JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Definite and Indefinite Articles – ‘A’, ‘An’ and ‘The’. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-6) with their meaning (A-F).
EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions.
List the uses (2 uses) of the articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ used before nouns singular in number.
List the uses (5 uses) of the article ‘the’ used before nouns singular or plural in number.
Describe the exceptions (2 exceptions) connected with the articles ‘a’ and ‘an’.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of indefinite articles.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of definite article.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the words from the examples that show the uses of no article.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the articles, definite (the), indefinite (a and an) and no article (Ø), as used for countable and uncountable nouns.
EXERCISE 7: Add the indefinite articles (a or an) to determine each of these words.
EXERCISE 8: Use a noun to name each picture. Think of an indefinite article to go before the noun.
EXERCISE 9: Fill in the blanks with correct articles (a, an and the) or zero article (Ø).
EXERCISE 10: Insert either ‘a’ or ‘an’ in each space so that the sentences make sense.
EXERCISE 11: Complete the following sentences using either definite or indefinite articles.
EXERCISE 12: Choose the correct articles to determine the nouns or adjectives.
EXERCISE 13: Identify the usage of definite and indefinite articles in given sentences.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the usage of definite article in the given sentences.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the given sentences that are correct or incorrect in the use of an article or no article.
EXERCISE 16: Write a sentence about each picture and include ‘a,’ ‘an’ and ‘the’.
EXERCISE 17: Attempt any one of the activities to demonstrate your mastery in using articles in writing.
EXERCISE 18: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
EXERCISE 19: Choose a correct article in each sentence.
EXERCISE 20: State the usage of the definite articles in the sentences.
EXERCISE 21: Use indefinite articles - a or an to fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE 22: Circle the indefinite articles and underline the definite article.
EXERCISE 23: Circle the indefinite articles and underline the definite article used in the six little stories.
EXERCISE 24: Identify the articles used in the 14 hilarious laws.
A package of 9 worksheets with answers on comparing texts as a reading strategy.
This resource includes exercises on:
Identifying differences and similarities.
Comparing two text types.
Comparing two set of extracts.
Comparing two poems.
Demonstrating knowledge of comparing texts in writing.
Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners.
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 package of 13 worksheets with answers on prepositions of manner.
This includes task cards and exercises on:
Answering questions using prepositions of manner.
Using dad and son analogy to frame sentences with manner prepositions.
Filling the blanks with manner prepositions.
Demonstrating knowledge of manner prepositions in writing.
Identifying manner prepositions in text extracts.
Using prepositions of manner to change aggressive behavior to friendly.
Here are 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 package of 11 worksheets with answers on prepositions of direction or movement.
This includes task cards and exercises on:
Using prepositions to give directions.
Using illustrations to frame sentences.
Filling the blanks with direction of prepositions.
Demonstrating knowledge of direction prepositions in writing.
Using map for directions with direction prepositions.
Here are 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 package of 11 worksheets with answers on poetic devices in poetry.
This resource includes:
Identifying sound devices used in poems.
Identifying comparison devices used in poems.
Identifying other poetic devices used in poems.
Explaining how poetic devices are used in poems.
Using poetic device prompts to explain use of poetic devices.
Answering poetic devices related questions.
Demonstrating the mastery of poetic devices in writing.
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
These Worksheets with Answers are 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.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Compound Words. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centres. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-7) with their meaning (A-G). Write the letters in the space.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Compound Words – to answer the following questions.
EXERCISE 3: Give an example each for each of the compound word patterns.
EXERCISE 4: Identify the compound words from the given examples.
EXERCISE 5: Match each word in the first column (1-26) with one in the second column (A-Z) to make a compound word.
EXERCISE 6: Join the words of first two pictures (E.g. 1A+1B) to form the compound word of the third picture (E.g. 1C).
EXERCISE 7: Write a compound word for each pair of pictures.
EXERCISE 8: Which two words make the compound word that is shown in the picture?
EXERCISE 9: Check the right compound word that matches with the picture.
EXERCISE 10: Complete each of the sentences with a compound word formed from the given picture.
EXERCISE 11: Identify the pattern of the compound words.
EXERCISE 12: Identify the compound words in the given sentences.
EXERCISE 13: Use the clues to work out the compound words.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the compound words as closed, open or hyphenated.
EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with relevant compound words.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the compound words as nouns, verbs or adjectives.
EXERCISE 17: Identify the sentences that contain badly-formed compound words.
EXERCISE 18: Attempt any one of the activities to demonstrate your mastery in using compound words in writing.
EXERCISE 19: Work out the open compound words using the below words and the co-ordinates.
EXERCISE 20: Create closed compound words using below words and write the grid references next to them.
EXERCISE 21: Work out six compound words each with the listed base words.
EXERCISE 22: Choose a correct compound word for each sentence.
EXERCISE 23: Complete each of the sentences with a compound word formed from the words in the brackets.
EXERCISE 24: Complete the sentences with suitable suspended compound words. Take the clues from the brackets.
EXERCISE 25: Think of a suitable compound word to match each definition.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on compare and contrast information text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire understanding of the features of compare and contrast information text.
