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.
A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of present tense based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Use the verb “eat” to give an example each for the present tense structure.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Present Tense Form and Structure
EXERCISE 2: Relate verb forms in present tense to person and number – Part 1.
EXERCISE 3: Relate verb forms in present tense to person and number – Part 2.
EXERCISE 4: Use the given verbs to go with the present tense form stated in order to fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE 5: Select the correct option to demonstrate the conjugation and usage of verb forms.
EXERCISE 6: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the present tense forms.
EXERCISE 7: Select the correct option to determine the formulation of the verb forms in the present tense.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the functions of present tense forms with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Functions of Present Tense Forms
EXERCISE 9: Analyse the functions of present tense forms with timeline diagrams.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Timeline Diagrams of Present Tense Forms
EXERCISE 10: Analyse the functions of tense forms in the present tense.
EXERCISE 11: Select the correct option to determine the structure of the verb forms in the present tense.
EXERCISE 12: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tenses.
EXERCISE 13: Demonstrate tense formulation and usage in writing.
EXERCISE 14: Use your knowledge of present verb tenses to write about one of the given topics.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Tenses Rubrics
EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with correct present perfect forms.
EXERCISE 16: Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with present perfect and present perfect continuous tense.
A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents 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.
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Commas and Inverted Commas. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text.
Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause.
Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when writing.
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This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Synecdoche and Metonymy. 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 synecdoche and metonymy with examples.
State the difference between synecdoche and metonymy.
Examine the examples of synecdoche and metonymy to identify what reference they make.
Interpret a given text and identify the examples of synecdoche and metonymy.
Evaluate a text and explain how synecdoche and metonymy has impact on the reader.
Use synecdoche to make my writing poetic and metonymy to express creatively and concisely.
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This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Compound Adjectives. 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.
Objectives of this lesson are:
Recall the terms associated with compound adjectives.
Understand the patterns of compound adjectives.
Apply patterns to recognise compound adjectives in particular sentences.
Analyse the use of compound adjectives in general sentences.
Evaluate the use of compound adjectives in writing.
Create new patterns of compound adjectives to modify nouns.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Match the meaning with the terms associated with compound adjectives.
Classify the compound adjectives based on their patterns.
Identify compound adjectives as used in the given text.
Form and use compound adjectives to modify nouns.
Use error identification to find the correct use of compound adjectives.
Write hyphenated compound adjectives correctly to modify nouns.
A Comprehensive Presentation that includes assistance:
1. To recognize how data can be used to identify and characterize the classroom.
2. To interpret a class set of data using MIDYIS graphs.
3. To distinguish between effective and ineffective teaching methods for the individual.
A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation.
Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem.
Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context.
This resource includes:
Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1)
Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Writing poems (Exercise 4)
Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5)
Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8)
Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Answering questions with options (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Presenting answers in the form of poems (Exercise 14)
Multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Comprehension questions (Exercise 16)
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As holiday work and homework
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A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on play-script writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Understand the conventions of a play script to use them in writing.
Develop dialogues for a play script that exposes characters and situation.
Demonstrate the knowledge of play script using the techniques of dialogue writing.
This Resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Play-script
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Play-script Checklist
Lesson Starter: Writing dialogues to images.
Discussion: Play-script Features
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Turning flat dialogues into an exciting story.
Think-Write: Adding scene description and stage directions.
Write-Share: Adding dialogues and reporting verbs.
Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Writing scenes for given situations.
Extensions: Writing dialogues for a story.
Plenary: Selecting right answers to answer play-script questions.
Home Learning:
Preparing play-scripts for dialogues.
Selecting best option to answer play-script questions.
Turning given story into a play script.
Rewriting the narrative poem as a play script.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/4
Skills: Social and Cognitive
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As holiday work and homework
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A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on writing an action thriller.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create an action thriller.
Analyse plot diagram for an action thriller.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of an action thriller in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Thriller, Cliffhanger, Mystery
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies
Flipped Lesson Part - Video
Success Criteria - Action Thriller Checklist
Lesson Starter: Matching the lesson vocabulary with their meanings.
Discussion:
Creating Action Thrill Using Genre Elements
Thriller Types
How to Write an Action Thriller
Plot Diagram
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Choosing the best story opening and adding a thrilling sentence.
Think-Write: Using the graphic organizer to plan an action thriller.
