A list of handouts and scaffolding notes on article writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview Sample Newspaper Article News Paper Article Format Sample Feature Article Features of a Feature Article Structure of a Feature Article Article Writing Tips 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 unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of formal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this unit students will be able to: SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of a formal letter. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in a formal letter. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute formal letter writing techniques. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of formal letters in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample formal letter. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final formal letter. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON: Video - Know the Rules of Formal Letter Writing LESSON STARTER: List the differences between Formal and Informal Letters – use VENN DIAGRAM to spot the similarities as well. SESSION 1: REMEMBERING - RECOGNISE-RETRIEVE EXERCISE 1: Find, list and label the structure and features of a formal letter. Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Formal Letter SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INTERPRET-CLASSIFY EXERCISE 2: Explain the use of the language, the vocabulary and the impact of it in a formal letter. Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in a Formal Letter Scaffolding Notes 3: Author’s use of Language in a Formal Letter SESSION 3: APPLYING - IMPLEMENT-EXECUTE EXERCISE 3: Use a planning frame to arrange a sample formal letter. Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of a Formal Letter SESSION 4: ANALYSING - EXPLORE-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 4: Use the template to organise a draft of a sample formal letter. Scaffolding Notes 5: Formal Letter Template SESSION 5: EVALUATING - CHECK-CRITIQUE EXERCISE 5: Use the checklist and the rubric to evaluate each other’s work. EXERCISE 6: Use the PQP and TAG technique to peer-review each other’s work with constructive feedback. Scaffolding Notes 6: Formal Letter Checklist Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG technique SESSION 6: CREATING - COMPOSE-PRODUCE EXERCISE 7: Integrate the feedback and write a formal letter. Scaffolding Notes 8: Formal Letter Prompt DIFFERENTIATION: EXERCISE 8 - Write a letter to people unknown following the FORMAL LETTER FORMAT. Scaffolding Notes 9: Formal Letter Rubrics PLENARY: EXERCISE 9 - Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the formal letter on Kahoot. HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 10: Use Letter Generator to write a letter to your Class Teacher telling him/her how you spent your holidays. EXERCISE 11: Letters of Persuasion EXERCISE 12: Letters of Request EXERCISE 13: Letters of Complaints and Responses EXERCISE 14: Letters of Social Business

A compact review of skim, scan, and close read organized for quick referencing. This Includes: Vocabulary Overview Skim, Scan, Close Read Chart Reading Strategies Assessment Rubrics Teachers can use these handouts as ready reference material to remind the learners about skimming, scanning, and close reading strategies, thereby helping them to enhance their comprehension 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

Ready to use worksheets with answers that present teaching and learning resources of complex sentence structure based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions. Identify the features of complex sentences. Use subordinating conjunctions to introduce a clause or link two clauses. Implement the features of complex sentences to discover their structure. Assess and verify the correct use of complex sentence patterns in writing. Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Identify the subordinating conjunctions from the examples. EXERCISE 2: Identify the functions of subordinating conjunctions. EXERCISE 3: Identify the subordinators from the given examples. EXERCISE 4: Identify how the subordinating conjunctions are used in the sentences. EXERCISE 5: Identify the features of complex sentences. EXERCISE 6: Think of a complex sentence to go with each given picture. EXERCISE 7: Identify the functions of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 1. EXERCISE 8: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 2. EXERCISE 9: Identify the function of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences – Part 3. EXERCISE 10: Implement the properties of complex sentences to discover their structure. EXERCISE 11: Examine the structure and the pattern of the complex sentences. EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct use of sentence patterns in writing. EXERCISE 13: Create complex sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of complex sentence structure in writing. EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences with meaningful clauses. EXERCISE 16: Identify the main and subordinate clauses. EXERCISE 17: Place commas wherever necessary. EXERCISE 18: Join the sentences by using subordinators: when, where, if, although, because, since, while. EXERCISE 19: Split the following complex sentences into simple sentences. EXERCISE 20: Rewrite the following simple sentences as complex sentences. EXERCISE 21: Rewrite the following complex sentences as compound sentences.

A ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on article writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Recall article writing techniques. Apply authorial technique to write articles. Analyse author’s use of language and the impact of it in writing an article. Demonstrate command of the conventions of article in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Articles, Features, News Story Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Videos Success Criteria - Article Writing Checklist Lesson Starter: Matching the topics with the titles. Discussion: Article Writing Tips Structure of a Feature Article Features of a Feature Article Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Analyzing a feature to spot the parts of an article. Think-Write: Providing the paragraphs with suitable topic sentences. Write-Share: Choosing a topic to write an article. Mini-Plenary: 2 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Demonstrating article writing skill. Extensions: Writing prompts to write articles to health magazines. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on article writing. Home Learning: Identifying the structural elements of a news story. Thinking of creative titles for the given short articles. Matching the given first paragraphs with the topic sentences. Thinking of an appropriate conclusion to given paragraphs. 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 ready to use lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on paragraph writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Gain knowledge of the understanding of the basic elements of a paragraph. Apply PEEL and PEEC models to construct paragraphs. Demonstrate the knowledge of paragraphing in writing. This download includes: Vocabulary Overview - Paragraphs Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Paragraphing Checklist Lesson Starter: Choosing a topic to write a paragraph. Discussion: Paragraphing Structure Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Spotting topic sentence, supporting details, and closing sentence. Think-Write: Using PEEL model to construct a paragraph. Write-Share: Using PEEC model to construct a paragraph. Mini-Plenary: 3 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Writing paragraphs on given situations. Extensions: Writing a paragraph to convey information as required by the topic. Plenary: Answering multiple choice questions on paragraphing. Home Learning: Dividing the given text into paragraphs. Arranging paragraphs in a logical order. Identifying the topic and the closing sentences in paragraphs. Matching topic and closing sentences with correct paragraphs. Putting sentences in correct order to produce a well-organized paragraph. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.2a-f/4/5 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 set of 15 ready to use worksheets with answers on sentence structure. After working with these worksheets students will be able to: Compare a sentence with a clause and a phrase. Differentiate sentence types. Analyse the structure of sentences. Recognize variations in sentence structure as used in writing. Demonstrate command of the conventions of sentence structure in writing. This download includes worksheets on: Comparing a sentence with a phrase and a clause. Thinking of sentences to go with each of the given pictures. Identifying the given sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Picking conjunctions (coordinators or sub-ordinators) to join the two sentences together. Demonstrating command of sentence structure in writing. Rewriting sentences in varied structures. Answering multiple choice questions on sentence structure. Following the rules to place the commas in the correct places. Identifying the main clause and sub-clause in the sentences. Combining sentences using either coordinators or subordinators. Joining sentences by using when, where, if, although, because, since, while. 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 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.

These Worksheets are perfect for teaching Narratives - Reading and Writing. 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: List down the language features of a narrative. Write down the language strategies employed in a narrative. Apply my existing knowledge to identify the plot elements of a narrative. Use narrative techniques to plan a sample narrative. Use PQP or TAG technique to evaluate a narrative. Use precise words and phrases to write a well-structured narrative. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the terms (1-7) with their meaning (A-G). EXERCISE 2: Provide one-word, one-phrase or one-sentence narration to the story in the pictures. EXERCISE 3: Identify the sentences that show the features of the given narrative. EXERCISE 4: Read the narrative and use PEE technique to identify the details that suggest the strategies used for narration. EXERCISE 5: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to identify the plot elements of the narrative. EXERCISE 6: Compare the two narratives to identify their point of view and their impact on the reader. EXERCISE 7: Analyse the given narrations to identify author’s techniques. EXERCISE 8: Read the shortest stories with lengthiest meaning and identify the story elements – Part 1-2. EXERCISE 9: Use Freytag’s Pyramid to organise a plan of a sample narration. EXERCISE 10: Use the PQP technique to evaluate the given narrative. EXERCISE 11: Use the TAG technique to evaluate the given narrative. EXERCISE 12: Use narrative structure to write the final draft of a planned narration. EXERCISE 13: Demonstrate your mastery of NARRATIVE WRITING by attempting any one of the given tasks. EXERCISE 14: Read the given short paragraphs. Choose the voice that you think is being used in each paragraph. Remember when writing with voice it can be: funny, serious, mysterious or frightening.

