A compact review of ESL-KS3-CURRICULUM organized for quick referencing. This Resource Includes: 1. Information Literacy 2. National Curriculum - KS3 3. National Curriculum - Year 7 & 8 4. Curriculum Mapping - Year 7 & 8 5. Syllabus Break-Up - Year 7 & 8 Teachers can use this curriculum mapping as a ready reference material to prepare their syllabus break up for the entire year for year 7 and 8 keeping in mind all the skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - based on National Curriculum of England.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poetry analysis. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of poetry elements. Discuss poetry analysis guide, poetry structures, and poetry forms. Analyse the assigned poem to make a critical appreciation. Demonstrate mastery of poetry elements in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Tone, Poetic Techniques, Context, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Analyze a Poetry Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compose Your Own Poems Success Criteria - Poetry Analysis Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Forms, Structures, Template, Guide, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Brook by alfred Lord Tennyson. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Sequencing the course of the brrok (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing and contrasting the journey of the brook with human life (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 13 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Dragon Dance by Max Fatchen. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1) Find the mood of the poem (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Comprehending the poem (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comprehending the poem (Exercise 8) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 9) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 10) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 11) Writing poems (Exercise 12) Multiple choice questions (Exercise 13) 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 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – King Bruce and the Spider by Eliza Cook. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Finding clues to infer the character of King Bruce (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering differentiated questions on poetry elements (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 8) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 9) Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 10) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 11) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 12) Writing inspirational poems (Exercise 13) Multiple choice questions (Exercise 14) Comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Moods of Verbs - Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Conditional, Subjunctive. 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: Recall the meaning of the terms associated with verb moods. Consider the functions of verb moods to identify the signs that exemplify the verb forms in the given text. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive mood. Investigate and identify the mood of the given verb. Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb moods. Create their own sentences showing the mood of the verb. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-7) with their MEANINGS (A-G). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video - Verbs: Moods - to identify the following: verb moods expressed in the visuals; meaning of the verb moods; verb forms used by the verb moods; and an example each for verb moods. EXERCISE 3: Consider the functions of verb moods to identify the signs that exemplify the verb forms in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Compare and contrast conditional and subjunctive moods. EXERCSIE 5: Identify the change in verb forms from normal verb forms to subjunctive verb forms in the given text. EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of verb moods based on the verb tense denoted and pronouns given. EXERCISE 7: Test your knowledge of verb moods. EXERCISE 8: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional and subjunctive mood. EXERCISE 9: Investigate and identify the mood of the given verb. EXERCISE 10: Test your knowledge of subjunctive mood. EXERCISE 11: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb moods. EXERCISE 12: Create your own sentences showing the mood of the verb. EXERCISE 13: Attempt any one of the tasks to create your own sentences showing the mood of the verb. RUBRICS: Moods of Verbs Rubrics EXERCISE 14: Decide if the verbs are indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional or subjunctive. EXERCISE 15: Read the following passage. Pay attention to verb moods. Decide if the verbs are indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional or subjunctive.

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Modal Verbs – can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, have to, will and would. 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: Recall and list the modal verb types with their positions. Identify the modal verbs from a given text and say what they express. Form and use modal verbs to express ability, possibility, advice, obligation and request. Form and use modal verbs to convey various conditions. Recognise and correct inappropriate use of modal verbs in writing. Produce well-written sentences using modal verbs in correct positions. 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 Vocabulary Resources by the same Author: Idioms Modal Verbs Determiners Imperative Verbs Conditionals Synonyms and Antonyms Articles (a, an, the) Compound Words Connectives and Transitions

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Humourous Story - My Lost Dollar by Stephen Butler Leacock. 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: Find the meaning of the challenging words, phrases and expressions in the story. Identify the setting elements and the characteristic features of the main characters in the story. Apply textual clues to answer the retrieval, inferential and authorial technique questions. Analyse the story to find its plot elements – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Evaluate the text to find its story elements – genre, message, speaker, point of view, tone, conflict type, authorial techniques, plot type, language register, purpose and style. Write a summary, make a character description and create a critical appreciation of the story. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to recall the meaning of certain expressions in the story. EXERCISE 3: Follow the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 4: Follow the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 5: Answer the characterisation questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 6: Use the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the plot elements. EXERCISE 11: Follow the story analysis guide to identify the story elements. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of authorial techniques. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering following questions. EXERCISE 15: Answer the following comprehension questions.

