Embark on a journey to master the Cambridge IGCSE writing curriculum with this comprehensive guide tailored for students. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to skillfully navigate the intricacies of writing a magazine report, aligning seamlessly with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing. It encompasses a spectrum of objectives and success criteria spanning Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating, ensuring a holistic learning experience. Objectives: This writing guide sets clear objectives, guiding students through each cognitive domain. From recalling and identifying key information to synthesising original, engaging, and coherent newspaper reports, the resource covers a range of skills. Students will comprehend implicit meanings, analyse facts and opinions, and evaluate the effectiveness of ideas, all contributing to the creation of well-rounded and well-supported newspaper reports. Scaffolders: Facilitating the learning process, the resource incorporates effective scaffolders. A focused writing prompt ensures attention to the report’s content, while a structured sentence frame guides students in organising their thoughts and ensuring a logical report structure.

This is a comprehensive resource designed to assist students in mastering interview writing within the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource covers objectives and success criteria across various cognitive domains, including Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will gain the ability to recall key interview concepts, comprehend explicit and implicit meanings, apply knowledge to create purposeful interview content, analyse and develop ideas within interviews, evaluate writing quality, and ultimately create well-crafted, expressive interviews. A writing prompt and sentence frame are provided to guide students through the process of crafting responses to interview questions, ensuring alignment with Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on note taking. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the importance and usefulness of note-taking skills. Evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of various note-taking strategies. Prepare notes from lectures, texts, videos, and activities. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Note Taking, Reading Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Note Taking Methods Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the WALT Success Criteria - Note Taking Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Rules, 5 R’s, Format, Abbreviations 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 - Note Taker Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - The Plenary Dice Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-12.1-3/W.9-12.4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to take notes, thereby helping them to enhance their reading 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

The Persuasive Speech Writing Toolkit offers a scaffolded approach, guiding students through the intricacies of crafting compelling speeches covering Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a wide range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. It addresses Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. This toolkit is designed to help students: Recall key elements of persuasive speech writing. Demonstrate comprehension of explicit and implicit meanings in persuasive texts. Apply knowledge by creating introductory and concluding paragraphs. Analyse persuasive speeches, evaluating their effectiveness. Evaluate speeches based on specified criteria. Create persuasive speeches that effectively articulate thoughts. Scaffolders: Providing essential support, the toolkit includes writing prompts and sentence frames, offering a scaffolded approach to guide students at each stage of persuasive speech writing.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, “Journal Entry” is a resource designed to help students excel in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. It covers a spectrum of objectives and success criteria, focusing on Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Recall and list key details and facts from a given text in a journal entry. Demonstrate an understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes conveyed in the text through a journal entry. Apply the knowledge gained from the text to real-world scenarios or personal experiences in a journal entry. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions from the text, demonstrating a deep understanding of the journal entry. Evaluate the text critically, assessing its strengths and weaknesses in journal entries. Create an original response in a journal entry, synthesising information from the text and expressing personal thoughts. This download includes: The resource provides a scaffolded approach, ensuring students master the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

Embark on a journey of comprehensive writing mastery with this Cambridge IGCSE writing guide, designed to lead students through the intricacies of crafting informative magazine articles. This resource adopts a scaffolded approach, aligning seamlessly with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing. It encompasses diverse objectives and success criteria, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating within the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Objectives: Recall and identify key information, comprehend implicit meanings, apply gained knowledge, analyse facts and opinions, evaluate effectiveness, and synthesise information—these are the objectives that guide students toward proficiency in writing informative magazine articles. Each objective corresponds to a specific cognitive domain, ensuring a well-rounded development of writing skills aligned with Cambridge IGCSE standards. Scaffolders: This resource provides essential scaffolders to support students in their writing journey. A focused writing prompt directs attention to the article’s content, while a structured sentence frame aids in organising thoughts and maintaining coherence within the article.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on form filling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: • Identify a form and tell its purpose. • Compare terminology and vocabulary on the different forms to identify their features. • Examine the forms for the rules they follow to fill up. • Fill in forms with the appropriate information. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Application Form, Form Filling Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to fill a Form, Types of Online Forms Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Formal Group Discussion Success Criteria - Form Filling Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolded Notes - Form Filling Rules 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 - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Rally Coach Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Online Exercises Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.1-3 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to retrieve information and fill out a form, thereby helping them to enhance their reading and writing skills.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on narrative story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Define the components of a short story. Identify the elements of a short story. Demonstrate the mastery of short story elements. Narrate a short story on a given situation in a genre of your choice. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Narration, Story, Plot, Storyline Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Write a Narrative Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Topic Tennis Success Criteria - Narrative Story Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Story Guide, Story Template, Story Starters 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 - Online Prompts Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write a narrative story, thereby helping them to enhance their writing skills.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource provides a comprehensive guide to mastering evaluative speech writing. It covers a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, ensuring a holistic approach to skill development. Objectives: The resource sets clear objectives, guiding students to recall key concepts, comprehend explicit and implicit meanings, apply their understanding, analyze speeches, evaluate ideas, and finally, create original evaluative speeches. These objectives align with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements, fostering a well-rounded skill set. Scaffolders: Offering a scaffolded approach, this resource serves as a supportive framework, helping students navigate the complexities of evaluative speech writing. It acts as a valuable tool for mastering the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements, promoting a step-by-step understanding.

