A set of 10 ready to use worksheets and task cards on suspense story writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create sustaining suspense. Analyse plot diagram for a suspense story. Demonstrate command of the conventions of suspense in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Match the lesson vocabulary with their meanings. Writing what most likely would happen next to given scenes. Using the graphic organizer to plan and narrate a small suspense story. Reading the story, “Velvet Ribbon” to visualize final scene. Demonstrating the skill of suspense in writing. Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer. Thinking of an alternate ending with suspense to the given story. Thinking of a story, “The Student Who Cried Teacher” to pull a false alarm. Choosing a set of three elements to write a suspense story. Writing a suspense story on given situation. 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 plan that presents teaching and learning resources on suspense story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create sustaining suspense. Analyse plot diagram for a suspense story. Demonstrate command of the conventions of suspense in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Suspense, Cliffhanger, Mystery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Prezi Presentation Success Criteria - Suspense Story Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the lesson vocabulary with their meanings. Discussion: Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements Creating Sustaining Suspense Story Components Plot Diagram Plot Template Story Starters Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Writing what most likely would happen next to given scenes. Think-Write: Using the graphic organizer to plan and narrate a suspense story. Write-Share: Reading the story, “Velvet Ribbon” to visualize final scene. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of suspense in writing. Extensions: Using the planning sheet from Mystery Cube to write a Suspense Story. Plenary: Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer. Home Learning: Thinking of an alternate ending with suspense to the given story. Thinking of a story, “The Student Who Cried Teacher” to pull a false alarm. Choosing a set of three elements to write a suspense story. Writing a suspense story on given situation. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e/5/10 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 ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on suspense story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create sustaining suspense. Analyse plot diagram for a suspense story. Demonstrate command of the conventions of suspense in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Suspense, Cliffhanger, Mystery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Prezi Presentation Success Criteria - Suspense Story Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the lesson vocabulary with their meanings. Discussion: Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements Creating Sustaining Suspense Story Components Plot Diagram Plot Template Story Starters Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Writing what most likely would happen next to given scenes. Think-Write: Using the graphic organizer to plan and narrate a suspense story. Write-Share: Reading the story, “Velvet Ribbon” to visualize final scene. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of suspense in writing. Extensions: Using the planning sheet from Mystery Cube to write a Suspense Story. Plenary: Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer. Home Learning: Thinking of an alternate ending with suspense to the given story. Thinking of a story, “The Student Who Cried Teacher” to pull a false alarm. Choosing a set of three elements to write a suspense story. Writing a suspense story on given situation. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e/5/10 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 11 ready to use worksheets with answers on article writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall article writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write articles. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing an article. Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Matching the topics with the titles. Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Choosing a topic to write an article. Demonstrating the skill of feature articles in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Identifying the structural elements of a news story. Thinking of creative titles for the given short articles. Matching the given first paragraphs with the topic sentences. Thinking of an appropriate conclusion to given paragraphs. 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 compact review of suspense story organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements Creating Sustaining Suspense Story Components Plot Diagram Plot Template Story Starters 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

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 lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant. 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. Lesson Preview: Author and Summary of the Story SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1) Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2) Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Vocabulary check Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5) Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6) Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7) Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10) Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11) Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12) Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15) Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18) RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19) Collaborative Tasks: Think-Pair: Identifying summary elements Pair-Share: Writing a summary Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context

A lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant. 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. Lesson Preview: Author and Summary of the Story SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1) Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2) Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Vocabulary check Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5) Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6) Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7) Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story Write-Advance: Making a character sketch SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10) Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11) Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12) Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15) Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16) Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18) RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19) Collaborative Tasks: Think-Pair: Identifying summary elements Pair-Share: Writing a summary Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context

Unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy. 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. Lesson Preview Author and Summary of the Story SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Home Learning: 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

Lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “Three Questions” by Leo Tolstoy. 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. Lesson Preview Author and Summary of the Story SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Home Learning: 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 compact review of an action thriller organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Creating Action Thrill Using Genre Elements Thriller Types How to Write an Action Thriller Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Top Tips for an Action Thriller Assessment Rubrics Connective Words Adjective Types Adverb Types Active Verbs 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 – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats. 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) Summary and Poem (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 - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Writing poems with elegy elements (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) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (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 - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 15) Differentiated Tasks - Writing comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: 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

Lesson presentation with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats. 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) Summary and Poem (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 - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Writing poems with elegy elements (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) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (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 - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 15) Differentiated Tasks - Writing comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: 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 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