A unit of scaffolding notes on teaching and learning resources of pronoun types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recall and list pronoun types. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Infer and grasp the meaning of pronoun types. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Apply and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of pronoun types. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Analyse and infer the placement of pronoun types in sentences. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Assess and evaluate the use of pronoun types in sentences. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Create and compose new sentence patterns with pronoun types. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Pronoun Types Vocabulary Scaffolding Notes 2: Pronoun Types Scaffolding Notes 3: Pronouns in Proper Cases Scaffolding Notes 4: Pronoun Types Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A unit of worksheets with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of pronoun types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recall and list pronoun types. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Infer and grasp the meaning of pronoun types. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Apply and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of pronoun types. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Analyse and infer the placement of pronoun types in sentences. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Assess and evaluate the use of pronoun types in sentences. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Create and compose new sentence patterns with pronoun types. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Name and define the pronoun types with examples. EXERCISE 2: Interpret and verbalise pictures of pronouns using the listed pronouns. EXERCISE 3: Discover and ensure that pronouns are in the proper case - subjective, objective and possessive - in relation to the person, number and gender in the pronoun signs. EXERCISE 4: Investigate and identify vague pronouns: ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents. EXERCISE 5: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and case. EXERCISE 6: Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate pronoun types. EXERCISE 7: Demonstrate the mastery of using PRONOUN TYPES in writing. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of pronoun types. EXERCISE 9: Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns from the box. EXERCISE 10: Rewrite the following paragraph using pronouns. EXERCISE 11: Identify pronouns from the following sentences and state their types. EXERCISE 12: Identify the type of pronouns in RED from the sentences given below. EXERCISE 13: Fill in the blanks with the type of pronoun mentioned in the brackets. EXERCISE 14: Fill in the blanks with interrogative pronouns - what, which, who, whom, whose – as specified. EXERCISE 15: Rewrite the following paragraph, substituting an appropriate pronoun for each italicized word or group of words.

A unit of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of determiners based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and list the class of words that determine or limit the meaning of nouns. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Compare and contrast definite and indefinite modifiers that give information about nouns. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Examine and discover the relationship between describing and modifying words. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the placement of noun modifiers and their purpose in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Assess and evaluate the use of noun modifiers. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Integrate and rearrange the order of determiner categories. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1 - Determiners, Pre-determiners, Post-determiners, Articles, Quantifiers, Demonstratives, Possessives, Cardinals, Ordinals, Distributives, Interrogatives Scaffolding Notes 2 - Determiner Types - Cheat Sheet Scaffolding Notes 3 - General and Specific Determiners - Cheat Sheet Scaffolding Notes 4 - Characteristics of Adjectives and Determiners - Cheat Sheet Scaffolding Notes 5 - The Order of Pre-, Main and Post Determiners – Cheat Sheet Scaffolding Notes 6 - Determiner Rubrics

A unit set of scaffolding notes with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and recognise word relationships and meanings. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Interpret and classify word relationships and meanings. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Implement and execute accurate knowledge of word relationships and meanings. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Compare and contrast word relationships and meanings. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Experiment and judge the relationship between particular words. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Create and compose new sentences with word relationships and meanings. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1 - Vocabulary Overview Scaffolding Notes 2 - Relationship between Synonyms and Antonyms Scaffolding Notes 3 - Antonym Types Scaffolding Notes 4 - Synonyms and Antonyms Rubrics Scaffolding Notes 5 - Synonym – Word – Antonym Chart Scaffolding Notes 6 - Common Synonym List Scaffolding Notes 7 - Common Antonym List

A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of Standard English Conventions - Sentence Structure, Punctuation and Usage - based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Recall and list the conventions of sentence structure. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Order and group the conventions of punctuation. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Examine and discover the conventions of language usage. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse and demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Assess and demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation and spelling when writing. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Use knowledge of the language and its conventions when writing. This download includes: SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECALL-LIST EXERCISE 1 - Describe the concept of syntax, defining it as the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses and sentences. SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - ORDER-GROUP EXERCISE 2 - Classify and explain various forms of punctuation to signal various relationships within and between sentences. SESSION 3: APPLYING - EXAMINE-DISCOVER EXERCISE 3 - Construct and complete the rules one must follow when writing in Standard English. SESSION 4: ANALYSING - ANALYSE-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 4 - Recognise and correct sentence formation problems and inappropriate shifts in sentence construction. SESSION 5: EVALUATING - ASSESS-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 5 - Judge and conclude problematic punctuation and add punctuation to clarify meaning. SESSION 6: CREATING - INTEGRATE-REARRANGE EXERCISE 6 - Integrate knowledge and skills associated with common practices in formal well-edited English writing and create new sentences. DIFFERENTIATION EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the knowledge of the language and its conventions in writing. EXTENSIONS: EXERCISE 8 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. PLENARY: EXERCISE 9 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 10 - Answer the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of Standard English Conventions. EXERCISE 11 - Identify the errors in the use of determiners in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 12 - Identify the errors in the use of verb tenses in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 13 - Identify the errors in the use of modals in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 14 - Identify the errors in the use of non-finite verbs in the following passages and write the correction. EXERCISE 15 - Identify the errors in the use of sentence connectors in the following passages and write the correction.

