Interactive, collaborative and web-based google slides on reading comprehension of an extract from ‘Trouble Half-Way’ by Jan Mark based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Find meaning of certain expressions - words and phrases - in the story. Answer questions to demonstrate knowledge of the setting of the story. Use the guide to identify character traits and make a character sketch of the main characters in the story. Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the elements and develop the plot of the story. Use analysis guide to identify the elements and make the critical appreciation of the story. Make a diary entry from the point of view of a main character in the story. 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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Humourous Story - My Lost Dollar by Stephen Butler Leacock. 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: Find the meaning of the challenging words, phrases and expressions in the story. Identify the setting elements and the characteristic features of the main characters in the story. Apply textual clues to answer the retrieval, inferential and authorial technique questions. Analyse the story to find its plot elements – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Evaluate the text to find its story elements – genre, message, speaker, point of view, tone, conflict type, authorial techniques, plot type, language register, purpose and style. Write a summary, make a character description and create a critical appreciation of the story. 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

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension through a Humourous Story - My Lost Dollar by Stephen Butler Leacock. 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: Find the meaning of the challenging words, phrases and expressions in the story. Identify the setting elements and the characteristic features of the main characters in the story. Apply textual clues to answer the retrieval, inferential and authorial technique questions. Analyse the story to find its plot elements – exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Evaluate the text to find its story elements – genre, message, speaker, point of view, tone, conflict type, authorial techniques, plot type, language register, purpose and style. Write a summary, make a character description and create a critical appreciation of the story. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to recall the meaning of certain expressions in the story. EXERCISE 3: Follow the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 4: Follow the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 5: Answer the characterisation questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 6: Use the character description guide for the characterisation of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 9: Follow Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the plot elements. EXERCISE 11: Follow the story analysis guide to identify the story elements. EXERCISE 12: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of story elements. EXERCISE 13: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of authorial techniques. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering following questions. EXERCISE 15: Answer the following comprehension questions.

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Sensory Imagery – Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. 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: Identify the correct definition of imagery types – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile. Examine word-pictures used as imagery in a given text. Show examples of writing that allow readers to visualise, hear, touch, taste or smell in their imagination. Interpret word-images sensory imagery creates in a text and explain the author’s purpose in using it. Evaluate author’s use of imagery to create word images in a text. Use sensory imagery to create vivid descriptions and word images in writing. These digital task cards: Would be great on a Laptop, Desktop, Chromebook or Tablet; Can be used on any other mobile device that can access the internet; Can even be used on your Smart Board. 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.

This compact review of Proofreading for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Editing your Writing. 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 going through this information students will be able to: Identify the correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This download includes: SN 1: Symbols of Proofreading SN 2: Marking Marks SN 3: Proofreading Checklist SN 4: Proofreading Rubrics SN 5: SWAPS: Proofreading Guide 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.

This compact review of Personification for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Figure of Speech. 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 going through this information 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: SN 1: Personification Details SN 2: Personification Examples SN 3: Personification in Advertising SN 4: PEEL Model SN 5: Personification 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 Irony for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Verbal, Situational and Dramatic Irony. 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 studying this information students will be able to: Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect. This download includes: SN 1: Vocabulary Overview SN 2: Irony Types and Reader Impact SN 3: Irony Types and their Functions SN 4: Irony Examples SN 5: Irony in Literature SN 6: Irony 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

These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-4) with their meanings (A-D). EXERCISE 2: Take this quiz to recall the definitions of irony types. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – What is Irony? Three Types of Irony – and answer the following questions. EXERCISE 4: Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. EXERCISE 5: Identify the type of irony in the following graphics – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 6: Identify the type of irony in the following graphics and say what is ironic – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Identify the type of irony in the following examples. EXERCISE 8: Take the following quiz based on the examples of ironies, and identify their type. EXERCISE 9: Analyse the given text to identify the use of irony in it. EXERCISE 10: Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. EXERCISE 11: Follow PEE model to evaluate the author’s use of situational irony in the text. EXERCISE 12: Follow PEE model to evaluate the author’s use of dramatic irony in the text. EXERCISE 13: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of verbal irony in the given poem. EXERCISE 14: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of verbal irony in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Write about any one of the following. EXERCISE 16: Give a sentence example each for the following ironic situations. EXERCISE 17: What’s ironic about the following? EXERCISE 18: What is ironic in “Two Geniuses”? EXERCISE 19: Determine the types of irony being used and explain your answer. EXERCISE 20: Determine the types of irony being used by Shakespeare in his plays and explain your answer.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. 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 correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading. EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text. EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text. EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills. EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option. EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. 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 correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading. EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text. EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text. EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills. EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option. EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.