This comprehensive resource is designed to assist students in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum in honing their skills in crafting impactful and informative speeches. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. The resource is meticulously structured based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing these lessons, students will be able to: Recall key information from a text and incorporate it into an informative speech. Comprehend both explicit and implicit meanings in a text and demonstrate understanding in informative speech. Apply the acquired knowledge to construct a well-supported, informative speech. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions to enhance the depth of informative speech. Evaluate the effectiveness of informative speech and make informed judgements. Synthesise information and create an informative speech that effectively communicates ideas. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an informative speech, promoting critical thinking, effective communication, and mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

A comprehensive Cambridge IGCSE writing guide designed to facilitate mastery of the curriculum requirements. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing evaluative magazine articles. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, it encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. This resource aims to help students: Recall the key components. Comprehend explicit and implicit meanings. Create a sample article integrating explicit and implicit meanings. Analyse facts, ideas, and opinions as presented. Evaluate ideas and opinions, both explicit and implicit. Create an original, well-developed and sophisticated response. Scaffolders: Providing support, this resource includes a writing prompt focusing on article content and a sentence frame emphasising article structure to guide students through the writing process.

Embark on a comprehensive instructional journey to master the intricacies of summary writing for the Cambridge IGCSE with this specialised guide. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource provides a step-by-step approach to achieving various objectives across cognitive domains such as Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. Objectives: This guide is meticulously crafted to aid students in accomplishing key objectives in summary writing. From recalling essential information and grasping main ideas to applying knowledge to creating a coherent summary, students will also develop skills in analysing source texts, evaluating information quality, and ultimately crafting concise and well-structured summaries. Starters: Kickstart the learning process with engaging activities. Match the dos of summary writing with their corresponding reasons and explore the don’ts with their explanations to steer clear of common pitfalls. This interactive session sets the foundation for a deeper comprehension of effective summary writing. Scaffolders: Providing crucial support, this resource includes writing prompts focusing on content and planning frames concentrating on structural aspects. These scaffolders guide students in organising their thoughts and building a solid foundation for their summaries.

Embark on a journey of comprehensive writing mastery with this Cambridge IGCSE writing guide, designed to lead students through the intricacies of crafting informative magazine articles. This resource adopts a scaffolded approach, aligning seamlessly with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing. It encompasses diverse objectives and success criteria, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating within the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Objectives: Recall and identify key information, comprehend implicit meanings, apply gained knowledge, analyse facts and opinions, evaluate effectiveness, and synthesise information—these are the objectives that guide students toward proficiency in writing informative magazine articles. Each objective corresponds to a specific cognitive domain, ensuring a well-rounded development of writing skills aligned with Cambridge IGCSE standards. Scaffolders: This resource provides essential scaffolders to support students in their writing journey. A focused writing prompt directs attention to the article’s content, while a structured sentence frame aids in organising thoughts and maintaining coherence within the article.

Embark on a comprehensive journey through narrative writing with this Cambridge IGCSE Writing Guide. This resource offers a scaffolded approach, expertly designed to guide students in mastering the curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, it encompasses a variety of objectives and success criteria across cognitive domains, ensuring a well-rounded development of writing skills. Objectives: This guide aims to achieve various objectives, fostering a deep understanding of narrative writing. Students will recall and identify key elements, demonstrate comprehension of narrative principles, apply skills in creating cohesive stories, analyse narratives for effectiveness, assess writing quality, and ultimately generate original and impactful narrative pieces. Scaffolders: To facilitate the learning process, this resource provides essential scaffolders. These include a writing prompt focusing on story content, a planning frame emphasising story structure, and a plot diagram highlighting narrative plot development.

Embark on a journey through the nuances of language with this resource, “Exploring Literary Sound Devices: A Scaffolded Approach.” This meticulously designed guide helps students understand and apply literary sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, sibilance, onomatopoeia, repetition and rhyme. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Reading Literature, this resource caters to various cognitive domains, offering a comprehensive and structured learning experience. Objectives: This resource encompasses a broad spectrum of objectives to enhance students’ proficiency in literary sound devices. From recalling and identifying these devices to comprehending their meanings and purposes, the objectives extend to analysing, evaluating and ultimately applying this knowledge to interpret texts and create original works. The multifaceted approach ensures a thorough understanding of the subject matter.

