JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
JOHN’S EDU MARKET stands out for its unique share of resources and information. Teachers can use these resources to support students as they include well-formulated lesson plans, carefully designed support material, and well-planned worksheets. This platform aims at bringing "Tomorrow's lessons to today's classroom, and today's lessons to a classroom now". The Teacher-Author of this platform is an English graduate, associated with Gems Education as a Subject Leader of English.
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Sensory Imagery – Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile. 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the imagery types (1-5) with their meaning (A-E).
EXERCISE 2: Fill in the blanks to check your understanding of the meaning of imagery types.
EXERCISE 3: Match the imagery types (1-5) with the images (A-E) they represent.
EXERCISE 4: Watch the video – What is Imagery? – and state what sense the author is appealing to in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the imagery type used in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the sensory imagery (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustatory) used in the following description.
EXERCISE 7: Answer the following questions to identify the imagery types.
EXERCISE 8: Answer the questions to state what sense is being appealed to in the following instances.
EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to identify the word-images created by sensory imagery.
EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to identify the instances where imagery is used with other figures of speech.
EXERCISE 11: Identify the type of imagery used and state how.
EXERCISE 12: Follow the PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of imagery in the poems.
EXERCISE 13: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of imagery in the poems.
EXERCISE 14: Describe the following images to create word-images. Follow the instructions and use the given descriptors.
EXERCISE 15: Use the given descriptive vocabulary to describe the beach.
EXERCISE 16: Use your knowledge of IMAGERY TYPES to write on one of the following. Follow the rubrics.
EXERCISE 17: Describe the image taking into account what you see, hear, feel, taste and smell. Use your imagination to comment on what you would be seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and feeling. Make sure you use at least five each sensory words from the list for every sense.
These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Figurative Language - Oxymoron. 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Watch the video – Oxymoron – to define oxymoron and explain what is oxymoronic in the following examples.
EXERCISE 2: Review the similarities and differences of oxymoron, paradox, irony to explain the meaning of the examples.
EXERCISE 3: Give two examples each to each of the formats of oxymora.
EXERCISE 4: Take the following quiz based on the definition of oxymoron.
EXERCISE 5: Take the following quiz based on the details and formats of oxymoron.
EXERCISE 6: Find a word from Column 1 to match with Column 2 to form oxymora. Form at least 10 pairs.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the oxymora in the following sentences.
EXERCISE 8: Identify the examples of oxymoron in the following examples.
EXERCISE 9: Fill the blanks in these oxymora to go with the pictures.
EXERCISE 10: What do the underlined words refer to in the following examples of oxymoron?
EXERCISE 11: Explain what is oxymoronic in these examples.
EXERCISE 12: Take the following quiz based on the examples of oxymoron, and identify what is oxymoronic.
EXERCISE 13: Use the given description to identify possible oxymoron.
EXERCISE 14: Use the given hints and clues to form oxymora.
EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks to complete the oxymora.
EXERCISE 16: Identify examples of oxymoron from the following literature extracts.
EXERCISE 17: Follow PEE model to evaluate the poet’s use of oxymoron in the given poem.
EXERCISE 18: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of synecdoche in the poem.
EXERCISE 19: Create expressions for oxymora using the given formats.
EXERCISE 20: Use oxymoron to make writing poetic, expressive, creative and concise.
EXERCISE 21: Identify the examples of oxymoron from the following sentences.
EXERCISE 22: Fill in the blanks with given oxymora in the box above.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Phrases – Adjective or Adjectival 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.
This Download Includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the TERMS with their MEANINGS.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Adjective Phrase – to answer the following questions with examples.
Define a phrase.
Define an adjective phrase.
Explain adjective phrases as modifiers.
Compare and contrast an adjective and adjective phrase.
Explain the replacement of adjective phrases.
Explain the formation of adjective phrases.
EXERCISE 3: Answer the given questions to demonstrate your previous knowledge of adjective phrases.
EXERCISE 4: Review the properties of adjective phrases to identify the elements from the examples.
EXERCISE 5: Identify the nouns or pronouns the adjective phrases modify.
EXERCISE 6: Identify the placement of adjectives in the adjective phrases.
EXERCISE 7: Identify the adjective phrases – Part 1 and 2.
EXERCISE 8: Review the patterns to identify the adjective phrases from the examples.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the adjective phrases as attributive or predicative.
EXERCISE 10: Identify the patterns of adjective phrases.
EXERCISE 11: Analyse the sentences for the use of adjective phrases.
EXERCISE 12: Review the common errors writers make due to misplaced and dangling modifiers in the following examples.
EXERCISE 13: Place phrases within a sentence, recognising and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
EXERCISE 14: Exercise error identification to ensure that the adjective phrases are not misplaced and dangling.