List the compare and contrast text elements.
Demonstrate knowledge of compare and contrast information text in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Compare, Contrast, Information Text
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Similarities and Differences
Success Criteria - Compare and Contrast Information Text Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Compare and Contrast Information Text 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 - 2 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use compare and contrast as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 package of 10 worksheets with answers on inferring meaning while reading a text.
This resource includes exercises on:
Inferring meaning to match proverbs with their meaning.
Inferring meaning when the text says what it says.
Inferring the meaning of anecdotes.
Inferring meaning of selected phrases from a passage.
Preparing inferential questions for a passage.
Inferring implied meaning.
Reading texts to infer meaning.
Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners.
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 prefixes and suffixes for a quick referencing.
After studying these scaffolding notes students will be able to:
Match the terms associated with prefixes and suffixes with their meanings.
Add prefixes and suffixes to high frequency and other studied words.
Create new words with common prefixes and suffixes based on their meanings.
Use prefixes and suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words.
Assess and evaluate the correct use of prefixes and suffixes in forming new words.
Create new word patterns with words beginning and ending in common affixes and frame sentences.
This download includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Common Prefixes with Meanings
SN 3: Common Suffixes with Meanings
SN 4: Latin Prefixes with Meanings
SN 5: Greek Prefixes with Meanings
SN 6: Negative Prefixes with Meanings
SN 7: Preposition Prefixes with Meanings
SN 8: Greek Suffixes with Meanings
SN 9: Noun Suffixes with Meanings
SN 10: Adjective Suffixes with Meanings
SN 11: Verb and Adverb Suffixes with Meanings
SN 12: Prefixes used in Math, SST and Science Curriculum
SN 13: Suffixes used in Math, SST and Science Curriculum
SN 14: Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
SN 15: Words with Prefixes and Suffixes with Spelling Rules
SN 16: Words with Multiple Prefixes and Suffixes
SN 17: Prefixes and Suffixes 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 compact review of Direct and Indirect Speech for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Grammar. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
List the similarities and differences between direct and indirect speech.
Identify the changes seen in adverbs, modal verbs and pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech.
Identify the structure of the sentences when the speech is direct and indirect.
Test their understanding of the changes seen in verb tenses when converting direct into indirect speech.
Use commas, inverted commas and relevant end punctuation to mark direct speech and quotations.
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters.
This download includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Features of Direct and Indirect Speech
SN 3: Direct vs Indirect Speech: Differences and Similarities
SN 4: Adverb Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect
SN 5: Modal Verb changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect
SN 6: Pronoun Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect
SN 7: Tense Changes when Direct Speech becomes Indirect
SN 8: Rules followed in changing Functional Sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech
SN 9: Structure of the Sentences in Direct and Indirect Speech
SN 10: Direct and Indirect Speech 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 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 ready to use worksheets with answers that present teaching and learning resources of a spelling lesson on homophones, homographs and homonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Watch the video: What are Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms? to compare and contrast homophones, homographs and homonyms. Use sound, meaning and spelling as criteria to differentiate. Use “similar” and “different” to identify the difference.
EXERCISE 2: Match the WORD TYPES (1-3) with their DEFINITIONS (A-C).
EXERCISE 3: Identify the given set of words as homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 4: Look for pair of words that are homophones, homographs and homonyms to go with the pictures.
EXERCISE 5: Analyse the words “lead” and “led” in the given sentence examples.
Find their meaning as used in the sentences (MEANING).
Decide if they are used as noun or verb (PARTS OF SPEECH).
Identify if they sound similar or different (SOUND).
Say whether they are used as homophones, homographs or homonyms (WORD TYPES).
EXERCISE 6: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homophones – Part 1.
EXERCISE 7: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homophones – Part 2.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homographs – Part 1.
EXERCISE 9: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homographs – Part 2.
EXERCISE 10: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homonyms – Part 1.
EXERCISE 11: Analyse the sentences and demonstrate the accurate knowledge of homonyms – Part 2.
EXERCISE 12: Evaluate the sentences and identify the errors in the use of homophones, homographs and homonyms.
EXERCISE 13: Frame sentences for each of the homophones, homographs and homonyms to go with the given meanings.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the homophones used in the pair of sentences and give their meanings based on the context they are used.
EXERCISE 15: Look for homophones which have been used incorrectly then write the correct spelling.
EXERCISE 16: Complete each sentence by choosing the correct homophone.
EXERCISE 17: Choose the correct homophone.
EXERCISE 18: Read the story below. Look for homophones which have been used incorrectly. Cross them out, and write the correct spelling of the homophones which should have been used.
EXERCISE 19: Identify the homographs used in the pair of sentences and say what parts of speech is the word used as homograph. Then choose the right option that gives the meaning of homographs: A or B.
A package of 10 worksheets with answers on poetry analysis.
This resource includes:
Composing one’s own poems.
Identifying poetry elements from the given poems.
Making a critical appreciation of a poem.
Demonstrating mastery of poetry analysis in writing.
Analyzing poems to answer questions.