This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Figure of Speech - Personification. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the human characteristics ascribed to non-human entities in a given text. Define personification and state its impact on the reader. Show examples of writing that allow readers to personify non-human entities. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of personification. Evaluate a text and explain how personification is used in it. Help readers relate to non-human elements through writing and help make it more active. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Identify the human characteristics given to the non-human entities (specific and non-specific) in the following sentences. EXERCISE 2: Identify the human traits (specific and general) given to non-human entities in the following sentences. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Personification (Literary Device) – and answer the following questions. EXERCISE 4: Identify a characteristic or an action of a human in the following pictures – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 5: Identify what is personified in these pictures and mention the human characteristic given to no-humans things. EXERCISE 6: Personification in Advertising: What is personified and how? – Part 1-2 EXERCISE 7: Give a human characteristic to a non-human thing as shown in the pictures. EXERCISE 8: Test your understanding of personification. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to check your understanding of personification. EXERCISE 10: Take this test to test your knowledge of using personification. EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to evaluate the poet’s use of personification in the poem. EXERCISE 12: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of personification in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Attempt any one of the following to demonstrate your understanding of personification in writing. EXERCISE 14: Identify the word that is a characteristic or an action of a human. EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with examples of personification. EXERCISE 16: Identify which part of the phrase is the personification. EXERCISE 17: Identify the word or phrase that is used to personify. State what is personified and how. EXERCISE 18: Imagine “Winter” as a person knocking at the door and write a poem.

A unit plan on poetry comprehension with 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 plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poetry annotation. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand how annotation helps to analyse poems. Discuss annotation template, guide and the prompt. Determine the main ideas and provide an objective summary of the poem. Annotate the lines of the given poem. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Annotation, Summary, Meaning, Explanation Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Annotate Poetry Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Annotate the Images Success Criteria - Annotation Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Guide, Template, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEC Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1/2/4/9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to infer meaning while analyzing the text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire reading skills to infer meaning. Discuss SQ3R inferring and critical reading strategies. Read critically to infer what the text implies beyond its obvious meaning. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Infer, Imply, Predict Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is Text Inferring? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Proverbs and Meanings Success Criteria - Inferring Checklist Scaffolding Notes - SQ3R Inferring Strategies Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - You have 30 Seconds for each Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LIT.RL.6-8.1/2/3/4/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to analyze a text, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading strategies to understand texts while analyzing the texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Distinguish words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Discuss reading tips to understand texts. Read to understand the language of ancient texts in relation to modern ones. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Modern Text, Ancient Text, Understanding Texts Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Difficult Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – W-P-C-S Chart Success Criteria - Understanding Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Reading Tips to Understand Texts Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Who Wants to be a Millionaire Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to understand modern and ancient texts, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading expository texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand the characteristics of expository texts. Discuss the elements of expository text types. Read expository texts to identify and comment on the characteristic language. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Expository Texts Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Expository Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Information Gap Success Criteria - Expository Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Characteristics and Elements of Expository Texts Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Who Wants to be a Millionaire Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1-7 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to read expository texts, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reading persuasive texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand the persuasive techniques used in the text. Discuss the characteristics of persuasive text types. Read persuasive texts to identify and comment on the characteristic language. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Persuasive Texts Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reading Persuasive Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – You Decide Success Criteria - Persuasive Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Characteristics of Persuasive Texts, Persuasive Techniques Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Who Wants to be a Millionaire Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1-7 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to read persuasive texts, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on reference to context (RTC). After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand how reference to context (RTC) helps to analyse texts. Discuss RTC template, guide and the prompt. Determine the main ideas and provide an objective summary of the text. Explain the lines of the story with reference to context. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - RTC, Setting, Characters, Plot, Summary Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Reference to Context, Context Clues Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Context Clues Success Criteria - RTC Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Template, Guide, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEC Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1/2/4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 11 task cards on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 2) Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Creating poems (Exercise 6) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Vocabulary Check (Exercise 1) Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Planning to write poems (Exercise 4) Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8) Creating poems (Exercise 9) Answering questions with options (Exercise 10) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Writing poems in different genres (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the lines of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Checking comprehension skills (Exercise 16) Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Sentence Structure – Conditional Sentences – Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Match the terms associated with conditionals with their meanings. Consider the usage and formation to identify the verbs that exemplify the conditionals in the given text. Form and use conditionals to achieve particular effects. Illustrate the structure of conditionals relating them to condition and results with tenses. Identify the common mistakes made by beginners in the use of conditionals in writing. Produce well-written conditional sentences keeping in mind the formation and usage to express probability, possibility and hypothesis. 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 Sentence Structure Resources by the same Author: Simple Sentence Structure Compound Sentence Structure Complex Sentence Structure Compound-Complex Sentence Structure Sentence Kinds by Structure Sentence Kinds by Function Cumulative Sentences Sentence Word Order Conditional Sentences