EXERCISE 15:
Name the noun in the visual.
Describe the noun using an adjective.
Expand the adjective to an adjective phrase that is equivalent in meaning.
EXERCISE 16: Create adjective phrases using the given patterns.
EXERCISE 17: Create new sentence patterns using adjective phrases.
RUBRICS: Adjective Phrase Rubrics
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Connectives and Transitions. 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 attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Recognise the meaning of connectives and transitions based on their usage.
Classify the connectives and transitions based on their functions.
Use connectives and transitions to join clauses or sentence elements.
Use connectives and transitions to bring structure and clarity to writing.
Use error identification strategy to find the correct use of connectives and transitions.
Create sentences with connectives and transitions to convey specific meanings and add variety to 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 package of 10 worksheets and task cards on using rhetorical devices in a speech.
This resource includes:
Finding rhetorical devices from a word search.
Identifying PUN element in texts.
Identifying examples of pathos, logos, and ethos.
Identifying rhetorical devices used by renowned orators.
Demonstrating the knowledge of rhetorical devices in writing.
Analyzing the speeches of famous orators for rhetorical devices.
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
Ready to use worksheets with answer key that present teaching and learning resources of a grammar lesson on subject-verb agreement based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.
After working with these worksheets students will be able to:
Identify the parts of a sentence (subject and verb).
List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement.
Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence.
Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern.
Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement.
Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-10) with their meanings (A-J).
EXERCISE 2: Identify subjects and verbs as used in the given sentences.
EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Subject-VerbAgreement - to fill in the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
EXERCISE 4: List and explain the basic rules of subject-verb agreement with examples.
EXERCISE 5: Supply an appropriate linking verb that agrees with the subject in each of the sentences and the visuals.
EXERCISE 6: Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence – Part 1.
EXERCISE 7: Examine and discover the agreement of subject and verb in a sentence – Part 2.
EXERCISE 8: Explain the organisation of subject and verb in a sentence pattern.
EXERCISE 9: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement – Part 1.
EXERCISE 10: Verify and correct the mistaken subject and deceptive agreement – Part 2.
EXERCISE 11: Create and compose new sentence patterns with subject-verb concordance.
EXERCISE 12: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of subject-verb agreement in writing.
EXERCISE 13: Correct the errors in subject-verb agreement in the following paragraph.
EXERCISE 14: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences.
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 11 worksheets with answers on reading persuasive texts.
This resource includes exercises on:
Identifying persuasive text types.
Identifying characteristic language of persuasive texts.
Reading comprehension of persuasive texts.
Demonstrating knowledge of persuasive texts in writing.
Reading persuasive texts to find meaning.
Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the reading and writing skills of the learners.
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 package that contains 10 worksheets on form filling.
This resource includes exercises on:
Comparing forms
Identifying the purpose of forms
Creating Google forms
Filling forms
Retrieving information to fill the forms
Teachers can use these task cards to enhance the vocabulary, language, comprehension, and writing skills of the learners.
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Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom:
✿ Early Finishers
✿ Tutoring
✿ Sub Tubs
✿ ESL Stations/Centres
✿ Holiday Work
✿ Small Group Collaborations
✿ End of Unit Quick Assessments
✿ Homework
✿ Reinforcement
✿ Enrichment
These Worksheets with an Answer Key are perfect for teaching Grammar - Active and Passive Voice. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these grade-appropriate exercises that are well planned for student engagement.
After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to:
Identify and define the structure of a sentence when verbs are active and passive.
Group and order tense forms into active and passive verbs.
Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.
Analyse verb tenses to determine whether constructions rely on active or passive voice.
Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice.
Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate active and passive verbs.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (A-L) with their meanings (1-12).
EXERCISE 2: Bounce a ball and describe the action. Identify the subject, verb and object. Spot the doer and the receiver of action.
EXERCISE 3: Name the parts of the sentences when the verb is in the active and passive. Use the words or phrases given in the box.
EXERCISE 4: Watch the video - Active vs Passive Voice - to list the examples for active (1-6) and passive (1). Then workout the given exercise.
EXERCISE 5: Rewrite the sentences (present tense) in passive (singular and plural) and active (plural) voice.
EXERCISE 6: Rewrite the sentences (past tense) in passive (singular and plural) and active (plural) voice.
EXERCISE 7: Rewrite the sentences (future tense) in passive (singular and plural) and active (plural) voice.
EXERCISE 8: Rewrite the sentences (with modal verbs) in passive (singular and plural) and active (plural) voice.
EXERCISE 9: Identify the following from the given active and passive sentences.
EXERCISE 10: Complete the following sentences using appropriate active or passive verb forms.
EXERCISE 11: Analyse verb tenses to determine whether constructions rely on active or passive voice.
EXERCISE 12: Recognise and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice.