Write-Share: Using top tips to write the first draft of action thriller.
Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Exercises
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of action thrill in writing.
Extensions: Using the planning sheet from Mystery Cube to write an action thriller.
Plenary: Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer.
Home Learning:
Thinking of an alternate ending with action thriller to the given story.
Thinking of a thrilling story, “The Great Release” to present the action.
Choosing a prompt to write an action thriller.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e/5/10
Skills: Social and Cognitive
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As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
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For reinforcement and enrichment
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on job interviews.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
How to prepare to face and to conduct an interview.
Use PAR and STAR techniques to answer behavioral interviewing questions.
Review and revise sample interview questions.
Demonstrate interviewing knowledge in writing.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Interview, Interviewer, Interviewee
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Interview for a Job?
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Review the Interview
Success Criteria - Interviewing Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Tips, Questions Review, PAR and STAR Technique
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Speak, Think-Speak, Write-Speak
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Exercise
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-12.1ac/5-6
Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive
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A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of future tense based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Relate future tense verb forms to person and number.
Write the future tense verb stem, conjugate the verb and use it correctly in a sentence.
Use sentence stems to formulate the sentences to go with the actions in the future tense verb forms.
Analyse the function of future tense verb forms using the timeline they refer to.
Exercise error identification to notify the wrong use of future tense verb forms.
Use future tense verbs to convey various times, sequences, states and conditions.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Use the verb “sling” to give an example each for the future tense verb structure.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Future Tense Verb Form and Structure
EXERCISE 2: Relate future tense verb forms to person and number – Part 1.
EXERCISE 3: Relate future tense verb forms to person and number – Part 2.
EXERCISE 4: Use the given verbs to go with the future tense verb form stated in order to fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE 5: Select the correct option to demonstrate the conjugation and usage of future tense verb forms.
EXERCISE 6: Use the sentence stems to formulate sentences to go with the actions in the pictures and the future tense verb forms.
EXERCISE 7: Select the correct option to demonstrate the formulation and usage of future tense verb forms.
EXERCISE 8: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms with examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Functions of Future Tense Verb Forms
EXERCISE 9: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms with timeline diagrams.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Timeline Diagrams of Future Tense Verb Forms
EXERCISE 10: Analyse the functions of future tense verb forms using the timeline they refer to.
EXERCISE 11: Explain the functions of future tense verb forms in particular sentences – Part 1.
EXERCISE 12: Explain the functions of future tense verb forms in particular sentences – Part 2.
EXERCISE 13: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in future tense verb forms.
EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate future tense verbs formulation and usage in writing.
EXERCISE 15: Use your knowledge of future tense verb forms to write about one of the given topics.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Tenses Rubrics
EXERCISE 16: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in future tense – Part 1.
EXERCISE 17: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in future tense – Part 2.
EXERCISE 18: Convert the verbs into their corresponding future tenses.
EXERCISE 19: Identify the future tense verb forms used in the given passages.
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Clauses - Adverb Clause or Adverbial 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:
Define a clause and its components.
List the properties of adverbial clauses with examples.
List the adverbial clause types with examples.
Identify the adverbial clauses functioning as adverbs in writing.
Exercise error identification to ensure that adverbial clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling.
Use adverbial clauses in writing to vary sentence structure.
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To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Phrases – Prepositional Phrases. 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 prepositional phrases and their components.
Classify prepositional phrases as nominal, adjectival and adverbial.
Identify the prepositional phrases that are used to show location, direction, time and manner.
Identify prepositional phrases that begin with a preposition and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, phrase or clause.
Exercise error identification to ensure prepositional phrases are not misplaced and dangling.
Use prepositional phrases to describe nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on brochure writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
List the features of a brochure.
Set a criteria for writing a brochure.
Use strategies for inquiry, investigation, drafting, and revision effectively to create an informative brochure.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - What is Advertising?
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Fundamentals of Brochure Design
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Brochure Identification
Success Criteria - Brochure Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - Brochure Criteria
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 Online Quizzes
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Printing Press Online Exercise
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Pick a Box
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef
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 design brochures, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on poem writing.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Acquire knowledge of poetry structures, elements, and forms.
Develop students’ abilities to understand a poetic response to the world they inhabit, both from the point of view of a poet and from their own experience.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of poetry in writing.