Analyzing a sonnet to answer 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 unit set of worksheets with answers on prose comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story, “The Scarecrow and His Servant” (an extract) by Philip Pullman based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-N) to the words (1-14) they refer to.
EXERCISE 2: Find meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story.
EXERCISE 3: Analyse the impact of specific word choices.
EXERCISE 4: Use the template to identify the setting elements of the story.
EXERCISE 5: Answer the questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the setting of the story.
EXERCISE 6: Use the guide to identify character traits and make a character sketch of the main characters in the story.
EXERCISE 7: Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.
EXERCISE 8: Answer the questions to demonstrate your understanding of characterisation.
EXERCISE 9: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements.
EXERCISE 10: Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.
EXERCISE 11: Use the analysis guide to identify the story elements the story.
EXERCISE 12: Answer the questions citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports the analysis.
EXERCISE 13: Answer questions based on what the text says explicitly and the inferences are drawn from the text.
EXERCISE 14: Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of literary techniques used.
EXERCISE 15: Provide an objective summary of the setting and the plot, make a character sketch, and make a critical appreciation of the story.
EXERCISE 16: Answer the retrieval questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension.
These Worksheets with an Answer Key are 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 grade-appropriate exercises that are well 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.
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Clauses - Adjective or Relative Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms with their meaning.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Adjective Clauses – to answer the following question.
Define of an adjective clause with two examples. Identify the nouns or pronouns modified, adjective clauses and how they function in the sentences.
List the types of adjective clauses with two examples each. Identify the nouns or pronouns modified, adjective clauses, punctuation rules and their function.
List the uses of relative pronouns with examples. Identify the nouns or pronouns modified, uses of relative pronouns, verbs and adjective clauses.
EXERCISE 3: Review the properties of relative clauses and identify the elements from the examples.
EXERCISE 4: Take the following quiz to demonstrate your understanding of adjective clauses.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the relative pronouns or relative adverbs in the following adjective clauses based on their functional classification in the following examples.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the relative pronouns or adverbs used to form adjective clauses – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the placement (embedded or placed last) of adjective clauses based on their structural classification in the following examples.
EXERCISE 8: Decide the type of adjective clauses used in sentences based on their functions.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the adjective clauses in the given text – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 10: Fill in the blanks with appropriate relative pronouns, relative adverbs or adjective clauses.
EXERCISE 11: Analyse the use of adjective clause in writing – Part 1-2.
EXERCISE 12: Review the common errors writers make due to misplaced and dangling modifiers in the following examples.
EXERCISE 13: Exercise error identification to ensure that all modifiers are placed correctly and there are no dangling modifiers – Part 1-3.
EXERCISE 14: Choose any one of the following to demonstrate your writing skills using adjective clauses.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Clauses - Adverbial or Adverb Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms with their meaning.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Adverb Clauses – to answer the following question.
Define clauses.
Define adverbs.
Define an adverb clause.
List the subordinating conjunctions (trigger words).
Analyse the examples to identify adverb clauses, trigger words, subjects, verbs, what the adverb clauses modify, questions answered and the punctuation rule.
EXERCISE 3: Take the following quiz to demonstrate your understanding of adverbial clauses.
EXERCISE 4: Review the properties of adverbial clauses and identify the elements from the examples.
EXERCISE 5: Take the following quiz to demonstrate your understanding of the properties of adverbial clauses.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the thing that the adverbial clause modifies in the given text.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the adverbial clauses in the following examples based on their types, questions they answer, identity and functions.
EXERCISE 8: Decide the adverbial clause type used in the sentences based on their functions.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the subordinating conjunctions used in sentences based on their functions.
EXERCISE 10: Identify the placement (beginning, middle or end) of the adverbial clauses based on their structures and punctuation rule in the following examples.
EXERCISE 11: Identify the adverbial clauses in the given text – Part 1 and 2.
EXERCISE 12: Fill in the blanks with adverbial clauses.
EXERCISE 13: Analyse the use of adverbial clauses in writing.
EXERCISE 14: Review the common errors writers make due to misplaced and dangling modifiers in the following examples.
EXERCISE 15: Exercise error identification to ensure that all modifiers are placed correctly.
EXERCISE 16: Exercise error identification to ensure that there are no dangling modifiers.
EXERCISE 17: Identify the errors to ensure that the subject of the modifier is clearly stated in the sentence.
EXERCISE 18: Write on any one to demonstrate the mastery of the use of adverbial clauses in writing.
EXERCISE 19: Identify the adverbial clauses.
EXERCISE 20: Identify the adverbial clause and state the question it answers.
EXERCISE 21: Identify the adverb clause, subject and verb then state the parts of speech the clause modifies.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive information text.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire understanding of the features of descriptive information text.
List the descriptive text elements.
Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive information text in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Description, Information Text
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Descriptive Writing, Description Structure
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Adding Details
Success Criteria - Descriptive Information Text Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Descriptive Information Text 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 - 2 Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives
Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use description as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 package of 10 worksheets with answers on poetry annotation.
This resource includes:
Annotating given images.
Reading poems to answer questions.
Annotating lines of the poem.
Demonstrating poetry annotation knowledge in writing.
Using poetry information to annotate the lines of the poem.
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