This is a beautiful and symbolic poem that is perfect for teaching reading comprehension skills to students. This poetry guide (Google Slides) provides a thorough analysis of the poem, with a focus on its symbolic meaning and the use of language to convey emotion and imagery. Through a range of comprehension questions and activities, students will develop their critical thinking skills and ability to interpret complex texts. This resource is an excellent tool for teachers who want to engage their students in the world of poetry and help them improve their reading comprehension skills. This download includes: SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS Pair-Share - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Referring lines to match with given meanings (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Identifying the elements of poetry (Exercise 3) Write-Progress - Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 4) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (Exercise 5) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 6) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 7) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 8) Write-Advance - Inferring clues for characters in the poem (Exercise 9) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions (Exercise 10) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 11) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 12) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 13) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 14) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 16)

This resource (Google Slides) is a great tool for teaching reading comprehension skills to students. This children’s couplet tells the story of a dragon who dances and plays with children in the streets. Through reading and analyzing the poem, students can learn how to identify key elements such as rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language. They can also develop their ability to infer meaning and draw conclusions from the text. This resource is an engaging way to teach students how to read and comprehend literature. This download includes: SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS Pair-Share - Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Identifying the elements of poetry (Exercise 2) Write-Advance - Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Differentiated Tasks - Answering author’s intent questions (Exercise 4) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES Pair-Share – Identifying the figurative language (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Comparing two New Years (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Answering retrieval questions (Exercise 8) Differentiated Tasks - Answering inferential questions (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION Pair-Share - Paraphrasing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 11) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Writing occasional poems (Exercise 15)

“If-” by Rudyard Kipling is a didactic poem that teaches valuable life lessons through vivid imagery and storytelling. This resource is designed to help students improve their poetry reading comprehension by analyzing the poem’s structure, literary devices, and themes. Through guided discussions and activities, students will learn to identify and interpret key elements of the poem, such as metaphor, repetition, and tone. By the end of the resource, students will have a deeper understanding of the poem’s underlying message and how it applies to their own lives. This download includes: SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS Pair-Share - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Referring lines to match with given meanings (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Identifying the elements of the poetry. (Exercise 3) Write-Progress - Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 4) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (Exercise 5) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 6) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 7) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 8) Write-Advance - Comparing “yourself” with “others” (Exercise 9) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions (Exercise 10) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 11) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (Exercise 12) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 13) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 14) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 16)

This is a comprehensive resource designed to improve students’ reading comprehension skills through the use of biographical text. This resource provides a variety of activities and strategies to help students engage with the text, such as identifying key details, making inferences and summarizing. This resource also includes comprehension questions and vocabulary exercises to reinforce learning. With “Biography Comprehension,” students will not only enhance their reading abilities but also gain knowledge about the lives of notable historical figures. After attempting these activities, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information/identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text/explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Reading Skills through a Humourous Narrative Poetry - Crack-a-Dawn by Brian Morse. 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 challenging words and expressions in the poem. List down the key elements of the poem. Use textual clues to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Follow specified criteria to analyse the poem to find its poetry elements. Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of hyperbole and irony in the poem. Write the summary and create a critical appreciation of the poem. This Download Includes: POEM: Crack-a-Dawn – a humourous narrative by Brian Morse EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct word/s to complete these lines about the poem. EXERCISE 2: Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the poem. EXERCISE 3: Read these statements and decide if they are ‘True’ or ‘False’. APPLYING EXERCISE 4: Use textual clues to answer the following retrieval questions. EXERCISE 5: Use textual clues to answer the following inferential questions. EXERCISE 6: Follow the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 7: Analyse the following questions to demonstrate your knowledge of poetry elements. EXERCISE 8: Answer the following questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 9: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 10: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of irony in the poem. EXERCISE 11: Determine which things Darren’s mum says that you think are true and which you think are not true. EXERCISE 12: Answer the questions to check your knowledge of hyperbole as used in the poem. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to demonstrate your knowledge of irony as used in the poem. EXERCISE 14: Briefly summarise the meaning of the poem. EXERCISE 15: Follow the characterisation guide to gather character elements of Darren based on the poem, then make a character sketch. EXERCISE 16: Follow the prompt to make a critical appreciation of the poem. EXERCISE 17: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of hyperbole in the poem. EXERCISE 18: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of irony in the poem. EXERCISE 19: Imagine you are counting down to an event (birthday, holiday, new year, last day at school, etc.). Write a poem counting down from ten to zero, describing your feelings using figurative language (hyperbole and irony) to exaggerate how you get more and more excited as the event gets closer. RUBRICS: Poem Writing Rubrics

These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – Free-Verse Poetry – ‘Mother to Son’ by Langston Hughes. 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 Boom Cards, your students will be able to: Give/explain the meaning of words in context. Identify/explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Retrieve and record information. Identify key details from the text. Summarise main ideas from the text. Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning. Make comparisons within the text. Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader. Make inferences from the text. Explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text. These digital task cards would be great on a: laptop desktop Chromebook tablet mobile device Smart Board 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 Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Compare-Contrast. 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: Determine the organisational methods used when comparing and contrasting. Identify the clue or signal words used when comparing and contrasting. Identify the similarities and differences in the given compare-contrast texts. Plan and write the first draft of compare-contrast text on given topics. Peer evaluate a compare-contrast text with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft of compare-contrast text. This download includes: SN 1: Compare-contrast text structure organised by aspects SN 2: Compare-contrast text structure organised by topics SN 3: Compare-contrast text structure organised by arguments SN 4: Transitions and clue/signal/key words SN 5: Sentence frame for comparison SN 6: Sentence frame for contrast SN 7: Sentence frame for compare-contrast SN 8: Planning frame for compare-contrast SN 9: Rubrics for evaluation SN 10: Sample tasks for differentiation

