A compact review of story writing organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Story Template Story Guide Story Starters Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about story writing elements, 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 compact review of reference to context organized for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Guide, Template, and Prompt 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 compact review of poetic devices in poetry organized for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Sound Devices Comparison Devices Other Poetic Devices Poetic Device Prompt 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 compact review of poetry annotation organized for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Annotation Guide Figures of Speech Prompts Annotation Template 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on listening to respond. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Generate responding rules for listening. Acquire HEAR and LISTEN strategies. Infer, respond, and summarize information presented. Demonstrate the mastery of listening to respond in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Listening, Hearing, Attention, Concentration Flipped Lesson Part - Video, Slide Share, Websites Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Chinese Whisper Success Criteria - Listening Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Rules, HEAR & LISTEN Strategies Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Listen-Respond, Listen-Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 6 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Podcast Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Listening Triangles Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1d/3-4 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

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. Lesson Plans & Rubrics on - * Story Analysis * Character Description * Story Comprehension * Alternate Resolution Story * Debate 2. Presentations * Dinner Party * Debate Starter * Basic Debating Skills 3. Formats, Guides & Templates * Setting Description * Plot Development * Story Appreciation * Character Description * Classroom Debate 4. Word Bank * List of Connectives * List of Active Verbs * Adjectives & Adverbs 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on diary writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Develop an understanding of diary entry. Acquire imaginative skills and techniques required for diary entry. Use sequences of sentences and paragraphs that are linked smoothly to demonstrate knowledge of diary entry. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Diary, Chronicler, Journal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Diary Entry Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Same Answer Success Criteria - Diary Entry Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Diary Writing Format 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 - 5 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Diary Entry Features Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abcde/4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use these resource to teach the students to make a diary entry, 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 lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of writing a biography based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: Video: Writing Biographies Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview EXERCISE 1: Compare and contrast a biography and an autobiography. Use the Interactive Venn Diagram to record the difference between autobiography and biography. Scaffolding Notes 2: Biography vs Autobiography Chart EXERCISE 2: Identify the sentences that answer the given questions to show the structure and features of a sample biography. Scaffolding Notes 3: Question Prompts for Biography EXERCISE 3: Determine the author’s use of narrative language and techniques for the given sample biography – Part 1. EXERCISE 4: Determine the author’s use of narrative language and techniques for the given sample biography – Part 2. EXERCISE 5: DIFFERENTIATION - Demonstrate your knowledge of writing a biography by attempting any one of the following tasks. Focus on content, ideas, organization, voice, word choice, vocabulary, sentence structure and conventions as suggested by rubrics. Scaffolding Notes 4: Writing a Biography Rubrics EXERCISE 6: Follow either the graphic organizer or Bio Cube to plan a biography on a chosen person. Scaffolding Notes 5: Biography Graphic Organiser Use Bio Cube from Cube Creator to develop an outline of a person whose biography you want to write. Use specific prompts to describe a person’s significance, background and personality. EXERCISE 7: Follow the biography structure to organise the first draft of a planned biography on the chosen person. Scaffolding Notes 6: Biography Structure EXERCISE 8: Use the checklist to evaluate each other’s work with constructive feedback. Scaffolding Notes 7: Biography Checklist EXERCISE 9: Use the rubrics to evaluate each other’s work with constructive feedback. Scaffolding Notes 8: Biography Rubrics EXERCISE 10: Follow the teacher instructions and student feedback to write the final draft of the drafted biography. Write your own biography and publish it on Writing with Writers. Scaffolding Notes 9: Sample Biography – Helen Keller Scaffolding Notes 10: Transitions – Connective Words Scaffolding Notes 11: Adjective Types and Adverb Types Scaffolding Notes 12: Active Verbs Scaffolding Notes 13: Sentence Types Select Biographies and Memoirs and list them under the headings based on people whose work was in sports, science, engineering, the arts and anything else that may grab a student passing by the table. EXERCISE 11: Read an extract from the biography of Albert Einstein and answer the comprehension questions. EXERCISE 12: Online Exercise: English ESL Biography Worksheets

This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. 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 irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect. 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 elegy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recognize the elements of Elegy. Spot the phrases that express the author’s feelings in a text. Analyse whether the given text is an Elegy. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Elegy Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is an Elegy? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Topic Key Words Success Criteria - Elegy Checklist Scaffolded Notes - Basic Elegy Elements 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 - Memoirs Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets and Online Exercises Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5/7.5a/8.5/9-10.3 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to identify poems as elegy, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and vocabulary 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 characterization. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of character types and traits. Discuss character descriptors and description guide. Identify the characters and their traits in a given story. Analyse and describe the characters. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Character, Trait, Role Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Characters and Character Qualities Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the Character Success Criteria - Characterization Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Character Types, Descriptors, Template, Guide, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Think-Share, 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 - Literary Elements Mapping, Character Games Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 8 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.3/6/9/9-10.3/W.9-10.3abd 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

Unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – A Thing of Beauty by John Keats. 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: Summary, Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1) Poem and Summary (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 - Listing things of beauty and things of pain (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (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 - Answering questions with short answers (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) 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 14) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Answering inferential 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 unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Daffodils by William Wordsworth. 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). This unit includes: 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 - Completing summary (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Identification of Poetry Elements (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 – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (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 and filling blanks (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (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 - Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning – Online quizzes and exercises CCSS - 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 PowerPoint Presentation on a complete set of Rubrics for Reading, Speaking, Listening, Reading, Language, and Skills in an ESL Classroom. This Resource Covers Rubrics on: Reading - Skimming, Scanning, and Close Reading Inferring Comprehension Text Comparison Text Review Text Audience, Register, Tone Text Purpose, Context, Style PEE Paragraph to Comment Persuasive and Expository Texts Story Setting Story Characters Story Plot Story Components Story Analysis Reference to Context Poetic Devices in Poetry Poetry Analysis Poetry Annotation Figurative Language - Figures of Speech Elegy Imagery Irony Language and Grammar - Sentence Structure Sentences by Function Sentence Order Phrases and Clauses Active and Passive Voice Direct and Indirect Speech Parts of Speech Noun Types Pronoun Types Verb Types Subject-Verb Agreement Prepositions Punctuation Tenses Vocabulary - Lesson Vocabulary Articles Compound Adjectives Compound Words Connectives Degrees of Comparison Homophones Homonyms Homographs Prefixes and Suffixes Spelling Synonyms and Antonyms Word Order Adjectives Speaking and Listening - Choral Recitation Debating Interviewing Rhetorical Devices in Public Speaking Role Play Spoken vs Written English Use of Prompts to Speak Listening to Respond Writing - Argumentation Newspaper Article Biography and Autobiography Creative Writing Descriptive Writing Dialogue Writing Diary Entry Imaginative Writing Narrative Writing Paragraphing Persuasive Writing Play Script Writing Poem Writing Report Writing Review Writing Summary Writing Using Prompts to Write Information Text - Information Text Description Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Problem and Solution Sequencing Writing for Purpose - Story Writing Digital Story Telling Letter Writing Drafting Editing and Proofreading Form Filling Note Taking Skills - Advertisements Brochure Designing Comic Strips Poster Making Skills - Social and Cognitive