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

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a short story, “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch. SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. 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 an inimitable style story, “The Woman on Platform No 8” by Ruskin Bond. 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 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 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 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a inimitable style story, “The Woman on Platform No. 8” by Ruskin Bond. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch. SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.hension skills of the learners, especially the technique required to make a critical appreciation of a 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

PowerPoint Presentation of unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – If- by Rudyard Kipling. 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: Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1) Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT 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 – If- by Rudyard Kipling. 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: Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1) Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT 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

The scaffolding notes on teaching and learning resources of newspaper report writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After studying these scaffolders students will be able to: SESSION 1: Recognise, retrieve and name the key elements of a report. SESSION 2: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a report. SESSION 3: Implement and execute report writing techniques. SESSION 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. SESSION 5: Check and critique a given report. SESSION 6: Compose and produce the final report. This download includes: Sections of a Newspaper Report Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Language and Vocabulary in a Newspaper Report Impact of Newspaper Language and Vocabulary Author’s use of language in a Newspaper report Planned Sample Newspaper Report Sample Newspaper Report Draft Sample PQP and TAG Feedback Assessment Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This resource covers the integral, surface and deep features of prose comprehension and story analysis. It contains full-on activities and assessments to cover the skills of literacy in an easy, structured, cover-your-bases system. It includes everything you need to get going with a prose lesson in your classroom for a week (5 days). This Resource Includes: 1. Story: The Model Millionaire 2. Lesson Plans & Rubrics on: * Story Analysis * Comprehension * Letter Writing * Interviewing * Biography Writing 3. Guides & Formats: * Story Analysis Guide * Critical Appreciation Format * Letter Writing Guide * Interview Guide * Biography Guide 4. Support Material: * Sample Letter * Interview Tips * Sample Biography 5. Lesson Notes: * Questions & Answers * Story Components Details 6. Word Bank: * Active Verbs * Adjective Types * Adverb Types * Connectives 7. Worksheets * Biography Exercises (4) Teachers can use this to enhance the comprehension skills of the learners, especially the technique required to make a critical appreciation of a story.

A unit worksheets with answers on prose comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “The Model Millionaire” by Oscar Wilde based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: EXERCISE 1 - Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2 - Use the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 3 - Use the character description guide for the characterization of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 4 - Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 5 - Use a story analysis guide to identify the story elements to do the critical appreciation of the story. EXERCISE 6 - Use the summary elements template to identify the summary elements to provide a summary of the story. EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 8 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 11 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 4). EXERCISE 12 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 5). EXERCISE 13 - Answer the vocabulary related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 14 - Answer the vocabulary related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 15 - Answer the literary technique related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 16 - Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 17 - Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 18 - Answer the story element related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 19 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 1). EXERCISE 20 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 2).

A unit worksheets and answers on prose comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “My Lost Dollar” by Stephen Butler Leacock based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze the impact of specific word choices. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Analyze the development of the text including its relationship to the setting. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create such effects as humour. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyze how incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character or provoke a decision. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. This download includes: EXERCISE 1 - Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2 - Use the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 3 - Use the character description guide for the characterization of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 4 - Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 5 - Use a story analysis guide to identify the story elements to do the critical appreciation of the story. EXERCISE 6 - Use the summary elements template to identify the summary elements to provide a summary of the story. EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 8 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 11 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 4). EXERCISE 12 - Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 13 - Answer the story element related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 14 - Answer the literary technique related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 15 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 1). EXERCISE 16 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 2).

A unit scaffolding notes on prose comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “My Lost Dollar” by Stephen Butler Leacock based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze the impact of specific word choices. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Analyze the development of the text including its relationship to the setting. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create such effects as humour. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyze how incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character or provoke a decision. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1 - Setting Elements Template Scaffolding Notes 2 - Character Description Guide Scaffolding Notes 3 - Freytag’s Pyramid – Plot Diagram Scaffolding Notes 4 - Story Analysis Guide Scaffolding Notes 5 - Summary Elements Template Scaffolding Notes 6 - Story Comprehension Rubrics

A unit lesson plan on poetry comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem “The Giantess” by Carol Ann Duffy based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Determine the theme or central idea of the text and analyse its development. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the text. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON PART - POEM - The Giantess by Carol Ann Duffy LESSON STARTER EXERCISE 1 - Interpret and verbalise the pictures of metaphors in the poem. SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 2 - What do the following expressions mean in the poem? SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 3 - Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 4 - Identify the figures of speech in the poem and say how they are used. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 5 - Identify the poetry elements of the poem. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 6 - Answer the figurative language questions. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 7 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). DIFFERENTIATION EXERCISE 8 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. RUBRICS - Poem Comprehension Rubrics EXTENSIONS EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). PLENARY EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). HOME LEARNING EXERCISE 11 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 12 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 13 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 14 - Match the giantess tools with the verbs and the household tools they refer to in the poem. EXERCISE 15 - Tabulate the jobs assigned, relationships assured, tools provided, materials used and the payment offered to the seven girls in the poem.