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on compare and contrast information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of compare and contrast information text. List the compare and contrast text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of compare and contrast information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Compare, Contrast, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Compare and Contrast Text Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Similarities and Differences Success Criteria - Compare and Contrast Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Compare and Contrast Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use compare and contrast as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on problem and solution information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of problem and solution information text. List the problem and solution text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of problem and solution information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Problem, Solution, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Problem and Solution Text Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Problems and Solutions Success Criteria - Problem and Solution Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Problem and Solution Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use problem and solution as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of descriptive information text. List the descriptive text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Description, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Descriptive Writing, Description Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Adding Details Success Criteria - Descriptive Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Descriptive Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use description as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets with a Answer Key are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Compare-Contrast. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Which of the paragraphs below are compare-contrast texts? EXERCISE 2: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by aspects. EXERCISE 3: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by topics. EXERCISE 4: Identify the structure of the following compare-contrast text organised by arguments. EXERCISE 5: Match the sentences with the best compare-contrast key words. EXERCISE 6: Use following transitions and signal/clue/key words to fill in the blanks in the compare-contrast text. You may use some words or phrases more than once. EXERCISE 7: Identify the transitions and clue/signal/key words used in the following sample compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 8: Use transitions and clue/signal/key words to rewrite the given compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 9: Demonstrate your understanding of compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 10: Identify the techniques used by the author in structuring a compare-contrast text. EXERCISE 11: Identify the two related nouns that are compared or contrasted. EXERCISE 12: Identify the similarities or differences in the following compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 13: Identify what is compared and contrasted in the given compare-contrast texts. EXERCISE 14: Provide a one-sentence comparison, contrast or compare-contrast, as directed, for the following visuals. EXERCISE 15: Write a comparison paragraph – books vs movies. Use the sample plan, signal/clue/key words and sentence frame. EXERCISE 16: Write a contrasting paragraph – comedy vs tragedy. Use the sample plan, signal/clue/key words and sentence frame. EXERCISE 17: Distinguish between apples and oranges. Follow the planning frame to plan your compare-contrast information text. EXERCISE 18: Use the sentence frame to write the first draft of your compare-contrast information text – apples vs oranges. EXERCISE 19: Use the rubric to peer evaluate student work. EXERCISE 20: Select a task that goes with your level and create a compare-contrast information text. EXERCISE 21: Use the following prompts to create compare-contrast information texts. Use the text structure.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on information text types. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features and structures of information text types. List the information text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of information texts in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Text Structures Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Information Gap Success Criteria - Information Text Types Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - TIC-TAC-TOE Assignments Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post-It Notes Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use information texts in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, and writing skills. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Cause-Effect. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Recall your knowledge of information texts. EXERCISE 2: Define the terms cause and effect. EXERCISE 3: Identify the techniques used by the authors in structuring the given information text. EXERCISE 4: Match the sentences with the best cause-effect key words. EXERCISE 5: Use following transitions and signal/clue/key words to fill in the blanks in the cause-effect text. You may use some words or phrases more than once. EXERCISE 6: Use transitions and clue/signal/key words to rewrite the given cause-effect text. EXERCISE 7: Identify the structure of the cause-effect text organised by causes. EXERCISE 8: Identify the structure of the cause-effect text organised by effects. EXERCISE 9: Identify the structure of the cause-effect text organised by causes and effects. EXERCISE 10: Identify the cause and effect in the given sentences. EXERCISE 11: Is the underlined part of the sentence the cause or the effect? EXERCISE 12: Identify the cause or the effect to the specified cause and effect in the following texts. EXERCISE 13: Identify the cause or the effect in the following texts. EXERCISE 14: Choose a possible cause or effect as directed. EXERCISE 15: What is the cause or effect in the given sentences? EXERCISE 16: Identify most likely cause or effect of the following instances. EXERCISE 17: Choose a possible cause or effect to fill in the blank. EXERCISE 18: Determine whether the following cause-effect texts are organised by causes, effects or both. EXERCISE 19: Choose a possible cause or effect that goes with the visual to fill in the blank. EXERCISE 20: Identify the cause in the picture, then choose a possible effect. EXERCISE 21: Identify the cause and effect in each of the following pictures. EXERCISE 22: Discuss the main causes and effects of air pollution. Follow the planning frame to plan your cause-effect information text. EXERCISE 23: Use the sentence frame to write the first draft of your cause-effect information text – air pollution. EXERCISE 24: Use the rubric to peer evaluate student work. EXERCISE 25: Select a task that goes with your level and create a cause-effect information text. EXERCISE 26: You may choose any three assignments to make a TIC-TAC-TOE. The assignments must be three in a row down, across or diagonal.

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching how to write an information text. 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 activities, your students will be able to: Identify the structure and features of information text types. Identify the techniques used by the author in structuring information text types. Identify the purpose of the information text types. Plan and write the first draft of information text. Peer evaluate information text with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft of their information text.