This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Imperative Verbs or Bossy Verbs. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recall the meaning of terms associated with imperative verbs. To describe and explain the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To use the forms and uses of imperative verbs. To draw links between verbs in general and imperative verbs. To justify the right use of imperative verbs. To produce sentences using imperative verbs. After attempting these activities your students will be able to: Distinguish between verbs in general and imperative verbs. Classify imperatives as affirmative and negative. Form and use verbs in the imperative both affirmatively and negatively. Use a wide range of imperative verbs to clarify relationships between ideas. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of imperative verbs. Use imperative verbs to sequence instructions.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Narrative Poetry - The Song of Hiawatha. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Find the meaning of challenging words and expressions in the poem. Identify the key ideas of the poem. Use textual clues to answer the retrieval and inferential questions. Analyse the poem to find its poetry elements – genre, message, tone, context, perspective, point of view, structure, rhyme scheme, purpose and metre. Evaluate the poet’s use of personification, hyperbole, imagery, repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia. Write a summary, make a character description, explain the reader impact of figurative language and create a critical appreciation of the poem. 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 presentation on poetry comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “Geography Lesson” by Brian Patten based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: RUBRICS: Poem Comprehension Rubrics POEM: Geography Lesson by Brian Patten EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) with the expressions (1-14) 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: Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: EXERCISE 5: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 6: Identify the poet’s use of contrasting images to highlight the difference between the teacher’s reality and the places he longs to visit. EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 8: Identity what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. EXERCISE 9: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 10: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 12: Identify the figures of speech employed in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Determine the figurative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Use RTC to refer to the context, PEE technique to explain the figurative language used, provide an objective summary and make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 17: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. EXERCISE 18: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on role play. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the concept of role play. Discuss role play steps. Role play the imaginary persons and situations. Demonstrate the art of role playing in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Role play, Enactment, Direction, Initiation Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Role Play Steps Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – KWL Chart Success Criteria - Role Play Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Role Play Steps 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 - Rally Coach Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.6-8.1bc/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

A lesson presentation 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 com-positional 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

A ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Define dialogue and dialogue tags. List rules to use when punctuating dialogue. Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience. Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue Tags Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Dialogue Checklist Lesson Starter: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture. Discussion: Dialogue Rules Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story. Think-Write: Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story. Write-Share: Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Writing dialogues for situations given. Extensions: Online Exercises Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing. Home Learning: Using dialogue tags to reconstruct stories. Presenting stories in a dialogue form. Unscrambling the dialogues to reconstruct the story. Using reporting verbs to create dialogue tags. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/4 Skills: Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 27 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story (EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting (EXERCISE 5) Selecting best option to answer setting questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story (EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch (EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story (EXERCISE 10) Selecting best option to answer characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot (EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions (EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template (EXERCISE 23) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines (EXERCISE 24) Explaining the line with reference to context (EXERCISE 25) Finding the context of the famous quotes (EXERCISE 26) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions (EXERCISE 27) Reading the story to answer comprehension questions Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 27 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This download includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story (EXERCISE 4) Answering application-based questions (EXERCISE 5) Selecting best option to answer setting questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story (EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch of the main character (EXERCISE 9) Making character sketch of all the characters (EXERCISE 10) Selecting best option to answer characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plots (EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions (EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template (EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to context (EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the famous quotes (EXERCISE 25) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions (EXERCISE 26) Reading the story to answer comprehension questions Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – On His Blindness by John Milton. After completing this unit students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1). Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2). Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3). Lesson Preview: Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1) Introduction and Poet (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Sonnet Types (Scaffold Notes 3) Miltonic Sonnet Structure (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Matching the meanings with the words used for the lesson (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Identifying the octet, sestet, rhyme scheme, and the syllables (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Plenary – Testing student understanding of sonnets (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE Discussion: Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8) Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9) Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Finding what words/phrases/clauses suggest in the sonnet (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Finding clues to infer character of Milton in the Octet and Sestet (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 11) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 12) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 13) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 14) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 11) Ask-Write -Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 15) Differentiated Tasks - Answering annotation questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 16) Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 Skills - Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a ghost story, “Harry” by Rosemary Timperley. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story (EXERCISE 4) Answering application-based questions (EXERCISE 5) Selecting the best option to answer setting questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story (EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch of the main character (EXERCISE 9) Making character sketch of all the characters (EXERCISE 10) Selecting the best option to answer characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plots (EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions (EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template (EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to the context (EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the famous quotes (EXERCISE 25) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a short story, “The Last Leaf” by O.Henry. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story (EXERCISE 4) Answering application-based questions (EXERCISE 5) Selecting the best option to answer setting questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story (EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch of the main character (EXERCISE 9) Making character sketch of all the characters (EXERCISE 10) Selecting the best option to answer characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plots (EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions (EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Writing a summary using the template (EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to the context (EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the famous quotes (EXERCISE 25) Selecting the best option to answer inferential questions Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

