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.
These bundled resources are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Bullet Points and Ellipses. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plans, Worksheets and scaffolding notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of bullet points and ellipses to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between bullet points and ellipses.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of bullet points and ellipses in a text.
Use bullet points to list unordered series of items; to give the reader information quickly; and to simplify big chunks of writing.
Use ellipses to indicate an omission from the text; and to show hesitation or an interruption.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – bullet points and ellipses – when writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 4 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 11 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 14 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 17 Slides
Google Slides: 17 Slides
Boom Cards: 24 Digital Task Cards
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
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These bundled resources are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension - Comparing Winter Poems and Reading Poetry. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT Unit Plan and Worksheets with answer key.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Compare and contrast the two poems based on the poet’s description of winter and snow.
Provide an objective summary of the meanings of poems.
Use textual clues to infer the central idea including its relationship to the setting and characters of the poems.
Use specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poems for poem analysis.
Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poems.
Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poems.
This download includes:
Worksheets with Answers: 20 Exercises
PowerPoint Presentation: 28 Slides
Google Slides: 28 Slides
Boom Cards: 77 Digital Task Cards
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
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These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. 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:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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 PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. 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 completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text.
Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates.
Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence.
Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Conventional Signs used in English Grammar. 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:
Distinguish between punctuation marks that are used commonly in English grammar.
Identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
Apply the punctuation rules to use appropriate punctuation signs in the text.
Interpret the punctuation marks used in the text and explain the author’s purpose in using them.
Identify the errors in the use of punctuation in writing and fix them.
Use punctuation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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 Hyphens and Dashes for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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.
With the help of these scaffolders students will be able to:
Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
This Resource Includes:
SN 1: Vocabulary Overview
SN 2: Functions of Hyphens and Dashes
SN 3: Uses of Hyphens and Dashes
SN 4: Hyphens vs Dashes
SN 5: En Dash vs Em Dash
SN 6: Dashes Rules
SN 7: Hyphen Rules
SN 8: Hyphen Rules for Prefixes and Suffixes
SN 9: Examples of Compound Words with Prefixes and Suffixes
SN 10: Hyphens and Dashes Rubrics
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 bundled resources are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Hyphens and Dashes. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plans, Worksheets and Scaffolding Notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text.
Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets.
Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 10 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 18 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 20 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 21 Slides
Google Slides: 21 Slides
Boom Cards: 37 Digital Task Cards
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
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These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Question Marks and Exclamation Marks. 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:
Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of question marks and exclamation marks.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks.
Use question marks to mark WH direct question ends; and to mark auxiliary verb question ends.
Use exclamation marks to mark exclamatory sentence ends; and to mark one-word interjection ends.
Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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.
These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Hyphens and Dashes. 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:
Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text.
Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets.
Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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.
These Boom Cards are perfect for teaching Grammar and Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. 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:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to 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.
These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Apostrophes and Brackets. 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 completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Punctuation – Hyphens and Dashes. 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 completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text.
Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets.
Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Google Slides are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Hyphens and Dashes. 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 completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text.
Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets.
Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Hyphens and Dashes. 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 completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences of hyphens and dashes; en dashes and em dashes.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes in a text.
Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes; to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element.
Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to separate a non-essential information; to replace a pair of commas; and to replace a pair of brackets.
Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 compact review of Apostrophes and Brackets for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Punctuation. 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 these students will be able to:
Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
This Resource Includes:
SN 1: Functions of Apostrophes and Brackets
SN 2: Uses of Brackets
SN 3: Apostrophes – Possession vs Contraction
SN 4: Round and Square Brackets Rules
SN 5: Uses of Apostrophes
SN 6: Apostrophes and Brackets Rubrics
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 bundled resources are perfect for teaching Punctuation - Apostrophes and Brackets. These no prep activities would be great for English lessons or English centers. Your students will love these ELA Boom Cards, Google Slides, PPT, Unit Plans, Worksheets and Scaffolding Notes.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
This download includes:
Scaffolding Notes: 6 Handouts
Worksheets with Answers: 17 Exercises
Unit Lesson Plan: 19 Pages
PowerPoint Presentation: 22 Slides
Google Slides: 22 Slides
Boom Cards: 46 Digital Task Cards
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
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Note: These are also sold separately!
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This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. 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 completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. 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 completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to:
Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text.
List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission.
Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text.
Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction.
Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information.
Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
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 Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Use Apostrophes – to complete the following table with required details for apostrophes.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – How To Apply Parentheses And Square Brackets – to complete the following table with required details for brackets.
EXERCISE 4: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast apostrophes for possession and omission to find similarities and differences between them.
EXERCISE 5: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets.
EXERCISE 6: Use apostrophes to show omission or contraction.
EXERCISE 7: Use apostrophes to show possession (Part 1 and 2).
EXERCISE 8: Use apostrophes to show possession and omission or contraction.
EXERCISE 9: Use brackets to enclose incidental or additional information and a brief explanation or translations (Part 1 and 2).
EXERCISE 10: Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
RUBRICS: Apostrophes and Brackets Rubrics
EXERCISE 11: Use the information that is inside the brackets to clarify or explain, making sure the sentence still makes sense.
EXERCISE 12: Give an example each for the uses of apostrophe showing possession.
EXERCISE 13: Give an example each for the following brackets rules.
EXERCISE 14: Identify the bracket rules used in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 15: Rewrite these sentences using an apostrophe showing possession.
EXERCISE 16: Rewrite these sentences by shortening the verbs and using apostrophes of omission.
EXERCISE 17: Identify the rules used for apostrophes showing contractions.
This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Grammar - Direct and Indirect Speech. 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:
List the similarities and differences between direct and indirect speech.
Identify the changes seen in adverbs, modal verbs and pronouns when converting direct into indirect speech.
Identify the structure of the sentences when the speech is direct and indirect.
Test their understanding of the changes seen in verb tenses when converting direct into indirect speech.
Use commas, inverted commas and relevant end punctuation to mark direct speech and quotations.
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue to develop experiences, events and characters.
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
