A unit plan of 3 sessions with teaching and learning classroom resources on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee 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). This Unit includes: 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 - Identification of Poetry Elements (Exercise 1) Write-Share - Critical Appreciation of the Poem (Exercise 2) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Plenary - Online Quiz 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 - Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Write-Share - Explanation of the Poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 6) Plenary - Online Quiz 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 7) Ask-Write - Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Write-Advance - Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Assessment - Annotation Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 16) Differentiated Tasks - Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Plenary - Online Quiz HOME LEARNING - Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) CCSS - Common Core Standards - ELA.LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4 SKILLS - Social and Cognitive

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 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 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

A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on suspense story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the techniques that create sustaining suspense. Analyse plot diagram for a suspense story. Demonstrate command of the conventions of suspense in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Suspense, Cliffhanger, Mystery Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links - Science, Math, Social Studies Flipped Lesson Part - Prezi Presentation Success Criteria - Suspense Story Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the lesson vocabulary with their meanings. Discussion: Creating Suspense Using Genre Elements Creating Sustaining Suspense Story Components Plot Diagram Plot Template Story Starters Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Writing what most likely would happen next to given scenes. Think-Write: Using the graphic organizer to plan and narrate a suspense story. Write-Share: Reading the story, “Velvet Ribbon” to visualize final scene. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Exercises Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating the skill of suspense in writing. Extensions: Using the planning sheet from Mystery Cube to write a Suspense Story. Plenary: Reading the instruction and selecting the appropriate answer. Home Learning: Thinking of an alternate ending with suspense to the given story. Thinking of a story, “The Student Who Cried Teacher” to pull a false alarm. Choosing a set of three elements to write a suspense story. Writing a suspense story on given situation. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.3a-e/5/10 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 11 ready to use worksheets with answers on article writing. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Recall article writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write articles. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing an article. Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Matching the topics with the titles. Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Choosing a topic to write an article. Demonstrating the skill of feature articles in writing. Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Identifying the structural elements of a news story. Thinking of creative titles for the given short articles. Matching the given first paragraphs with the topic sentences. Thinking of an appropriate conclusion to given paragraphs. 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 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake. 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 download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Referring to lines that ask the given questions (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing two poems of William Blake - The Tiger and The Lamb (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) Answering MCQs questions (Exercise 17) 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 9 scaffolding notes of 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of an informal letter. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of informal letters in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample informal letter. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final informal letter. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter 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 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – If- by Rudyard Kipling. 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 download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Writing lines that refer to given meanings (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing and contrasting “you” with “others” (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) 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 digital storytelling. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Know and use a process for creating a digital story. Select and use appropriate digital tool(s). Understand how to use a Storyboard to build and organize your story elements. Participate in constructive peer feedback to improve the end product to be shared. Create an original story with different media elements. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Moral, Point of View Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Digital Story Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Generate Creative Writing Prompts Success Criteria - Digital Storytelling Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Digital Storytelling Elements Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 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 - PEEL Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/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 use cumulative sentences in their writing, 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

Ready to use worksheets with answers on poetry comprehension of the poem, “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-Z) with the expressions (1-26) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find meanings of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Match the different feelings (1-6) Bess would have at different points during the story with the time and the reason (A-H) she feels these different emotions. EXERCISE 8: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 1. EXERCISE 9: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 2. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 3. EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices. EXERCISE 13: Answer questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of comparison poetic devices in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of comparison poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of sound poetic devices in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Answer the questions to check your understanding of sound poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figurative language used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the comparison poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the sound poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 22: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Use the guide to describe the character of the highwayman based on what you learn in the poem.

A ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions. Identify the features of complex sentences. Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses. Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure. Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing. Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview EXERCISE 1: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples. Scaffolding Notes 2: Functions of Subordinating Conjunctions EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions. EXERCISE 3: Identify the subordinators from the given examples. Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Complex Sentence EXERCISE 4: Identify how the subordinating conjunctions are used in the sentences. EXERCISE 5: Identify the features of complex sentences. EXERCISE 6: Think of a complex sentence to go with each given picture. EXERCISE 7: Identify the functions of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 1. EXERCISE 8: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 2. EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 3. EXERCISE 10: Implement the properties of complex sentences to discover their structure. Scaffolding Notes 4: Structure of Complex Sentence EXERCISE 11: Examine the structure and the pattern of the complex sentences. EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence patterns in writing. EXERCISE 13: Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of complex sentence structure in writing. Scaffolding Notes 5: Sentence Structure Rubrics EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses. EXERCISE 16: Identify the main and subordinate clauses. EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary. EXERCISE 18: Join the sentences by using subordinators: when, where, if, although, because, since, while. EXERCISE 19: Split the following complex sentences into simple sentences. EXERCISE 20: Rewrite the following simple sentences as complex sentences. EXERCISE 21: Rewrite the following complex sentences as compound sentences.

