A set of 10 worksheets with answers on summary writing. This Resource includes: Summarizing the nursery rhymes. Evaluating the summaries. Identifying the summary elements of a text. Identifying the summary elements of a story. Summarizing the given topic. Selecting a phrase that best summarizes the given extract. Preparing questions based on main idea and details of a summary. Summarizing by describing details 1, 2, and 3. Underlining key ideas, and summarizing in 25 words. Converting summaries into detailed stories. 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 Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: List sonnet types and their features. Analyse the structure of a sonnet. Compare and contrast Shakespearean Sonnets with Miltonic. Demonstrate your knowledge of sonnets in writing. This Resource includes: Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos on Sonnets Success Criteria - Sonnets Checklist Lesson Starter: Vocabulary Check Discussion: Sonnet Types Structure of Shakespearean Sonnet Structure of Miltonic Sonnet Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the structure of given Shakespearean Sonnet. Ask-Write: Identifying the structure of given Miltonic Sonnet. Write-Advance: Comparing Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: 4 Activities Extensions: Comprehending a Shakespearean Prologue. Plenary: Testing student understanding of sonnets. Home Learning: Reading sonnets to answer challenging questions. Paraphrasing sonnets. Providing modern text to sonnets. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-RL.9-10.9/11-12.4/7 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

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: List sonnet types and their features. Analyse the structure of a sonnet. Compare and contrast Shakespearean Sonnets with Miltonic. Demonstrate your knowledge of sonnets in writing. This Resource includes: Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos on Sonnets Success Criteria - Sonnets Checklist Lesson Starter: Vocabulary Check Discussion: Sonnet Types Structure of Shakespearean Sonnet Structure of Miltonic Sonnet Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the structure of given Shakespearean Sonnet. Ask-Write: Identifying the structure of given Miltonic Sonnet. Write-Advance: Comparing Shakespearean and Miltonic Sonnets. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: 4 Activities Extensions: Comprehending a Shakespearean Prologue. Plenary: Testing student understanding of sonnets. Home Learning: Reading sonnets to answer challenging questions. Paraphrasing sonnets. Providing modern text to sonnets. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-RL.9-10.9/11-12.4/7 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

A set of 16 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation. Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem. Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context. This resource includes: Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1) Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Writing poems (Exercise 4) Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 8) Creating poems (Exercise 9) Answering questions with options (Exercise 10) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Presenting answers in the form of poems (Exercise 14) Multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Comprehension questions (Exercise 16) 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 PowerPoint Presentation of unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. After completing this unit students will be able to: Analyse the poem to make a critical appreciation (session 1). Identify the poetic devices and explain how they are used in the poem (session 2). Annotate the lines of the poem with reference to context (session 3). Lesson Preview: Poem and Summary (Scaffold Notes 1) Poet, Introduction, and Setting (Scaffold Notes 2) SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Discussion: Poetry Forms (Scaffold Notes 3) Poetry Structures (Scaffold Notes 4) Poetry Analysis Guide (Scaffold Notes 5) Poetry Analysis Template (Scaffold Notes 6) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Paraphrasing the poem to its literal meaning (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Inferring the character of the speaker (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write poems (Exercise 4) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES IN POETRY AND THEIR USAGE Discussion: Comparison Devices (Scaffold Notes 8) Sound Devices (Scaffold Notes 9) Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 10) Poetic Devices Prompts (Scaffold Notes 11) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Explanation of the poetic devices (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 13) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 14) Explanation Prompts for Figures of Speech (Scaffold Notes 15) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 11) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 12) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16) Differentiated Tasks - Presenting answers in poem form (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Comprehension Questions (Exercise 16) Online Quizzes - 4 Online Comprehension Passages - 4 Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 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