This download includes:
Vocabulary Overview - Poetry, Poem
Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies
Flipped Lesson Part - Videos
Success Criteria - Poem Writing Checklist
Lesson Starter: Matching the poem types with their meanings.
Discussion:
Poetry Structures
Poetry Elements
Poetry Forms
Tips to Write a Poem
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying the poem types.
Think-Write: Writing Ode and Tanka poems.
Write-Share: Writing a 7-line, diamond-shaped poem (Diamante) poem.
Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Exercises
Assessment Rubrics
Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of poetry in writing.
Extensions: Write a HAIKU poem evoking images of the natural world.
Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on poem writing.
Home Learning:
Writing poems as suggested.
Writing poems as directed.
Writing poems based on situations.
Writing poems based on prompts.
Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.2b/3d
Skills: Social and Cognitive
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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 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake.
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)
Referring to lines that ask the given questions (Exercise 2)
Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4)
Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7)
Comparing two poems of William Blake - The Tiger and The Lamb (Exercise 8)
Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9)
Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11)
Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14)
Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16)
Answering MCQs questions (Exercise 17)
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As holiday work and homework
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For reinforcement and enrichment
A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
Identify the features of complex sentences.
Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses.
Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing.
Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview
EXERCISE 1: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples.
Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions
EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions.
EXERCISE 3: Identify the subordinators from the given examples.
Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 4: Identify how the subordinating conjunctions are used in the sentences.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the features of complex sentences.
EXERCISE 6: Think of a complex sentence to go with each given picture.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the functions of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 1.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 2.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 3.
EXERCISE 10: Implement the properties of complex sentences to discover their structure.
Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Complex Sentence
EXERCISE 11: Examine the structure and the pattern of the complex sentences.
EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence patterns in writing.
EXERCISE 13: Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern.
EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of complex sentence structure in writing.
Scaffolding Notes 5: Sentence Structure Rubrics
EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses.
EXERCISE 16: Identify the main and subordinate clauses.
EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary.
EXERCISE 18: Join the sentences by using subordinators: when, where, if, although, because, since, while.
EXERCISE 19: Split the following complex sentences into simple sentences.
EXERCISE 20: Rewrite the following simple sentences as complex sentences.
EXERCISE 21: Rewrite the following complex sentences as compound sentences.
A unit set of worksheets and answers with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of relative clauses based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: List the properties of relative clauses and give examples.
EXERCISE 2: Classify relative clauses based on their functional placement and give examples.
EXERCISE 3: Implement the properties of relative clauses to discover their structure.
EXERCISE 4: Explain the organization of relative clauses in sentence patterns.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers then suggest corrections.
EXERCISE 6: Place clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers - Part 1.
EXERCISE 7: Place clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers - Part 2.
EXERCISE 8: Use relative clauses to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing.
EXERCISE 9: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of relative clauses in writing. Focus on the use of key elements, functions, structure, sentence patterns, misplaced and dangling modifiers as suggested by the RUBRICS.
EXERCISE 10: Identify the relative clauses used in the sentences.
EXERCISE 11: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of relative clauses.
EXERCISE 12: Answer the given questions to demonstrate command of the conventions of relative clauses.
EXERCISE 13: Decide the type of relative clauses used in sentences based on their functions.
EXERCISE 14: Classify the type of relative clauses used in sentences based on their functions.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the use of relative clauses based on their function.
EXERCISE 16: Identify relative pronouns or adverbs referring to people, objects, animals, time, place and reason.
EXERCISE 17: Relative clause quiz.
EXERCISE 18: Rewrite the following sentences with relative clauses into two independent clauses.
EXERCISE 19: Combine the sentences using either relative pronouns or relative adverbs.
EXERCISE 20: Identify the relative clause, the relative pronouns/adverbs, the subject, the verb and the question it answers:
This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Clauses - Adjective Clause 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.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Define a clause and its components.
List the properties of relative clauses with examples.
Explain the role of relative pronouns and relative adverbs in forming adjective clauses.
Identify the adjective clauses used as essential and non-essential information.
Exercise error identification to ensure that adjective clauses are placed correctly and they are not dangling.
Use adjective clauses in writing to vary sentence structure.
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 set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes.
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 lines that refer to given meanings (Exercise 2)
Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4)
Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5)
Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6)
Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7)
Inferring clues to the characters in the poem (Exercise 8)
Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9)
Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11)
Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14)
Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15)
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