Interactive, collaborative and web-based google slides on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to understand each words. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites: antonym types. Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms and antonyms. Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms. Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms. Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video (Antonyms and Synonyms) and find antonyms and synonyms for the following words. EXERCISE 3: Think of a synonym and antonym for the words in the middle column. EXERCISE 4: Think of graded, complementary and relational antonyms for each of the word in the list. EXERCISE 5: Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms. EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of antonyms. EXERCISE 7: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 8: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 9: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 3). EXERCISE 10: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 11: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 12: Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 13: Match the given words with their synonyms from the box. EXERCISE 14: Match the following words with their antonyms from the box. EXERCISE 15: Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms. EXERCISE 16: Select the word that best completes the sentence. EXERCISE 17: Use Synonyms and Antonyms to answer questions as denoted by the BINGO lines. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on report writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Gain knowledge of report writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write varied reports. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing a report. Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Report Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Reporting Checklist Lesson Starter: Identifying the report types of the given reports. Discussion: Report Types Report Writing Tips Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the parts of a newspaper report. Think-Write: Writing a lead for a newspaper report. Write-Share: Preparing an information report on an animal of your choice. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating knowledge of reporting in writing. Extensions: Reporting an accident. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on report writing. Home Learning: Preparing a report based on given prompt. Preparing a report based on bar graph. Reporting a crime. Identifying the key elements of a newspaper report. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.1a-e/4/7 Skills: Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on digital storytelling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Know and use a process for creating a digital story. Select and use appropriate digital tool(s). Understand how to use a Storyboard to build and organize your story elements. Participate in constructive peer feedback to improve the end product to be shared. Create an original story with different media elements. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Digital Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Generate Creative Writing Prompts Success Criteria - Digital Storytelling Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Digital Storytelling Elements Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEL Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to use cumulative sentences in their writing, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit plan on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly. EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.

A ready to use PowerPoint presentation that presents teaching and learning resources of a grammar lesson on sentence kinds according to function based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Compare and contrast a phrase, clause and sentence. Use subject, verb and complete thought as criteria to differentiate. Use YES and NO to identify the difference. EXERCISE 2: Run through the slideshare presentation on Kinds of Sentences According to Function and name the kinds of sentences by function with an example each. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video on Kinds of Sentences by Function and identify the function of the given sentences. Provide an end punctuation to each of the sentence and state their type. EXERCISE 4: Match the sentence types (1-4) with their meanings (A-D). EXERCISE 5: Provide an end punctuation to each given sentence and state their function. EXERCISE 6: Think of varied sentences – declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory - to go with the given pictures, end punctuation and functions. EXERCISE 7: Identify the emotion expressed by each of the emoji. EXERCISE 8: Match each of the expression with the given punctuation. EXERCISE 9: Answer questions to recognise the difference between the sentence kinds by function. EXERCISE 10: Answer questions to examine the functions of sentence kinds. EXERCISE 11: Answer questions to identify varied sentences used in writing. EXERCISE 12: Answer questions to demonstrate the use of sentences based on their function. EXERCISE 13: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence kinds by function in writing. EXERCISE 14: After reading the story, brainstorm things you would like to know about it, and then create four interrogative sentences (questions) with answers. EXERCISE 15: Demonstrate your knowledge of SENTENCE BY FUNCTION by attempting one of the following tasks. EXERCISE 16: Highlight by coloring declarative (black), interrogative (green), imperative (blue) and exclamatory (red) sentences in the story below. EXERCISE 17: Change the given sentences (without changing their meaning) as directed. Punctuate the sentences correctly. EXERCISE 18: Identify the sentences as: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative or Exclamatory. EXERCISE 19: Add the correct end punctuation, and identify the function of each sentence. EXERCISE 20: Transform declarative sentences to interrogative and declarative sentences to exclamatory. EXERCISE 21: Transform declarative sentences to imperative and exclamatory sentences to declarative.

A unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. After completing this unit students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1). Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2). Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3). Lesson Preview: Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1) Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3) Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (Exercise 4) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE Discussion: Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8) Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9) Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10) Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Explanation of the poetic devices (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16) Differentiated Tasks - Presenting answers in poem form (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Comprehension Questions (Exercise 16) Online Quizzes - 4 Online Comprehension Passages - 4 Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 Skills - Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Clauses - Adverbial Clause or Adverb Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define a clause and its components. List the properties of adverbial clauses with examples. List the adverbial clause types with examples. Identify the adverbial clauses functioning as adverbs in writing. Exercise error identification to ensure that adverbial clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling. Use adverbial clauses in writing to vary sentence structure. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Phrases - Noun or Nominal Phrase. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define phrases and their components. Define noun phrases and their components. Determine the purpose for which noun phrases are used in sentences. Identify the patterns of noun phrases in sentences. Exercise error identification to ensure that the modifiers in noun phrases are placed correctly and they are not dangling. Use noun phrases to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching 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