A set of 25 task cards and exercises on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting. Name the characters and make a character sketch. Discover the plot elements and develop the plot. Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation. Examine the lines from the text with reference to context. This resource includes: (EXERCISE 1) Inferring the setting (EXERCISE 2) Identifying setting elements (EXERCISE 3) Describing the setting (EXERCISE 4) Creating story setting (EXERCISE 5) Answering setting related questions (EXERCISE 6) Spotting the traits of the characters (EXERCISE 7) Identifying the main character’s elements (EXERCISE 8) Making a character sketch (EXERCISE 9) Creating characters for the story (EXERCISE 10) Answering characterization questions (EXERCISE 11) Identifying plot elements (EXERCISE 12) Identifying plot description elements (EXERCISE 13) Developing the plot (EXERCISE 14) Making a story plot (EXERCISE 15) Answering plot related questions (EXERCISE 16) Answering story analysis questions (EXERCISE 17) Identifying story elements (EXERCISE 18) Making a critical appreciation (EXERCISE 19) Writing a story (EXERCISE 20) Answering story components questions (EXERCISE 21) Identifying summary elements (EXERCISE 22) Identifying RTC elements for the given lines (EXERCISE 23) Explaining the line with reference to context (EXERCISE 24) Finding the context of the Shakespearean quotes (EXERCISE 25) Answering with reference to context. 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 list of handouts that explain the steps followed for writing a review. This Resource Includes: Vocabulary Overview Review Conventions Tips for a Place Review Guidelines on a Book Review Guidelines for a Movie Review 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 set of 11 worksheets with answers on review writing. This Resource includes: Reviewing the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Identifying the features of a place review and a book review. Comparing and contrasting reviews to find similarities and differences. Using graphic organizer to write a review of a book. Writing reviews of the given situations. Selecting best options that answer reviewing questions. Writing a place review. Writing book review. Writing movie review. Identifying the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Reading review to answer questions. 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 handout that explains rules related to dialogue writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Dialogue Writing Rules 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 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

A set of 10 ready to use worksheets with answers on dialogue writing. This download includes: Creating conversations to tell a story to match the picture. Filling out the speech in the bubbles to make a story. Using dialogue tags to convert given conversation into a story. Rewriting the given story in a dialogue form. Writing dialogues for situations given. Answering multiple choice questions on dialogue writing. 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. 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 ready to use lesson presentation 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 download 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

A bunch of 10 worksheets and task cards on plot elements of a story. This Resource Includes: Identifying conflict types. Suggesting conflict and plot types for genres. Identifying plot elements. Developing plot and describing. Demonstrating knowledge of plot in writing. Matching plot elements with their meaning. 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 ready to use lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on poem writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of poetry structures, elements, and forms. Develop students’ abilities to understand a poetic response to the world they inhabit, both from the point of view of a poet and from their own experience. Demonstrate command of the conventions of poetry in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Poetry, Poem Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Videos Success Criteria - Poem Writing Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the poem types with their meanings. Discussion: Poetry Structures Poetry Elements Poetry Forms Tips to Write a Poem Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the poem types. Think-Write: Writing Ode and Tanka poems. Write-Share: Writing a 7-line, diamond-shaped poem (Diamante) poem. Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of poetry in writing. Extensions: Write a HAIKU poem evoking images of the natural world. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on poem writing. Home Learning: Writing poems as suggested. Writing poems as directed. Writing poems based on situations. Writing poems based on prompts. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.2b/3d 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

A compact review of description organized for quick referencing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Descriptive Writing Toolkit Imagery Types Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer 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 set of 12 ready to use worksheets and task cards on descriptive writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall descriptive vocabulary for a descriptive writer. Acquire knowledge of descriptive techniques and imagery types. Analyse a descriptive paragraph for features. Demonstrate command of the conventions of description in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Writing descriptive words, a simile, and a metaphor to describe images. Comparing two descriptions. Identifying descriptive techniques used in a description. Describing a picture using sensory language. Demonstrating the skill of description in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on descriptive writing. Using descriptive sample openers to come up with own descriptions. Circling descriptive words in the given passage. Describing the usefulness of any of the given man-made materials. Reading to write down examples of descriptive techniques. Identifying the sensory language used in the given passage. Reading the given description to notice examples of descriptive techniques. 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recall descriptive vocabulary for a descriptive writer. Acquire knowledge of descriptive techniques and imagery types. Analyse a descriptive paragraph for features. Demonstrate command of the conventions of description in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Description, Imagery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Videos Success Criteria - Descriptive Writing Checklist Lesson Starter: Writing descriptive words to describe images. Discussion: Descriptive Writing Toolkit Imagery Types Lists of Adjectives and Adverbs Descriptive Chart for Descriptive Writer Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Comparing two descriptions. Think-Write: Identifying descriptive techniques used in a description. Write-Share: Describing a picture using sensory language. Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of description in writing. Extensions: Using descriptive sample openers to come up with own descriptions. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on descriptive writing. Home Learning: Circling descriptive words in the given passage. Describing the usefulness of any of the given man-made materials. Reading to write down examples of descriptive techniques. Identifying the sensory language used in the given passage. Reading the given description to notice examples of descriptive techniques. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e 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