The Persuasive Speech Writing Toolkit offers a scaffolded approach, guiding students through the intricacies of crafting compelling speeches covering Cambridge IGCSE curriculum requirements. Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy and Common Core Standards for Writing, this resource encompasses a wide range of objectives and success criteria across multiple cognitive domains. It addresses Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating, and Creating, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience. This toolkit is designed to help students: Recall key elements of persuasive speech writing. Demonstrate comprehension of explicit and implicit meanings in persuasive texts. Apply knowledge by creating introductory and concluding paragraphs. Analyse persuasive speeches, evaluating their effectiveness. Evaluate speeches based on specified criteria. Create persuasive speeches that effectively articulate thoughts. Scaffolders: Providing essential support, the toolkit includes writing prompts and sentence frames, offering a scaffolded approach to guide students at each stage of persuasive speech writing.

These Google Slides are perfect for teaching Spelling – Words ending -sure or -ture. 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. Objectives of this lesson are: To recall the spelling rules associated with words ending with ch, sh and zh sounding suffixes. To understand the rules for spelling nouns ending with the ch, sh and zh sound. To apply the conventions of spelling for adding ch, sh or zh sounding suffixes to existing words. To analyse the use of ch, sh and zh sounding suffixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. To evaluate the correct use of ch, sh and zh sounding suffixes in forming nouns. To create nouns from existing verbs/words using ch, sh and zh sounding suffixes. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Recall that the words ending in ‘ch’ sound are spelt ‘ture’ or ‘cher’ and ‘zh’ or ‘sh’ sounds spelt ‘sure’. Identify the correct spelling of words ending –ture, -cher and -sure. Spell words ending with –ture, -cher and –sure suffixes. Use –ture, -cher and –sure suffixes to form nouns and use verbs as clues to the meaning of nouns. Exercise error identification to ensure the correct use of –ture, -cher and –sure suffixes in forming nouns. Spell words ending –ture, -cher and -sure correctly in my writing.

This resource is designed to help students understand and appreciate lyrical elegy poem. Through a step-by-step approach, students will learn how to identify and analyze the key features of this poem, including its structure, tone and imagery. The resource includes interactive exercises on a famous lyrical elegy. By the end of the lesson, students will have the skills and knowledge to interpret and appreciate this unique form of poetry. SESSION 1: POETRY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION Collaborative Group Tasks: Pair-Share - Inferring the meaning of the words and phrases (Exercise 1) Ask-Write - Writing the lines that refer to the given ideas (Exercise 2) Write-Advance – Identify the poetry elements (Exercise 3) Differentiated Tasks - Critical appreciation of the poem (Exercise 4) Plenary – Answering poetry elements questions (Exercise 5) SESSION 2: POETIC DEVICES AND INFERENCE 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 - Comparing and contrasting the speaker before and after (Exercise 8) Differentiated Tasks - Answering differentiated questions (Exercise 9) Plenary – Answering poetic devices questions (Exercise 10) SESSION 3: SUMMARY, POETRY ANNOTATION AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT 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) Differentiated Tasks - Writing comprehension questions (Exercise 14) Plenary - Answering multiple choice questions (Exercise 15) Home Learning: Comprehension questions (Exercise 16)

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on role play. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Acquire knowledge of the concept of role play. Discuss role play steps. Role play the imaginary persons and situations. Demonstrate the art of role playing in writing. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Role play, Enactment, Direction, Initiation Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Role Play Steps Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – KWL Chart Success Criteria - Role Play Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Role Play Steps Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Mini-Plenary with Critical Thinking Questions – 2 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 - Rally Coach Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Worksheets and Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.SL.6-8.1bc/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

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching how to write a formal letter. 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 activities, your students will be able to: Identify the structure and features of a formal letter. Identify the author’s technique in a formal letter. Plan a formal letter based on the given format. Write the first draft of a formal letter. Peer evaluate a formal letter with constructive feedback. Integrate the peer feedback and write a final draft.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on diary writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Develop an understanding of diary entry. Acquire imaginative skills and techniques required for diary entry. Use sequences of sentences and paragraphs that are linked smoothly to demonstrate knowledge of diary entry. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Diary, Chronicler, Journal Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Diary Entry Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Same Answer Success Criteria - Diary Entry Checklist Scaffolding Notes - Diary Writing Format 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 - 5 Online Exercises Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - Diary Entry Features Home Learning for Reinforcement – 4 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.W.6-8.3abcde/4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Adverbs, Verbs, Adjectives, Connectives Teachers can use these resource to teach the students to make a diary entry, 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 unit lesson plan with 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal 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 an informal letter. SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter. SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques. SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of informal letters in writing. SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample informal letter. SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final informal letter. This download includes: FLIPPED LESSON: Video - How to write an informal letter 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 an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter SESSION 2: UNDERSTANDING - INTERPRET-CLASSIFY EXERCISE 2: Explain the use of the language, the vocabulary and the impact of it in an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter SESSION 3: APPLYING - IMPLEMENT-EXECUTE EXERCISE 3: Use a planning frame to arrange a sample informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter SESSION 4: ANALYSING - EXPLORE-DEMONSTRATE EXERCISE 4: Use the writing organiser to organise a draft of a sample informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser 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 with constructive feedback. Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques SESSION 6: CREATING - COMPOSE-PRODUCE EXERCISE 7: Use a prompt, integrate the feedback and write an informal letter. Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt DIFFERENTIATION: EXERCISE 8 - Write a letter to people known following the INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT. Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter Rubrics PLENARY: EXERCISE 9 - Answer the given questions to demonstrate your knowledge of the informal letter. HOME LEARNING: EXERCISE 10: Use Letter Generator to write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you spent your holidays. EXERCISE 11: Letters to favourite persons, friends and relatives. 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

