The scaffolding notes on teaching and learning resources of newspaper report writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After studying these scaffolders students will be able to: SESSION 1: Recognise, retrieve and name the key elements of a report. SESSION 2: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a report. SESSION 3: Implement and execute report writing techniques. SESSION 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. SESSION 5: Check and critique a given report. SESSION 6: Compose and produce the final report. This download includes: Sections of a Newspaper Report Key Elements of a Newspaper Report Language and Vocabulary in a Newspaper Report Impact of Newspaper Language and Vocabulary Author’s use of language in a Newspaper report Planned Sample Newspaper Report Sample Newspaper Report Draft Sample PQP and TAG Feedback 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 10 worksheets with answers on teaching and learning resources of newspaper report writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing these worksheets students will be able to: SESSION 1: Recognise, retrieve and name the key elements of a report. SESSION 2: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a report. SESSION 3: Implement and execute report writing techniques. SESSION 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. SESSION 5: Check and critique a given report. SESSION 6: Compose and produce the final report. This download includes worksheets on: EXERCISE 1: Identifying newspaper report types (images). EXERCISE 2: Identifying newspaper report types (text). EXERCISE 3: Finding, listing and describing the different sections of a newspaper EXERCISE 4: Explaining the author’s use of language and vocabulary and its impact in a newspaper report. EXERCISE 5: Using the planning frame to assemble a sample newspaper report through sequencing. EXERCISE 6: Using the template to organise a draft of a sample newspaper report on a given topic. EXERCISE 7: Using the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work. EXERCISE 8: Using the PQP and TAG technique to peer-review each other’s work with constructive feedback. EXERCISE 9: Using your knowledge of newspaper reports in writing. EXERCISE 10: Answering the following questions to demonstrate the knowledge of newspaper report 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 unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of newspaper report writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1: Recognise, retrieve and name the key elements of a report. SESSION 2: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a report. SESSION 3: Implement and execute report writing techniques. SESSION 4: Demonstrate the knowledge of reporting in writing. SESSION 5: Check and critique a given report. SESSION 6: Compose and produce the final report. 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 resource covers the integral, surface and deep features of prose comprehension and story analysis. It contains full-on activities and assessments to cover the skills of literacy in an easy, structured, cover-your-bases system. It includes everything you need to get going with a prose lesson in your classroom for a week (5 days). This Resource Includes: 1. Story: The Model Millionaire 2. Lesson Plans & Rubrics on: * Story Analysis * Comprehension * Letter Writing * Interviewing * Biography Writing 3. Guides & Formats: * Story Analysis Guide * Critical Appreciation Format * Letter Writing Guide * Interview Guide * Biography Guide 4. Support Material: * Sample Letter * Interview Tips * Sample Biography 5. Lesson Notes: * Questions & Answers * Story Components Details 6. Word Bank: * Active Verbs * Adjective Types * Adverb Types * Connectives 7. Worksheets * Biography Exercises (4) Teachers can use this to enhance the comprehension skills of the learners, especially the technique required to make a critical appreciation of a story.

A unit worksheets with answers on prose comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “The Model Millionaire” by Oscar Wilde based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: EXERCISE 1 - Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2 - Use the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 3 - Use the character description guide for the characterization of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 4 - Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 5 - Use a story analysis guide to identify the story elements to do the critical appreciation of the story. EXERCISE 6 - Use the summary elements template to identify the summary elements to provide a summary of the story. EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 8 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 11 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 4). EXERCISE 12 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 5). EXERCISE 13 - Answer the vocabulary related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 14 - Answer the vocabulary related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 15 - Answer the literary technique related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 16 - Answer the characterization questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 17 - Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 18 - Answer the story element related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 19 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 1). EXERCISE 20 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 2).

A unit worksheets and answers on prose comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “My Lost Dollar” by Stephen Butler Leacock based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze the impact of specific word choices. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Analyze the development of the text including its relationship to the setting. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create such effects as humour. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyze how incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character or provoke a decision. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. This download includes: EXERCISE 1 - Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the story. EXERCISE 2 - Use the setting element’s template to identify the setting elements to describe the setting of the story. EXERCISE 3 - Use the character description guide for the characterization of the main characters of the story. EXERCISE 4 - Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify plot elements to develop the plot of the story. EXERCISE 5 - Use a story analysis guide to identify the story elements to do the critical appreciation of the story. EXERCISE 6 - Use the summary elements template to identify the summary elements to provide a summary of the story. EXERCISE 7 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 8 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 11 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 4). EXERCISE 12 - Answer the plot-related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 13 - Answer the story element related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 14 - Answer the literary technique related questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension. EXERCISE 15 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 1). EXERCISE 16 - Answer the following comprehension questions (Part 2).