A comprehensive Cambridge IGCSE writing guide designed to facilitate mastery of the curriculum requirements. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing evaluative magazine articles. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, it encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. This resource aims to help students: Recall the key components. Comprehend explicit and implicit meanings. Create a sample article integrating explicit and implicit meanings. Analyse facts, ideas, and opinions as presented. Evaluate ideas and opinions, both explicit and implicit. Create an original, well-developed and sophisticated response. Scaffolders: Providing support, this resource includes a writing prompt focusing on article content and a sentence frame emphasising article structure to guide students through the writing process.

Unlock the power of language with this comprehensive resource designed for students in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum, focusing on explaining how writers use language to convey meaning and create effects in texts. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource offers a scaffolded approach to guide students through various cognitive domains, ensuring mastery across Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Recall and recognise explicit and implicit meanings in a given text. Comprehend the explicit and implicit meanings within a text. Apply understanding of language elements to new contexts. Analyse how writers achieve effects and influence readers through language. Evaluate the effectiveness of language choices in achieving specific effects. Create own expressive use of language elements. This Download Includes: Lesson Starters: This resource engages students with captivating lesson starters, such as matching imagery types, word classes, figurative language and language techniques with examples. Writing Prompt and Sentence Frame: The resource also provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing, ensuring mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

Embark on a journey of comprehensive learning with this resource, “Evaluative Letter Mastery,” meticulously designed to cater to the diverse needs of students following the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Recall key components of evaluative letter writing, including the structure, format, and key language features. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the explicit and implicit meanings of evaluative letter writing. Apply their understanding of evaluative letter writing to create a sample letter, integrating explicit and implicit meanings. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions presented in evaluative letter writing, using evidence from the text. Evaluate ideas and opinions, both explicit and implicit, in evaluative letter writing. Synthesise understanding of evaluative letter writing to create an original, well-developed and sophisticated response. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an evaluative letter, promoting mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

This comprehensive resource is designed to assist students in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum in honing their skills in crafting impactful and informative speeches. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. The resource is meticulously structured based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, covering Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating. After completing these lessons, students will be able to: Recall key information from a text and incorporate it into an informative speech. Comprehend both explicit and implicit meanings in a text and demonstrate understanding in informative speech. Apply the acquired knowledge to construct a well-supported, informative speech. Analyse facts, ideas and opinions to enhance the depth of informative speech. Evaluate the effectiveness of informative speech and make informed judgements. Synthesise information and create an informative speech that effectively communicates ideas. This resource provides a scaffolded approach to guide students through the process of writing an informative speech, promoting critical thinking, effective communication, and mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this comprehensive resource guides students through various cognitive domains, fostering skills in Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. With a focus on informative letter writing, it ensures the holistic development of language skills required for success in the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Objectives: This resource sets clear objectives that progress through Bloom’s Taxonomy, from recalling key information to synthesising ideas into a well-crafted informative letter. Students will develop the ability to comprehend, apply, analyse, evaluate, and synthesise information effectively, aligning with the rigour of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Scaffolders: To support student learning, the resource offers a scaffolded approach, helping students navigate the complexities of informative letter writing. This scaffolding is designed to align with the specific requirements of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum, ensuring that students master the necessary skills step by step.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Reading, this resource is meticulously designed to address a variety of objectives and success criteria across cognitive domains, from Remembering to Creating. This resource adopts a scaffolded approach, guiding students through the intricacies of reading and ensuring mastery of the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Objectives: The resource sets clear objectives to help students progressively develop their reading skills. These objectives include recalling explicit information, comprehending both explicit and implicit meanings, applying understanding to new contexts, analysing writer techniques, evaluating content and effectiveness, and synthesising information to generate new ideas.

Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource is a comprehensive guide designed to enhance students’ skills in crafting effective complaint letters. It covers a spectrum of cognitive domains, fostering development in Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating. Objectives: The resource sets clear objectives for students, guiding them to recall key information, comprehend explicit and implicit meanings, apply acquired knowledge, analyse facts, evaluate effectiveness, and synthesise information to create well-structured complaint letters. This ensures a holistic approach to letter writing aligned with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. Scaffolders: Recognising the challenges students may face, this resource provides a scaffolded approach to writing complaint letters, aligning with the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. It guides students through the process, promoting mastery step-by-step.

