A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on report writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Gain knowledge of report writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write varied reports. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing a report. Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Report Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Reporting Checklist Lesson Starter: Identifying the report types of the given reports. Discussion: Report Types Report Writing Tips Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the parts of a newspaper report. Think-Write: Writing a lead for a newspaper report. Write-Share: Preparing an information report on an animal of your choice. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating knowledge of reporting in writing. Extensions: Reporting an accident. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on report writing. Home Learning: Preparing a report based on given prompt. Preparing a report based on bar graph. Reporting a crime. Identifying the key elements of a newspaper report. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.1a-e/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 Presentation on 41 Critical Thinking Activities to Think Differently which can be used as Starters, Middles, and Plenaries in a Classroom. Teachers can use these to enhance the critical thinking and problem-solving skills of the learners and to help them to think differently.

“Unlocking the Art of Magazine Article Writing” is the ultimate PowerPoint Presentation designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge to excel in crafting engaging and impactful magazine articles. This resource follows Bloom’s Taxonomy and aligns with the Common Core Standards for ELA-Literacy in Writing. It provides a step-by-step approach to becoming a proficient magazine article writer, covering various key aspects.

Powerpoint presentation of unit plans with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes. 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: Poet and Introduction (Scaffold Notes 1) Poem and Summary (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 - Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Referring lines to match with given meanings (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Assessment - Poetry Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 7) Differentiated Tasks - Answering questions (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) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share – Meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Ask-Write - Identification and explanation of poetic devices (Exercise 7) Write-Advance - Inferring clues for characters in the poem (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 11) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions based on poem theme (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT Discussion: Annotation Guide (Scaffold Notes 12) Annotation Template and Prompt (Scaffold Notes 13) Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Summarizing the meaning of the poem (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 14) Differentiated Tasks - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Online Exercises 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

After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Discuss key points to consider when designing a poster in different ways. Analyse posters for their features. Create a poster for conveying a message effectively. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Poster Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Make a Academic Poster Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Find the Question Success Criteria - Poster Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Key Points, 10 Ways, Template Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 6 Questions Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Printing Press Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post It on My Learning Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Task Cards, Online Exercises Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2bce/RL.9-10.4/SL.9-10.2 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to design posters, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 comic strips creations. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Apply the conventions of comic strips. Analyse the features of comic strips. Develop comic strips to depict story-related to a specific event. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Comic Strip, Word Balloon Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Make a Comic Strip Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Comic Characters Success Criteria - Comic Strip Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Comic Essentials and Elements, Comic Template Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - Comic Creator Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8,3b/RL.8.4/L.8.4a Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to design comic strips, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of synonyms and antonyms based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: Use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to understand each words. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites: antonym types. Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms and antonyms. Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms. Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms. Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-5) with their meanings (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Watch the video (Antonyms and Synonyms) and find antonyms and synonyms for the following words. EXERCISE 3: Think of a synonym and antonym for the words in the middle column. EXERCISE 4: Think of graded, complementary and relational antonyms for each of the word in the list. EXERCISE 5: Interpret and verbalise pictures of synonyms. EXERCISE 6: Interpret and verbalise pictures of antonyms. EXERCISE 7: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 8: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 9: Find and present similarities and differences between synonyms and antonyms (Part 3). EXERCISE 10: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 1). EXERCISE 11: Test and decide the appropriate use of synonyms and antonyms (Part 2). EXERCISE 12: Create new sentences using synonyms and antonyms. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 13: Match the given words with their synonyms from the box. EXERCISE 14: Match the following words with their antonyms from the box. EXERCISE 15: Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms. EXERCISE 16: Select the word that best completes the sentence. EXERCISE 17: Use Synonyms and Antonyms to answer questions as denoted by the BINGO lines.

A compact review of 10 top spelling rules for quick referencing. A handout that explains the spelling rules and exceptions related to them with examples. It also includes rubrics for assessment. Teachers can use this cheat sheet as a ready reference material to remind the learners about the rules to be followed in order to use correct spelling in writing, thereby helping them to enhance the spelling and vocabulary skills.