A unit scaffolding notes on prose comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the story “My Lost Dollar” by Stephen Butler Leacock based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and analyze the impact of specific word choices. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Analyze the development of the text including its relationship to the setting. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create such effects as humour. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyze how incidents in a story propel the action, reveal aspects of a character or provoke a decision. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1 - Setting Elements Template Scaffolding Notes 2 - Character Description Guide Scaffolding Notes 3 - Freytag’s Pyramid – Plot Diagram Scaffolding Notes 4 - Story Analysis Guide Scaffolding Notes 5 - Summary Elements Template Scaffolding Notes 6 - Story Comprehension Rubrics

A unit lesson plan on poetry comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem “The Giantess” by Carol Ann Duffy based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Determine the theme or central idea of the text and analyse its development. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the text. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON PART - POEM - The Giantess by Carol Ann Duffy LESSON STARTER EXERCISE 1 - Interpret and verbalise the pictures of metaphors in the poem. SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 2 - What do the following expressions mean in the poem? SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 3 - Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 4 - Identify the figures of speech in the poem and say how they are used. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 5 - Identify the poetry elements of the poem. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 6 - Answer the figurative language questions. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 7 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). DIFFERENTIATION EXERCISE 8 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. RUBRICS - Poem Comprehension Rubrics EXTENSIONS EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). PLENARY EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). HOME LEARNING EXERCISE 11 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 12 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 13 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 14 - Match the giantess tools with the verbs and the household tools they refer to in the poem. EXERCISE 15 - Tabulate the jobs assigned, relationships assured, tools provided, materials used and the payment offered to the seven girls in the poem.

A unit set of worksheets with answers on poetry comprehension for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem “The Giantess” by Carol Ann Duffy based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Determine the theme or central idea of the text and analyse its development. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the text. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. This download includes: EXERCISE 1 - Interpret and verbalise the pictures of metaphors in the poem. EXERCISE 2 - What do the following expressions mean in the poem? EXERCISE 3 - Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: EXERCISE 4 - Identify the figures of speech in the poem and say how they are used. EXERCISE 5 - Identify the poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 6 - Answer the figurative language questions. EXERCISE 7 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 8 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 11 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 12 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 13 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 14 - Match the giantess tools with the verbs and the household tools they refer to in the poem. EXERCISE 15 - Tabulate the jobs assigned, relationships assured, tools provided, materials used and the payment offered to the seven girls in the poem.

A unit lesson presentation on poetry comprehension with resources for 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem “The Giantess” by Carol Ann Duffy based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING - Determine the theme or central idea of the text and analyse its development. SESSION 3 - APPLYING - Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the text. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING - Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING - Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly with inferences drawn from it. SESSION 6 - CREATING - Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON PART - POEM - The Giantess by Carol Ann Duffy LESSON STARTER EXERCISE 1 - Interpret and verbalise the pictures of metaphors in the poem. SESSION 1: REMEMBERING EXERCISE 2 - What do the following expressions mean in the poem? SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING EXERCISE 3 - Read the poem and briefly summarize the meaning of each stanza: SESSION 3: APPLYING EXERCISE 4 - Identify the figures of speech in the poem and say how they are used. SESSION 4: ANALYSING EXERCISE 5 - Identify the poetry elements of the poem. SESSION 5: EVALUATING EXERCISE 6 - Answer the figurative language questions. SESSION 6: CREATING EXERCISE 7 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 1). DIFFERENTIATION EXERCISE 8 - Demonstrate the mastery of comprehension by answering given questions. Follow the rubrics. RUBRICS - Poem Comprehension Rubrics EXTENSIONS EXERCISE 9 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 2). PLENARY EXERCISE 10 - Answer the questions to demonstrate your skill of comprehension (Part 3). HOME LEARNING EXERCISE 11 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 1). EXERCISE 12 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 2). EXERCISE 13 - Select the best option that answers the question on comprehension (Part 3). EXERCISE 14 - Match the giantess tools with the verbs and the household tools they refer to in the poem. EXERCISE 15 - Tabulate the jobs assigned, relationships assured, tools provided, materials used and the payment offered to the seven girls in the poem.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on story analysis. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of story elements. Discuss story components and story analysis guide. Analyse the assigned story to make a critical appreciation. Demonstrate mastery of story elements in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Characters, Setting Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Analyze Literature Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Success Criteria - Story Analysis Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Story Components, Template, Guide, Prompt Collaborative Group Tasks – Think-Share, 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 - Exercise Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PEEL Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1-6/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan 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 lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on story setting. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Review the characteristics of a plot. Discuss conflict and plot types. Use Plot Diagram for tracing plot structure in a short story. Demonstrate an understanding of plot structure by analyzing a several short stories. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Exposition, Climax, Resolution Flipped Lesson Part - Video - What is the Plot of a Story? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Conflicts Confirmed Success Criteria - Story Plot Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Plot Types, Conflicts Types, Template, Plot Diagram 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 - Match the Plot Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3/5/7.3/8.2/9-10.5/11-12.5 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Word-Bank: Connectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on summary writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recognize and list the key techniques of a summary. Use skim, scan and close read skills to highlight key ideas. Select and organize text relevant to the context. Demonstrate understanding of writing a coherent summary using appropriate connectives effectively. This Resource includes: Vocabulary Overview - Summary Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos and Websites Success Criteria - Summarizing Checklist Lesson Starter: Summarizing the nursery rhymes. Discussion: Bands/Marks for Summary Style and Quality of Writing 5 Finger Retell 8 Easy Steps of Summarizing Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Evaluating the summaries. Think-Write: Identifying the summary elements of a text. Write-Share: Identifying the summary elements of a story. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Summarizing the given topic. Extensions: Cube Curator, Haiku Poem Plenary: Selecting a phrase that best summarizes the given extract. Home Learning: 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. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 6-8.2b-f 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

An unit plan with 3 sessions on poetry comprehension – O Captain, My Captain by Walt Whitman. 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 - Vocabulary Check (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Identification of Poetry Elements (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) Plenry – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (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 as used (Exercise 8) Assessment - Poetic Devices in Poetry Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 12) Differentiated Tasks - Creating poems (Exercise 9) Plenary – Selecting correct options for poem comprehension (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 - Analyzing poems (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning – Online Quizzes and Online Comprehension Passages CCSS - 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