As a follow up to our study of different poetic forms and techniques, students now begin to see poetry in the music they listen to every day. This is collaborative presentation in which groups of 5 students select some meaningful issue in the study of poetry and popular lyrics, take a position on that issue, analyze it as if it is a poem and then present an argument to the whole class. My resource consists of PDF document and PowerPoint presentation. I included : Description and instructions Procedure and Tips Structure of presentation Group members - roles Guidelines for good oral presentation List and Examples of Literary Devices Peer and teacher evaluation / evaluation criteria In -class essay (an exmaple)

This is just a short presentation to review Reported Speech questions,commands and requests. It contains grammar rules and famous quotations for exercise. I hope you will find it useful.

I have done this material as a project. It consists of a short quiz as an introduction to the topic of fairy tales. Then we deal with the terminology and elements of fairy tales and short stories. It is followed by writing a short story as a practice of what has been learned so far. We finish this part of project with class discussion . Second part of the unit is group work. Students will receive a project outline , roles within the group and assessment criteria. I have attached a powerpoint presentation that you just need to show on TV or a projector and pdf document for the group project - Once Upon a Time and Questionably Ever After. *** Last but not least, I included a link to Fairy Tale Escape Room. You can use it as an introduction to the theme or anywhere you see it fits.If you experience any problem with the link or have any further questions regarding this material,feel free to contact me. Link : https://www.thinglink.com/video/1751960834432565734 This project lasted approximately 2 weeks but you can adapt it to your needs. I sincerely hope that you and your students will like the material and find it useful.

This worksheet can be used as an introduction to direct speech by using short animated movie. I have included a presentation and link to video that I used in classroom.

Worksheet on Zero Conditional based on short text with lots of exercises.

Topicabout mental illness provides a window into stress and the toll it takes on young people. Youth today are experiencing more stress and anxiety than ever before. As a teacher you never know exactly what students are dealing with in their lives so topics that they can directly relate to should be treated very delicately. Through this (and not only this) unit students will have a better understanding and respect for individuals who are dealing with issues of depression, alienation and stress. Teachers can help normalize these feelings and behaviors through everyday discussion, everyday interaction and finding ways to help develop an understanding of the students experience. This lesson plan includes step by step lesson plan for teachers, students worksheet with warm up activity, comprehension questions, vocabulary and language exercises, role play activity. It is based on famous Radiohead song Just. Enjoy!

This lesson is designed to help students review the literary elements in lyric poems. Through this lesson, students will be able to compare different types of lyric poems and appreciate them from different perspectives. They will also learn, through this lesson, how the stylistic techniques used in the poems help illustrate the theme. To acquaint students with poetry by an African American poet from the Harlem Renaissance. This lesson will serve as a springboard for student written poetry.

This is fun lesson plan with lots of listening and speaking activities that are text based. Students worksheet explores topic of IQ and EQ.

Talking about death is always difficult, especially for young people. The aim of this material is to encourage students to think and talk about the topic of death by introducing various sources and different ways people deal with tragic losses. I hope it will be of use to you. My students were more than engaged during the lessons.

So I Ain’t No Good Girl” by Sharon Flake is a short story about a rebellion teenage girl going through a realistic problem in a relationship. This worksheet contains reading comprehension and reading analysis questions , language and vocabulary tasks and two responsive writing prompts.

Short and sweet introduction to Passive Voice.