A set of 11 task cards on poetry comprehension – Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Lee Frost. 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: Identification of poetry elements (Exercise 1) Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 2) Planning to write a poems (Exercise 3) Identification of poetic devices (Exercise 4) Explanation of the poetic devices as used in the poem (Exercise 5) Creating poems (Exercise 6) Summarizing the meaning (Exercise 7) Identification of annotation elements (Exercise 8) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 9) Analyzing poems (Exercise 10) Comprehension Questions (Exercise 11) 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 17 task cards and exercises on poetry comprehension – Tyger Tyger (The Tiger) by William Blake. 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 download includes worksheets on: Inferring the meaning of the words from the context of the poem (Exercise 1) Referring to lines that ask the given questions (Exercise 2) Making a critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 3) Answering think a bit questions (Exercise 4) Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) Identifying the meaning of expressions used in the poem (Exercise 6) Identifying and explaining the poetic devices used in the poem (Exercise 7) Comparing two poems of William Blake - The Tiger and The Lamb (Exercise 8) Thinking a bit and answering (Exercise 9) Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) Summarizing the stanzas of the poem (Exercise 11) Identifying annotation elements (Exercise 12) Annotating the lines of the poem (Exercise 13) Answering comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Answering inferential questions (Exercise 16) Answering MCQs questions (Exercise 17) 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 answers on poetry comprehension of the poem, “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. This download includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-Z) with the expressions (1-26) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find meanings of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine meanings of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Match the different feelings (1-6) Bess would have at different points during the story with the time and the reason (A-H) she feels these different emotions. EXERCISE 8: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 1. EXERCISE 9: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 2. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions – Part 3. EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices. EXERCISE 13: Answer questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of comparison poetic devices in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of comparison poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of sound poetic devices in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Answer the questions to check your understanding of sound poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figurative language used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the comparison poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the sound poetic devices used in the poem. EXERCISE 22: Write a PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraph on any one of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Use the guide to describe the character of the highwayman based on what you learn in the poem.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Irony – Verbal, Situational and Dramatic. 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 irony types – verbal, situational and dramatic. Examine the examples of irony and state what is ironic in them. Show examples of irony that use language, which normally signifies the opposite. Interpret a given text and identify the examples of irony. Evaluate a text and explain how irony is used in it. Use language to express the opposite of what is expected for humorous or emphatic effect 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 using rhetorical devices in a speech. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the rhetorical devices used in speech. List comparison-sound-linguistic devices, figures of speech, and com-positional techniques with examples. Analyse the speeches of renowned orators for rhetoric devices. Demonstrate the use of varied rhetoric devices in speech writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices, Linguistic Devices Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Rhetorical Devices Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Word Search Success Criteria - Rhetorical Devices Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Rhetorical Devices Lists Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Speak, Think-Speak, Write-Speak Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - 3 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Listening Triangles Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1a/2-6 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 alternate ending story writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Relate the narrative writing structure to a short fable. Draft the alternate ending at an appropriate pace. Write imaginative, possibly original, an appropriate approach to task, engaging the audience. Combine elements of a simple narrative and propose a unique alternate solution. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Plot, Setting, Characters Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Developing an Alternate Ending Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Story Chain Success Criteria - Story Writing Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Story Genres, Story Template Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – Online Quiz Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - Writing Task by Outcome Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Story Cube - Cube Creator Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQP Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3abcde/5/10 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students how to write an alternate ending to a story, thereby helping them to enhance their 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 reading strategies to compare texts while analyzing the texts. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire text comparison skills. Discuss text comparison criteria. Analyse texts to determine what they have in common, and how they differ. