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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on spoken vs written English.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:
Generate ideas and plans to speak English fluently.
Develop a draft to show the difference between written and spoken English.
List the basic tips for successful public speaking.
Demonstrate the use of spoken and written English effectively.
This Resource Includes:
Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes
Vocabulary Overview - Written English, Spoken English
Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Written vs Spoken English
Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Impromptu Speaking
Success Criteria - Written vs Spoken English Checklist
Scaffolding Notes - · Fluency Tips, Written vs Spoken, Speaking Tips
Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Speak, Think-Speak, Write-Speak
Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – Online Quiz, Questions
Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics
Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome
Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Online Exercises
Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Listening Triangles
Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards
Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1a/2-6
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
A bundle of 4 resources on spoken vs written English.
This bundle includes:
Handouts: Vocabulary, Tips, Differences, Rubrics
Worksheets, Exercises, and Task Cards
Lesson Plan with Resources
Ready to use PowerPoint Presentation
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 spoken vs written English for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview
How to Speak English Fluently
Difference between Standard and Non-Standard English
Difference between Written and Spoken English
10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking
Mini Plenary Questions
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 package of 10 worksheets and task cards on spoken vs written English.
This resource includes:
Picking topics randomly to speak and write.
Rewriting the sentences in formal register.
Rewriting the passage in Standard English.
Using speaking and writing skills to make a difference between written and spoken English.
Demonstrating the knowledge of written vs spoken English 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
A bundle of 4 resources on role play.
This bundle includes:
Handouts: Vocabulary, Steps, Rubrics
Worksheets, Exercises, and Task Cards
Lesson Plan with Resources
Ready to use PowerPoint Presentation
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 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “A Difficult Customer” by William Roland Lee.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
Name the characters and make a character sketch.
Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
This resource includes:
(EXERCISE 1) Vocabulary check
(EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements of the given story
(EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting of the story
(EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting
(EXERCISE 5) Selecting best option to answer setting questions
(EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
(EXERCISE 7) Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
(EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch
(EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story
(EXERCISE 10) Selecting best option to answer characterization questions
(EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements of the story
(EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements in the story
(EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot of the story
(EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot
(EXERCISE 15) Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
(EXERCISE 16) Identifying story elements by answering questions
(EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements of the story
(EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation of the story
(EXERCISE 19) Writing a story
(EXERCISE 20) Selecting the best option to answer story components questions
(EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements
(EXERCISE 22) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
(EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to context
(EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the famous quotes
(EXERCISE 25) Reading the story to answer comprehension questions
Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:
To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment
A lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “A Difficult Customer” by William Roland Lee.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.
SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
Lesson Preview
Fictional Story: A Difficult Customer by William Roland Lee
Author and Summary of the Story
SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION
Discussion:
Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1)
Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2)
Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
Assessment: Setting Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 4)
Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions
SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Discussion:
Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5)
Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6)
Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7)
Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
Write-Advance: Making a character sketch
Assessment: Characterization Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 9)
Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterization questions
SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT
Discussion:
Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10)
Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11)
Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12)
Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
Assessment: Plot Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 14)
Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15)
Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18)
RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context
A lesson presentation of unit plans with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a fictional story, “A Difficult Customer” by William Roland Lee.
After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.
SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.
Lesson Preview
Fictional Story: A Difficult Customer by William Roland Lee
Author and Summary of the Story
SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION
Discussion:
Setting Features (Scaffold Notes 1)
Setting Characteristics (Scaffold Notes 2)
Setting Elements (Scaffold Notes 3)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Vocabulary check
Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
Assessment: Setting Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 4)
Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions
SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Discussion:
Character Types (Scaffold Notes 5)
Character Description Adjectives Based on Senses (Scaffold Notes 6)
Character Description Guide (Scaffold Notes 7)
Adjectives to Describe Personality Traits (Scaffold Notes 8)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
Write-Advance: Making a character sketch
Assessment: Characterization Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 9)
Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story
Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterization questions
SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT
Discussion:
Plot Types (Scaffold Notes 10)
Conflict Types (Scaffold Notes 11)
Plot Diagram (Scaffold Notes 12)
Plot Template (Scaffold Notes 13)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
Assessment: Plot Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 14)
Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot
Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions
SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Discussion:
Story Components (Scaffold Notes 15)
Story Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 16)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Discussion:
RTC Template (Scaffold Notes 18)
RTC Prompt (Scaffold Notes 19)
Collaborative Tasks:
Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context
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 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
A compact review of listening to respond for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview
Responding Rules
HEAR Strategy
LISTEN Strategy
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 bundle of handouts on speaking and listening.
This bundle includes:
Debating Skills
Interviewing
Role Play
Spoken vs Written English
Speaking Using Prompts
Rhetorical Devices in Speech
Listening to Respond
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
Product Description
A compact review of job interviews for quick referencing.
This resource includes:
Vocabulary Overview
List of Typical Behaviors
How to Conduct an Interview
Interview Questions
Skills and Qualification Based Questions
Company Information Questions
PAR and STAR Techniques
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 presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on job interviews.
After completing this lesson, the students will be able 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
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 of 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Solitary Reaper 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 - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Completing summary (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a 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 of 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 set of 14 task cards on poetry comprehension – Sympathy by Charles Mackay.
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:
Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 2)
Diary entry based on the poem (Exercise 3)
Planning to write a poems (Exercise 4)
Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5)
Meanings of expression used in poems (Exercise 6)
Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7)
Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8)
Creating poems (Exercise 9)
Comprehension Questions (Exercise 10)
Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11)
Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12)
Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13)
Analyzing poems (Exercise 14)
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 of unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – Solitary Reaper 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 - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1)
Ask-Write - Completing summary (Exercise 2)
Write-Advance – Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 3)
Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7)
Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a 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 set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth.
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:
Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1)
Completing summary for the poem (Exercise 2)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Planning to write a poems (Exercise 4)
Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5)
Meanings of expressions and filling blanks (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)
Analyzing poems (Exercise 14)
Answering comprehension 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
A set of 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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:
Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1)
completing summary for the poem (Exercise 2)
Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3)
Planning to write a 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)
Analyzing poems (Exercise 14)
Selecting correct answers to go with the questions (Exercise 15)
Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 16)
Comparing 3 wind poems (Exercise 17)
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