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Apply Colons and Semi-colons – to complete the following table with required details for colons and semicolons. EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast colons and semicolons to find similarities and differences between them. EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons. EXERCISE 5: Use colons to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; and to join a clause that explains. EXERCISE 6: Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list and to introduce a quote. EXERCISE 7: Use semicolons to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation. EXERCISE 8: Use semicolons to join two independent clauses and to precede a transition in a sentence. EXERCISE 9: Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. EXERCISE 10: Give an example each for the use of colons based on the rules given. EXERCISE 11: Give an example each for the use of semicolons based on the rules given. EXERCISE 12: Join each sentence pair using a semicolon. EXERCISE 13: Fill in the missing colons in the following sentences. EXERCISE 14: Re-write these sentences using a semi-colon to replace the connectives. EXERCISE 15: Re-write these sentences using a connective to replace the semi-colon.

A package of 11 worksheets with answers on poetic devices in poetry. This resource includes: Identifying sound devices used in poems. Identifying comparison devices used in poems. Identifying other poetic devices used in poems. Explaining how poetic devices are used in poems. Using poetic device prompts to explain use of poetic devices. Answering poetic devices related questions. Demonstrating the mastery of poetic devices in 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 set of 12 ready to use worksheets with answers on paragraph writing. This download includes: Choosing a topic to write a paragraph. Spotting topic sentence, supporting details, and closing sentence. Using PEEL model to construct a paragraph. Using PEEC model to construct a paragraph. Writing paragraphs on given situations. Writing a paragraph to convey information as required by the topic. Answering multiple choice questions on paragraphing. 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. 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 presentation that presents teaching and learning resources on note taking. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Identify the importance and usefulness of note-taking skills. Evaluate the accuracy and efficiency of various note-taking strategies. Prepare notes from lectures, texts, videos, and activities. This Resource Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Objectives and Outcomes Vocabulary Overview - Note Taking, Reading Flipped Lesson Part - Video - Note Taking Methods Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter – Guess the WALT Success Criteria - Note Taking Checklist Collaborative Group Tasks – Pair-Share, Think-Write, Write-Share Scaffolder Notes - Rules, 5 R’s, Format, Abbreviations 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 - Note Taker Plenary to Assess Learning Outcomes - The Plenary Dice Home Learning for Reinforcement – 5 Task Cards Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-12.1-3/W.9-12.4 Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Educational Tools and Resources - Connectives Teachers can use this resource to teach the students to take notes, 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 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 compositional 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 Comprehensive Presentation that includes assistance: 1. To recognize how data can be used to identify and characterize the classroom. 2. To interpret a class set of data using MIDYIS graphs. 3. To distinguish between effective and ineffective teaching methods for the individual.

A lesson plan that presents teaching and learning resources on review writing. After completing this lesson, the students will be able to: Understand the conventions of a review to use them in writing. Determine the qualities and characteristics of an effective review. Apply your knowledge to write a review on seen, read, bought or experienced product. Review a peer work to compare your ideas with other reviewers. This Resource includes: Vocabulary Overview - Reviews Real Life Application and Cross-Curriculum Links Flipped Lesson Part - Video Success Criteria - Reviewing Checklist Lesson Starter: Reviewing the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Discussion: Review Conventions Tips for Place Review Guidelines on Book Review Guidelines on Movie Review Collaborative Tasks: Pair-Share: Identifying the features of a place review and a book review. Think-Write: Comparing and contrasting reviews. Write-Share: Using graphic organizer to write a review of a book. Mini-Plenary: 4 Online Quizzes Assessment Rubrics Differentiated Tasks: Writing reviews of the given situations. Extensions: Online Film Review and Writing with Writers. Plenary: Selecting best options that answer reviewing questions. Home Learning: Writing a place review. Writing book review. Writing movie review. Identifying the review types, review subjects, and review purposes. Reading review to answer questions. Common Core Standards: ELA-Literacy-Writing - 9-10.1a-e/2a-f/4/8 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 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

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.

These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Sensory Imagery – Auditory, Visual, Olfactory, Gustatory and Tactile. 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. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Match the imagery types (1-5) with their meaning (A-E). EXERCISE 2: Fill in the blanks to check your understanding of the meaning of imagery types. EXERCISE 3: Match the imagery types (1-5) with the images (A-E) they represent. EXERCISE 4: Watch the video – What is Imagery? – and state what sense the author is appealing to in the following sentences. EXERCISE 5: Identify the imagery type used in the following sentences. EXERCISE 6: Identify the sensory imagery (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustatory) used in the following description. EXERCISE 7: Answer the following questions to identify the imagery types. EXERCISE 8: Answer the questions to state what sense is being appealed to in the following instances. EXERCISE 9: Answer the following questions to identify the word-images created by sensory imagery. EXERCISE 10: Answer the following questions to identify the instances where imagery is used with other figures of speech. EXERCISE 11: Identify the type of imagery used and state how. EXERCISE 12: Follow the PEE (Point-Evidence-Explain) model to analyse the poet’s use of imagery in the poems. EXERCISE 13: Follow the PEEL model to explain the reader impact of the use of imagery in the poems. EXERCISE 14: Describe the following images to create word-images. Follow the instructions and use the given descriptors. EXERCISE 15: Use the given descriptive vocabulary to describe the beach. EXERCISE 16: Use your knowledge of IMAGERY TYPES to write on one of the following. Follow the rubrics. EXERCISE 17: Describe the image taking into account what you see, hear, feel, taste and smell. Use your imagination to comment on what you would be seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and feeling. Make sure you use at least five each sensory words from the list for every sense.

A lesson plan 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