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Text Analysis, Text Comparison Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Comparing Texts Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Compare and Contrast Success Criteria - Comparing Texts Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Text Comparison Criteria 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 - Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Post-It Notes Home Learning for Reinforcement – 3 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.5/RI.6-8.3/9 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to compare two texts, thereby helping them to enhance their reading 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 story setting. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand how setting helps to create atmosphere. Discuss setting features and characteristics. Spot the setting elements of a given text and describe the setting. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Setting, Time, Place, Duration, Atmosphere Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Why Setting is Important for a Story? Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Label the Setting Success Criteria - Story Setting Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Setting Features, Characteristics, and 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 - Worksheet Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - PQE Technique Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets with Answers Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-8.1-4/6 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 ready to use unit lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources of a grammar lesson on clause types based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the independent and dependent clauses from each of the given sentences. List the features of dependent and independent clauses. Identify the functions of clauses in specific sentences. Examine the placement of clauses in a sentence pattern. Verify and correct misplaced and dangling modifiers. Create sentences with the given sentence structure and pattern. This download includes: Scaffolding Notes 1: Vocabulary Overview EXERCISE 1: Identify the independent and dependent clauses from each of the examples. Scaffolding Notes 2: Coordination vs Subordination EXERCISE 2: List the features of dependent and independent clauses. Scaffolding Notes 3: Features of Clause Types EXERCISE 3: Answer the given questions to test your knowledge of clauses. EXERCISE 4: Identify the functions of clauses in general sentences. EXERCISE 5: Identify the function of clauses in specific sentences. EXERCISE 6: Identify the features of clauses in general and their function in specific sentences. EXERCISE 7: Identify the placement of clauses and label their features in compound sentences. Scaffolding Notes 4: Placement of Clauses in Compound Sentences EXERCISE 8: Examine the structure and pattern of clauses in compound sentences. EXERCISE 9: Identify the placement of clauses and label their features in complex sentences. Scaffolding Notes 5: Placement of Clauses in Complex Sentences EXERCISE 10: Examine the structure and pattern of clauses in complex sentences. EXERCISE 11: Assess and verify the correct placement of clauses in compound sentences. EXERCISE 12: Assess and verify the correct placement of clauses in complex sentences. EXERCISE 13: Create sentences with the given clause placement patterns. EXERCISE 14: Demonstrate the mastery of the use of clauses in writing. Scaffolding Notes 6: Clause Types Rubrics EXERCISE 15: Complete each of the sentence with meaningful independent clause. EXERCISE 16: Split each of these sentences into two clauses. EXERCISE 17: Complete each of the sentence with either independent or dependent clause. EXERCISE 18: Identify the independent and dependent clause in each of the sentence. EXERCISE 19: Identify either the independent or the dependent clause as directed.

A unit presentation on poetry comprehension with 6 sessions on teaching and learning of the poem, “The Titanic” by Gillian Clarke based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy. This download includes: POEM: The Titanic by Gillian Clarke EXERCISE 1: Match the meanings (A-M) with the expressions (1-13) they refer to. EXERCISE 2: Find the meaning of certain expressions: words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the poem. EXERCISE 4: Analyse the development of vocabulary over the course of the text. EXERCISE 5: Read the poem and briefly summarise the meaning of each stanza. EXERCISE 6: Determine the central idea of the poem and analyse its development. EXERCISE 7: Identify what the poem says both explicitly and implicitly. EXERCISE 8: Determine what can be inferred when the text says what it says. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 1: Common Comprehension Types EXERCISE 9: Prepare your own comprehension question types with answers from the text. EXERCISE 10: Use textual clues to answer the comprehension questions. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 2: Poetry Elements Criteria EXERCISE 11: Use the specified criteria to find poetry elements of the poem. EXERCISE 12: Analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. EXERCISE 13: Answer the questions to check your understanding of poetry elements. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 3: PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) Model EXERCISE 14: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 15: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 16: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 17: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative meanings. EXERCISE 18: Use PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of sound poetic devices. EXERCISE 19: Answer the questions to check your understanding of the figures of speech used in the poem. EXERCISE 20: Determine the connotative meanings of the words and phrases in the poem. EXERCISE 21: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including connotative meanings. SCAFFOLDING NOTES 4: PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) Technique EXERCISE 22: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of figurative language in the poem. EXERCISE 23: Write PEEL (Point-Evidence-Explain-Link) paragraphs about the use of sound poetic devices in the poem.