A set of 15 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Daffodils by William Wordsworth. 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: Completing summary for the poem (Exercise 1) Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 2) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Planning to write poems (Exercise 4) Selecting correct option to answer questions (Exercise 5) Meanings of expressions and filling blanks (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) Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Answering comprehension 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

This Unit Lesson Plan is perfect for teaching Proofreading - Editing your Writing. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Identify the correct meaning of proofreading symbols or marks. List the components of a proofreading checklist. Apply proofreading symbols to identify the appropriate use of them in a text. Identify grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Fix grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in a given text. Use proofreading process to aid cohesion in writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the symbols of proofreading (1-14) with their meanings (A-N). EXERCISE 2: Match the proofreading marks (1-10) with their meanings. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video - Editing Your Writing – and prepare a checklist for proof reading. EXERCISE 4: Use proofreading symbols to edit the text. EXERCISE 5: Use proofreading letters/marks and acronyms to edit the text. EXERCISE 6: Analyse and proofread the text to identify the errors – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 7: Exercise error identification to ensure accuracy and correctness – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 8: Chose any one of the following task to demonstrate your proofreading skills. EXERCISE 9: Proofread the following text and correct by selecting the suitable option. EXERCISE 10: Proofread and correct the following passages – Part 1-4.

This Unit Plan is perfect for teaching Clauses - Noun Clause or Nominal Clause. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these exercises that are carefully planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Define clauses and their components. Explain the role of interrogative pronouns or adverbs and expletives in forming noun clauses. Determine the properties of noun clauses as used in sentences. Identify the noun clauses functioning as nouns in sentences. Exercise error identification to ensure that noun clauses are used correctly in writing. Use noun clauses to vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader interest and style. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This compact review of Information Text for quick referencing is perfect for teaching how to write an information text - Sequence. These no prep scaffolding notes would be great for ELA lessons. Your students will love this information that is well-planned for student engagement. After studying this information, your students will be able to: Group up sequentially the given information: process, order, chronology, timeline and sequence. Identify the clue or signal words used in information texts that arrange the ideas in particular order. Determine the organisational methods used in structuring information texts that tell the order in which events happen. Plan and write an information text on a given topic that organises events and things in a specific logical order. Identify areas to improve by peer evaluating an information text and respond to the peer feedback. Select a task that goes with their level and create an information text that explains the steps of an event in time order. This download includes: SN 1: Clue/Signal/Key Words SN 2: Text Structure organised by Order SN 3: Text Structure organised by Time SN 4: Planning Frame SN 5: Sample Plan SN 6: Sentence Frame SN 7: Sample First Draft SN 8: Rubrics for Evaluation SN 9: Sample Final Draft SN 10: Data and Tasks for Differentiation

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on compare and contrast information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of compare and contrast information text. List the compare and contrast text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of compare and contrast information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Compare, Contrast, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Compare and Contrast Text Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Similarities and Differences Success Criteria - Compare and Contrast Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Compare and Contrast Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use compare and contrast as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on descriptive information text. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire understanding of the features of descriptive information text. List the descriptive text elements. Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive information text in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Description, Information Text Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Descriptive Writing, Description Structure Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Adding Details Success Criteria - Descriptive Information Text Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Descriptive Information Text Elements Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - 2 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Noughts and Crosses Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.2abcdef/4/5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to use description as information text in writing, thereby helping them to enhance their reading, vocabulary, language, 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 lesson presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on debating skills. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Review basic debating skills. Discuss the debate format for a classroom. Learn how to conduct a debate. Demonstrate the art of argument building in a debate. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Debate, Argument, Rebuttal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Basic Debating Skills Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Debate Decide Success Criteria - Debate Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Debating Format for a Classroom, Conducting a Debate Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - What If Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1cd/3/6 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 Presentation that presents - 1. What is Differentiation? 2. The Principles of Differentiation 3. Why should We Differentiate? 4. Why Differentiated Instruction? 5. How can we Differentiate? 6. Differentiating Curriculum 7. Students' Characteristics 8. Steps to Differentiated Instruction 9. Using Choice Board to Differentiate 10. Benefits of Choice Board Strategy 11. Using Tic-Tac-Toe to Differentiate

This Resource Includes: 1. A Detailed Lesson Plan on MI 2. MI Rubrics 3. MI Chart 4. Learning Style Quadrants (A-D) 5. Quadrant A Activities 6. Quadrant B Activities 7. Quadrant C Activities 8. Quadrant D Activities 9. MI Template