sequence, Problem-Solution, Compare-Contrast and Cause-Effect. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these well-planned exercises that are standardised for student engagement.
This bundle includes Scaffolding Notes on:
Sequence - 10 Handouts
Description - 10 Handouts
Cause-Effect - 8 Handouts
Problem-Solution - 9 Handouts
Compare-Contrast - 10 Handouts
Information Text - 12 Handouts
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These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Spelling – Shul Sounding Suffixes -cial and -tial. 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 spelling rules associated with shul sounding suffixes.
To understand the rules for spelling adjectives ending with the shul sound.
To apply the conventions of spelling for adding shul sounding suffixes to existing words.
To analyse the use of shul sounding suffixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
To evaluate the correct use of shul sounding suffixes in forming adjectives.
To create adjectives from nouns using shul sounding suffixes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Recall that the shul sound is spelt ‘-cial’ after a vowel and ‘-tial’ after a consonant.
Choose a correct shul sound (-cial or -tial) to form an adjective from a noun.
Spell words ending with the shul sound (-cial or –tial) correctly.
Use the shul sound (-cial or –tial) to form adjectives, and use nouns as clues to the meaning of adjectives.
Exercise error identification to assess the correct use of shul sound (-cial or –tial) to form adjectives.
Spell words ending with the shul sound (-cial or –tial) correctly in their own writing.
Interactive self-grading boom cards on teaching and learning resources of determiners based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After attempting these interactive boom cards students will be able to:
Interpret and verbalise pictures of determiners.
State the functions of determiners.
Identify what the nouns refer to depending on the functions of determiners in particular sentences.
Judge and decide the appropriate use of determiners in particular sentences.
Demonstrate their knowledge of determiners.
Please Note:
To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.
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
These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Frequently Confused Words and Punctuation Errors. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to:
Analyse the text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of end punctuation and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences.
Identify and solve common errors made when using homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns in writing.
Identify and solve common errors made when using commas and apostrophes in writing.
Create new sentences using frequently confused words and punctuate them correct.
These digital task cards would be great on a:
laptop
desktop
Chromebook
tablet
mobile device
Smart Board
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
More about Boom Learning:
To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet.
Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge).
Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires.
For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards.
You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards).
Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks.
For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account.
If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account.
Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.
These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Double Negatives and Formal or Informal Structure. 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:
List the rules of double negatives and formal or informal structure.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of double negatives.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of formal or informal structure.
Create new sentences using formal or informal structure without double negatives.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the Standard English rules to find solution to the problem stated in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using double negatives – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 3: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using formal or informal structure – Part 1-4.
EXERCISE 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Double Negatives and Formal or Informal Structure. 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:
List the rules of double negatives and formal or informal structure.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of double negatives.
Identify and solve common errors made with the usage of formal or informal structure.
Create new sentences using formal or informal structure without double negatives.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the Standard English rules to find solution to the problem stated in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using double negatives – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 3: Identify and solve the common errors made by students using formal or informal structure – Part 1-4.
EXERCISE 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions 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
These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Standard English Conventions – Frequently Confused Words and Punctuation Errors. 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:
Analyse the text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences.
Review the common mistakes faulty use of end punctuation and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences.
Identify and solve common errors made when using homophones, homographs, homonyms and relative pronouns in writing.
Identify and solve common errors made when using commas and apostrophes in writing.
Create new sentences using frequently confused words and punctuate them correct.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Analyse the given text to compare and contrast homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 2: Analyse the text to compare and contrast relative pronouns. Tick the correct option to identify the function of relative pronouns in the given text.
EXERCISE 3: Review the common mistakes missing commas make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 4: Review the common mistakes faulty use of commas, semicolons and colons make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 5: Review the common mistakes faulty use of apostrophes, hyphens and dashes make within sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 6: Review the common mistakes faulty use of end and unnecessary punctuation make between sentences and find solution.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the given text to demonstrate the accurate usage of relative pronouns.
EXERCISE 9: Identify and solve common errors made by students using punctuation to clarify meaning.
EXERCISE 10: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas in writing.
EXERCISE 11: Identify and solve common errors made by students using commas, apostrophes and hyphens in writing.
EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the knowledge of language and its conventions in writing.
RUBRICS: Standard English Conventions Rubrics