This is a comprehensive resource designed to assist students in mastering interview writing within the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource covers objectives and success criteria across various cognitive domains, including Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will gain the ability to recall key interview concepts, comprehend explicit and implicit meanings, apply knowledge to create purposeful interview content, analyse and develop ideas within interviews, evaluate writing quality, and ultimately create well-crafted, expressive interviews. A writing prompt and sentence frame are provided to guide students through the process of crafting responses to interview questions, ensuring alignment with Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource is a comprehensive guide designed to enhance students’ skills in crafting effective complaint letters. It covers a spectrum of cognitive domains, fostering development in Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. Objectives: The resource sets clear objectives for students, guiding them to recall key information, comprehend explicit and implicit meanings, apply acquired knowledge, analyse facts, evaluate effectiveness, and synthesise information to create well-structured complaint letters. This ensures a holistic approach to letter writing aligned with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Scaffolders: Recognising the challenges students may face, this resource provides a scaffolded approach to writing complaint letters, aligning with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. It guides students through the process, promoting mastery step-by-step.

A unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of an informal letter. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of informal letters in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample informal letter. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final informal letter. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON: Video - How to write an informal letter LESSON STARTER: List the differences between formal and informal letters – use VENN DIAGRAM to spot the similarities as well. SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECOGNISE-RETRIEVE EXERCISE 1: Find, list and label the structure and features of an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INTERPRET-CLASSIFY EXERCISE 2: Explain the use of the language, the vocabulary and the impact of it in an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter SESSION 3: APPLYING - IMPLEMENT-EXECUTE EXERCISE 3: Use a planning frame to arrange a sample informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter SESSION 4: ANALYSING - EXPLORE-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 4: Use the writing organiser to organise a draft of a sample informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser SESSION 5: EVALUATING - CHECK-CRITIQUE EXERCISE 5: Use the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work. EXERCISE 6: Use the PQP and TAG technique to peer-review with constructive feedback. Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques SESSION 6: CREATING - COMPOSE-PRODUCE EXERCISE 7: Use a prompt, integrate the feedback and write an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt DIFFERENTIATION: EXERCISE 8 - Write a letter to people known following the INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT. Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter Rubrics PLENARY: EXERCISE 9 - Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the informal letter. HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 10: Use Letter Generator to write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you spent your holidays. EXERCISE 11: Letters to favourite persons, friends and relatives. 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 package of 9 task cards on narrative story writing. This resource includes exercises on: Narrating a story Identifying story elements Reading, listening, and watching story to narrate Demonstrating narrative story knowledge in writing Writing narrative stories using prompts Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the 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 freebie on Shakespearean tragedy, “King Lear”. This resource includes: Transcript Summary Plot Summary Transcript of the Play-script 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 freebie on Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This resource includes: Transcript Summary Transcript of the Play-script 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 Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Sequence. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Group up sequentially the given information: process, order, chronology, timeline and sequence. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that arrange the ideas in particular order. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that tell the order in which events happen. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that organises events and things in a specific logical order. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback. Select a task that goes with their level and create an information text that explains the steps of an event in time order. This download includes: SN 1: Clue/Signal/Key Words SN 2: Text Structure organised by Order SN 3: Text Structure organised by Time SN 4: Planning Frame SN 5: Sample Plan SN 6: Sentence Frame SN 7: Sample First Draft SN 8: Rubrics for Evaluation SN 9: Sample Final Draft SN 10: Data and Tasks for Differentiation

These Boom Cards 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 self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns. 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 about Boom Learning: To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with “Fast Pins,” (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you’ll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Readhere for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial.

These Google Slides 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 self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recognise and recall types of articles. To describe and explain the uses of articles. To use rules of placing definite and indefinite articles. To draw links between definite and indefinite articles. To justify the right use of articles as determiners. To produce sentences placing articles before a noun. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns.

This PowerPoint Presentation is 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. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recognise and recall types of articles. To describe and explain the uses of articles. To use rules of placing definite and indefinite articles. To draw links between definite and indefinite articles. To justify the right use of articles as determiners. To produce sentences placing articles before a noun. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities, your students will be able to: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns.

This Unit Lesson is 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 self-grading exercises that are gamified for student engagement. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: To recognise and recall types of articles. To describe and explain the uses of articles. To use rules of placing definite and indefinite articles. To draw links between definite and indefinite articles. To justify the right use of articles as determiners. To produce sentences placing articles before a noun. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to: Classify articles as definite (the) and indefinite (‘a’ and ‘an’). Identify the use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article before a given noun. Place ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article correctly before a given noun. Use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ to determine a given noun. Identify the errors to ensure the correct use of ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero articles as determiners. Create new sentences using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and zero article that determine nouns.