EXERCISE 13: Produce and present well-written sentences with appropriate active and passive verbs.
RUBRICS: Active and Passive Voice
EXERCISE 14: Decide whether the following sentences are written in the active or passive voice. Then identify the doer- and the receiver of action.
EXERCISE 15: Identify the active and the passive verbs.
EXERCISE 16: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
EXERCISE 17: Rewrite the sentences in active voice.
EXERCISE 18: Change the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the passive voice.
EXERCISE 19: Change the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the active voice.
“Mastering Descriptive Writing: A Cambridge IGCSE Guide” is an invaluable resource designed to help students navigate the intricacies of the Cambridge IGCSE writing curriculum. Employing a scaffolded approach, this guide is meticulously aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, ensuring comprehensive coverage of objectives and success criteria across various cognitive domains. The resource aims to foster proficiency in Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating, providing a well-rounded foundation for students to excel in descriptive writing.
Objectives:
The guide encompasses a series of objectives, meticulously crafted to foster a deep understanding of descriptive writing. From recalling key elements to creating a descriptive piece that meets specific criteria, students will progress through levels of comprehension and application. The objectives cover a spectrum of cognitive domains, ensuring a holistic development of writing skills.
Scaffolders:
To facilitate the learning process, the guide includes effective scaffolders. These scaffolders include a focused writing prompt that directs attention to the content of the description and a planning frame that aids in structuring the description. These tools provide students with the necessary support to build a strong foundation in descriptive writing.
Embark on a comprehensive instructional journey to master the intricacies of summary writing for the Cambridge IGCSE with this specialised guide. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource provides a step-by-step approach to achieving various objectives across cognitive domains such as Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating.
Objectives:
This guide is meticulously crafted to aid students in accomplishing key objectives in summary writing. From recalling essential information and grasping main ideas to applying knowledge to creating a coherent summary, students will also develop skills in analysing source texts, evaluating information quality, and ultimately crafting concise and well-structured summaries.
Starters:
Kickstart the learning process with engaging activities. Match the dos of summary writing with their corresponding reasons and explore the don’ts with their explanations to steer clear of common pitfalls. This interactive session sets the foundation for a deeper comprehension of effective summary writing.
Scaffolders:
Providing crucial support, this resource includes writing prompts focusing on content and planning frames concentrating on structural aspects. These scaffolders guide students in organising their thoughts and building a solid foundation for their summaries.
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.
Embark on a comprehensive journey through narrative writing with this Cambridge IGCSE Writing Guide. This resource offers a scaffolded approach, expertly designed to guide students in mastering the curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, it encompasses a variety of objectives and success criteria across cognitive domains, ensuring a well-rounded development of writing skills.
Objectives:
This guide aims to achieve various objectives, fostering a deep understanding of narrative writing. Students will recall and identify key elements, demonstrate comprehension of narrative principles, apply skills in creating cohesive stories, analyse narratives for effectiveness, assess writing quality, and ultimately generate original and impactful narrative pieces.
Scaffolders:
To facilitate the learning process, this resource provides essential scaffolders. These include a writing prompt focusing on story content, a planning frame emphasising story structure, and a plot diagram highlighting narrative plot development.
These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Vocabulary – Compound Adjectives. 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.
This download includes:
EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-7) with their meaning (A-G). Write the letters in the space.
EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Compound Adjectives in English – to answer the following questions.
Define compound adjectives with examples.
List compound adjective types with examples.
EXERCISE 3: Give an example each for each of the compound adjective patterns.
EXERCISE 4: Match the words together to form compound adjectives. Write the letters in the space.
EXERCISE 5: Match the compound adjectives (1-26) with their meaning (A-Z). Write the letters in the space.
EXERCISE 6: Complete the sentences with the words below.
EXERCISE 7: Match the sentence halves to complete the compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 8: Choose sentences that contain a compound adjective and use hyphens to form those possible.
EXERCISE 9: Complete the sentences with a compound adjective formed from the word in brackets.
EXERCISE 10: Fill in the blanks with appropriate compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 11: Choose a correct compound adjective for each sentence.
EXERCISE 12: Use the information to form a compound adjective that describes the noun in the picture.
EXERCISE 13: Identify the pattern of the compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 14: Fill in the blanks with relevant compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 15: Use hyphens to form compound adjectives that clarify meaning.
EXERCISE 16: Form and use compound adjectives to modify nouns.
EXERCISE 17: Identify the sentences that contain well-formed compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 18: Evaluate the role of hyphens in forming compound adjectives.
EXERCISE 19: Attempt any one of the activities to demonstrate your mastery in using compound adjectives in writing.
EXERCISE 20: Complete the second part of each sentence with an explanation.
EXERCISE 21: Select a suitable adjective to complete each definition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.