A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of compound-complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the functions of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Identify the features of compound-complex sentences. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to link two clauses. Implement the features of compound-complex sentences to discover their structure. Assess and verify the correct use of compound-complex sentence patterns in writing. Create compound-complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Identify the coordinating conjunctions from the examples. Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Coordinating Conjunctions EXERCISE 2: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples. Scaffolding Notes 3: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions EXERCISE 3: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. EXERCISE 4: Identify the coordinators and subordinators from the given examples of compound-complex sentences Scaffolding Notes 4: Features of Compound-Complex Sentences EXERCISE 5: Identify the parts of compound-complex sentences with examples. EXERCISE 6: Think of a compound-complex sentence to go with each of the picture. EXERCISE 7: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your understanding of compound-complex sentences. EXERCISE 8: Answer the given questions to demonstrate command of the conventions of compound-complex sentence structure. EXERCISE 9: Implement the properties of compound-complex sentence to discover its structure. Scaffolding Notes 5: Structure of a Compound-Complex Sentence EXERCISE 10: Answer the given questions to recognise variations in sentence structure as used in writing – Part 1. EXERCISE 11: Answer the given questions to recognise variations in sentence structure as used in writing – Part 2. EXERCISE 12: Identify the errors and revise the sentences. EXERCISE 13: Create compound-complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of compound-complex sentence structure in writing. Scaffolding Notes 6: Sentence Structure Rubrics EXERCISE 15: Identify coordinators and subordinators in the given compound-complex sentences. EXERCISE 16: Identify the independent clause and the dependent clauses in the given compound-complex sentences. EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary in the given compound-complex sentences. EXERCISE 18: Join each of the 3 given simple sentences to frame 1 compound-complex sentence using coordinators and subordinators. EXERCISE 19: Split each the given compound-complex sentence into three simple sentences.

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Parts of Speech - Word Classes – Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the words (1-8) with their meanings (A-H). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – 8 Parts of Speech – to list the parts of speech with their definitions, types and examples. EXERCISE 3: Give examples to the word classes and their types. Categorise them based on their function – Part 1-4. EXERCISE 4: What parts of speech is the underlined word? EXERCISE 5: Identify the word class of each word in each sentence against it. EXERCISE 6: Identify the correct word class of words in the context of a sentence – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions within the sentence – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Select the correct answer to indicate how the word functions in meaning within the sentence. EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of word classes in general and their function in particular sentences. EXERCISE 10: Write one word used as different part of speech (as stated in the brackets) which can complete each sentence. EXERCISE 11: Apply your knowledge of word classes to complete a sentence – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 12: Verbalise the visual in a sentence making sure to point out the part of speech specified to the part of the visual that is indicated by the arrow. EXERCISE 13: Construct a sentence using vocabulary from a specific word class – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 14: Analyse the given sentences to identify the function of specific word classes. EXERCISE 15: Exercise error identification to identify common mistakes made in using parts of speech – Part 1-3. EXERCISE 16: Use different word classes to create different meanings in different contexts. EXERCISE 17: Label the word class of every word in these sentences. EXERCISE 18: Decide which parts of speech fits into the underlined word. EXERCISE 19: Identify every noun in each sentence and state its kind (proper, common, collective, abstract or material). EXERCISE 20: Identify the verb/s in each sentence and state if it is an action or linking verb. EXERCISE 21: Identify the adjective in each sentence and the word it modifies, then say which question the adjective answers. EXERCISE 22: Identify all the pronouns, state their antecedents and state if they are subjective, objective or possessive. EXERCISE 23: Identify the adverb in each sentence, state the word it modifies, mention the word class it describes and say the question the adverb answers. EXERCISE 24: Identify the conjunction in each sentence and state its kind (coordinator, subordinator, correlator or conjunctive adverb). EXERCISE 25: Identify the preposition in each sentence and state its kind (simple, compound, phrasal or participial). EXERCISE 26: Identify the interjection in each sentence and state what emotion it expresses.

This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Phrases – Adverb or Adverbial Phrases. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define phrases and their components. Define adverb phrases and their components. Identify the adverb phrases as used in the sentences. Identify the functions of adverb phrases as used in the sentences. Exercise error identification to ensure that the adverb phrases are not misplaced and dangling. Use adverb phrases to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on dialogue writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Define dialogue and dialogue tags. List rules to use when punctuating dialogue. Apply dialogue technique to present events and characters to engage the interest of an audience. Demonstrate the use of dynamic dialogues in writing. This Resource includes: Vocabulary Overview - Dialogue, Dialogue Tags Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Dialogue Checklist Lesson Starter: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture. Discussion: Dialogue Rules Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story. Think-Write: Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story. Write-Share: Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Writing dialogues for situations given. Extensions: Online Exercises Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing. Home Learning: Using dialogue tags to reconstruct stories. Presenting stories in a dialogue form. Unscrambling the dialogues to reconstruct the story. Using reporting verbs to create dialogue tags. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3ab/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