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

A unit presentation on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly. EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.

A ready to use PowerPoint presentation with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of suffixes based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Match the terms associated with suffixes with their meanings. Add suffixes to high frequency and other studied words. Create new words with common suffixes based on their meanings. Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words. Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes in forming new words. Create new word patterns with words beginning and ending in common suffixes and frame sentences. This download includes: SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS (1-4) with their MEANINGS (A-D). SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 2: Match the SUFFIXES with their MEANINGS. SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 3: Tick the correct option to find meaning for the common suffixes. EXERCISE 4: Create new words with each of the Greek suffixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 5: Create new words with each of the noun suffixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 6: Create new words with each of the adjective suffixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 7: Create new words with each of the verb and adverb suffixes based on their meaning. EXERCISE 8: Create new words with common suffixes used in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Curriculum. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 9: Interpret and verbalise the graphics by adding suffixes to the root words. EXERCISE 10: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 1. EXERCISE 11: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 2. EXERCISE 12: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 3. EXERCISE 13: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 4. EXERCISE 14: Use suffixes to form words and use roots as clues to the meaning of new words – Part 5. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 15: Assess and evaluate the correct use of suffixes in forming new words. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 16: Demonstrate the mastery of using SUFFIXES in writing. Focus on remembering, understanding, analysing and creating of suffixes as suggested by the RUBRICS. RUBRICS: Suffixes Rubrics HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 17: Choose the correct suffix to fill in the blanks: -less, -ment, -ing, -ly, -able. EXERCISE 18: Make words using the given suffixes to go with the meaning.

This Unit Lesson Plan 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 Worksheets with Answer Key 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. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Consider the functions of hyphens and dashes to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – Hyphens and Dashes – to complete the following table with required details for hyphens and dashes. EXERCISE 4: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast hyphens and dashes to find their differences and the similarities. EXERCISE 5: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast em dash and en dash to find the differences and the similarities. EXERCISE 6: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of hyphens and dashes. Tick all the correct answers. EXERCISE 7: Use hyphens to join two or more words to create new meaning; and to create compound words with prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 8: Use hyphens to clarify meaning; to write fractions or numbers; and to indicate a missing element. EXERCISE 9: Use dashes to introduce an explanation or clarification; to replace semicolons; and to enclose extra information. EXERCISE 10: Use dashes to replace a pair of commas; to replace a pair of brackets; and to replace ellipsis. EXERCISE 11: Use hyphens and dashes to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. EXERCISE 12: Give an example each for the given dash rules. EXERCISE 13: Give 14 examples for hyphenated compound words. Give 8 examples for suspended compound words. EXERCISE 14: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following sentences. EXERCISE 15: Identify the hyphen rules used in the following prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 16: Supply dashes or hyphens wherever necessary. Replace other punctuation marks with either hyphens or dashes. EXERCISE 17: Frame compound words using hyphens with the following prefixes and suffixes. EXERCISE 18: Choose the sentences that contain a compound adjective, use hyphens to form those possible.

This compact review of Sensory Imagery for quick referencing is perfect for teaching Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile Imagery. 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 going through this information students will be able to: Identify the correct definition of imagery types – visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile. Examine word-pictures used as imagery in a given text. Show examples of writing that allow readers to visualise, hear, touch, taste or smell in their imagination. Interpret word-images sensory imagery creates in a text and explain the author’s purpose in using it. Evaluate author’s use of imagery to create word images in a text. Use sensory imagery to create vivid descriptions and word images in writing. This download includes: SN 1: Imagery Types SN 2: Sensory Imagery Images SN 3: Sensory Imagery Examples SN 4: Sensory Imagery Rubrics SN 5: Sensory Imagery Vocabulary 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