Getting high-school English language students to analyze long persuasive articles can be such a challenge! This stations activity solves that problem by breaking the task down into manageable smaller chunks. The students are guided through the analysis through a series of questions that help them discover the layers of meaning in the text. The questions are grouped into four categories (Content, Audience, purpose and tone, Form and structure and Language). This helps students understand how individual words the author uses are linked with whole-text elements like audience, purpose and tone and how all the individual elements work together to create a unified, meaningful whole. The fact that the task is broken down into easy-to-understand sections enables even the most confused learners to make sense of what they’re reading and analyze it, and at the same time allows more advanced students to showcase their in-depth knowledge. The procedure is simple: Divide your students into groups, hand out the texts and the question cards and start the stations activity! A detailed answer key is provided, so no prep is needed on your part! If you prefer to use a more traditional approach, I’ve also grouped all the questions into a simple, beautiful worksheet, and the best part is, you can use the worksheet or the cards for any article or text, not just the one given here! Use the questions to help students prepare for standardized exams or just as regular classroom practice and review. If you enjoy this resource, please leave a review and follow my store! Find me on YouTube: youtube.com/englilearn

Intermediate and upper-intermediate students often resort to simple vocabulary for describing people. This presentation and matching card game will help them learn new vocabulary to describe people with easy and precision! This fully editable no-prep activity includes high-quality photos of diverse people to engage students and help them improve their vocabulary and speaking skills- Instructions: Turn on the projector and you’re ready! Show students the photo of a person and ask them to describe him/her using the vocabulary hey already know. Then show the next slide with the photo accompanied by new words and phrases. Elicit or explain the meaning of the phrases. At the end, practice the vocabulary using the matching cards game or start over and have students describe people using the new words that they’ve learned. Follow me for more high-quality ESL and ELA resources! Find me on YouTube: youtube.com/englilearn

The language of advertisements is packed with different persuasive techniques and appeals. All your student can learn and practice how persuasive language is used in a real-world setting in this easy-to-use, no-prep project. The project focuses on analyzing persuasive techniques and appeals in infomercials or other kinds of advertisements. It’s designed in such a way that every student, regardless of their level of knowledge can show his/her full potential and participate actively. The infomercials add an element of engagement an fun that will engage even the most reluctant of learners. The project can be used for assessment or as an exercise aimed at helping students practice analyzing the use of persuasive language in advertisements. This bundle includes: A guide that provides all the preparation you need for this project A detailed advertisement analysis graphic organizer A ready-made curated YouTube playlist of carefully selected infomercials chock-full of different persuasive techniques for students to analyze A student sign-up table A grading rubric An extension activity idea – student-created infographics that present their learning in a visual way Find me on YouTube: youtube.com/englilearn If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to ask!