These Google Slides are perfect for teaching how to write an Information Text - Description. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. 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 communicative purpose of texts that describe nouns and visuals. Classify the vocabulary type used in texts that describe pie charts, line graphs, bar graphs or diagrams. Recognise the structure of texts that describe nouns and visuals. Organise information for a text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram. Detect areas to improve in a text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram and respond to the peer feedback. Create an information text that describes a pie chart, line graph, bar graph or diagram.

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Reading Comprehension – War Poetry - War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these challenging exercises that are well-designed for student engagement. 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 Narrative War Poetry - War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. 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.

An immersive PowerPoint Presentation, a comprehensive guide tailored to empower both students and educators on the art of descriptive writing. This tutorial is a roadmap for unlocking the intricacies of crafting vivid and compelling narratives to show and not just to tell. This resource is aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and the Common Core Standards for Writing. To complete the learning journey, comprehensive rubrics will be employed to assess student outcomes, covering content and structure, style, and accuracy. Join us in this transformative exploration of descriptive writing, where words come to life and narratives flourish!

A compact review of story genres and story template organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Story Genres Story Template Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about the scaffolds required for alternate ending story, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 poetry annotation. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand how annotation helps to analyse poems. Discuss annotation template, guide and the prompt. Determine the main ideas and provide an objective summary of the poem. Annotate the lines of the given poem. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Annotation, Summary, Meaning, Explanation Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Annotate Poetry Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Annotate the Images Success Criteria - Annotation Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Guide, Template, Prompt 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 - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEC Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1/2/4/9-10.1/2/4/11-12.7 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A compact review of cautionary tales, urban legend, and mini-sagas organized for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Folktales Types of Tales Elements of Tales Characteristics of Cautionary Tales, Urban Legend, and Mini-Sagas Folktale Details Assessment Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A package of 8 task cards on cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini sagas. This resource includes: Differentiating tale, fable, and legend. Reading cautionary tale to answer questions. Reading urban legend to answer questions. Reading mini sagas to answer questions. Demonstrating knowledge of tales in writing. Using moral of a fable as prompt to write. Writing your own tales, legends, and sagas. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on writing cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini sagas. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the concept of tales. List the tale types and their elements. Discuss the characteristics of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas. Demonstrate the knowledge of cautionary tales, urban legends, and mini-sagas in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Tale, Legend, Saga Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Types of Tales Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Differentiate Success Criteria - Tales Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Folktales, Tale Types, Characteristics, 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 - Literary Elements Mapping Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Task Cards and Online Exercises Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abcd/4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A package of 10 worksheets with answers on debating skills. This resource includes: Deciding between a debate, a fight, and an argument. Using PEEL, PEEC, and PEE techniques to identify the parts. Demonstrating the mastery of building arguments in writing. Providing arguments. Using IQE, PQE, and PQP techniques to feedback on arguments. Writing an argumentative essay. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A bundle of 10 worksheets and task cards on role play. This resource includes: Using KWL chart for student knowledge of role play. Role playing non-scripted persons and situations. Role playing scripted situations. Scripting and role playing. Demonstrating role play knowledge in writing. Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on role play. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the concept of role play. Discuss role play steps. Role play the imaginary persons and situations. Demonstrate the art of role playing in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Role play, Enactment, Direction, Initiation Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Role Play Steps Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – KWL Chart Success Criteria - Role Play Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Role Play Steps 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Rally Coach Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.6-8.1bc/6 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A compact review of role play for quick referencing. This resource includes: Vocabulary Overview Role Play Steps Assessment Rubrics Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment