Sunday, 23 April 2017

AN IRISH AIRMAN FORESEES HIS DEATH - POEM ANALYSIS: LESSONS & RESOURCES

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
1. Poem Text: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
2. Detailed Lesson Plans on:
• Lesson Vocabulary
• Poem Analysis
• Poem Annotation 
• Poem Comprehension
• Figurative Language - Elegy

3. Rubrics on:
• Vocabulary
• Poem Analysis
• Annotation
• Comprehension
• Elegy

4. Support Material:
• Sentence Types
• Poem Analysis Guide
• Mood Words
• Tone Words
• Annotation Guide
• Poetic Device Guide
• Summarizing Guide
• Comprehension Guide

5. Worksheets:
• Poem Quiz
• Poem Analysis Details
• Figures of Speech in the Poem
• Poem Summary
• Question and Answers

6. Presentation:
• Elegy

7. More Support Material:
• List of Active Verbs
• List of Adjectives & Adverbs
• List of Connectives


Friday, 21 April 2017

READING SKILLS - LESSONS, RESOURCES & WORKSHEETS: BUNDLE

This Bundle Includes Lessons, Resources & Worksheets on -
1. SKIMMING, SCANNING & READING
2. INFERRING & CRITICAL READING
3. TEXT COMPARISON
4. UNDERSTANDING TEXT
5. APPRECIATING SHAKESPEARE





APPRECIATING SHAKESPEARE: LESSON & WORKSHEETS

This resource contains everything you need to get going with reading skills in your classroom in appreciating William Shakespeare. 

Lesson Objectives:
• Contextualize Shakespearean text. 
• Distinguish between life and thought of people of Shakespearean times and now.
• Distinguish between the use of language during Shakespearean times and now.

This Resource Includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Shakespeare's Time & Language 
3. Assessment Rubrics
4. Reading Texts (4 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the reading skills of the learners, especially the techniques required to understand Shakespearean texts.


Thursday, 20 April 2017

UNDERSTANDING TEXT: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with teaching reading skills in your classroom. 

Lesson Objectives:
• Contextualize the text. 
• Distinguish now and then texts.
• Compare the language of the modern texts with older ones.

This Resource Includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Word-Phrase-Clause-Sentence
3. Text Understanding Chart
4. Assessment Rubrics
5. Reading Texts (4 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the reading skills of the learners, especially the strategies required to understand texts.


Wednesday, 19 April 2017

TEXT COMPARISON: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with teaching text comparison in your classroom. 

Lesson Objectives:
• Review the criteria for comparing. 
• Explore the comparison structure.
• Analyze and compare two texts.

This Resource Includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Text Analysis & Comparison Chart
3. Assessment Rubrics
4. Reading Passages (4 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the reading skills of the learners, especially the strategies required to compare two texts.


Tuesday, 18 April 2017

INFERRING & CRITICAL READING: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with teaching reading skills in your classroom. 

Lesson Objectives:
• Infer meaning from the text.
• Distinguish infer and imply.
• Read critically.
• Define criteria.

This Resource Includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Inferring VS Critical Reading
3. Assessment Rubrics
4. Reading Passages (4 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the reading skills of the learners, especially the strategies required to comprehend reading passages.


Monday, 17 April 2017

SKIMMING, SCANNING & READING: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with teaching reading skills in your classroom. 

Lesson Objectives:
• Distinguish between skimming, scanning and close reading.
• Explore the art of skimming, scanning and close reading.
• Practice skimming, scanning, and close reading.

This Resource Includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Skim, Scan, and Read Chart
3. Reading Strategies
4. Assessment Rubrics
5. Reading Passages (4 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the reading skills of the learners, especially the strategies required to comprehend reading passages.


Sunday, 16 April 2017

PARTS OF SPEECH: HANDOUT

A handout that explains eight Parts of Speech with examples. It also includes further description of the categories of each Part of Speech. Teachers can use this cheat sheet as a ready reference material to remind the learners about the meaning and the usage of Parts of Speech, thereby supporting them to enhance their vocabulary when it comes to writing.


Saturday, 15 April 2017

SOUND POETIC DEVICES: HANDOUT

A handout that explains seven poetic devices with examples. 

It includes -
1. Alliteration
2. Assonance
3. Consonance
4. Sibilance
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Repetition
7. Rhyme

Teachers can use this cheat sheet as a ready reference material to remind the learners about the difference and the types, then the usage of sound poetic devices in their creative writing.


SENTENCE TYPES BASED ON STRUCTURE: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with Sentence Types based on Structure in your classroom. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 
• Recognise the difference between the sentence types.
• Define a simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentence. 
• Explore the structure of simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. 
• Identify simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences.
• Create simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences on your own.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. ALL students will define, explore, identify and frame meaningful simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences. 
2. MOST students will define, explore, identify and frame meaningful simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences correctly.
3. SOME students will define, explore, identify and frame meaningful simple, compound, complex and compound-complex sentences accurately.

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES: 
1. Detailed Lesson Plans
2. Sentence Rubrics
3. Sentence Types Display Poster
4. Task Cards - 4
5. Worksheets with Answer Keys (6 Exercises)

Teachers can use this to enhance the vocabulary and language skills of the learners, especially the technique required to structure and frame sentences while writing.


Friday, 14 April 2017

DIFFERENTIATION: WHAT, WHY & HOW

A Presentation that presents -
1. What is Differentiation?
2. Differentiating Curriculum
3. Students' Characteristics
4. Why should We Differentiate?
5. Steps to Differentiated Instruction
6. Using Choice Board to Differentiate
7. Benefits of Choice Board Strategy


Thursday, 13 April 2017

INFORMATION TEXT TYPES: BUNDLE

A bundle of 5 information text types:
1. Cause and Effect
2. Compare and Contrast
3. Description
4. Problem and Solution
5. Sequence


Wednesday, 12 April 2017

SEQUENCE INFORMATION TEXT: LESSON & RESOURCES

This resource contains everything you need to get going with a lesson on Sequential Information Texts in your classroom. 

Learning Objectives:
1. Recall information text types.
2. Describe the features of sequential text type.
3. Explore the structure of sequential text type.
4. Write a sequential information text on a given/chosen topic.

This Resource includes:
1. Detailed Lesson Plan
2. Sequential Text Structure
3. Sample Texts 
4. Prompts
5. Template
6. Assessment Rubrics
7. List of Active Verbs
8. List of Adjectives & Adverbs
9. List of Connectives

Learning Outcomes of this Lesson: 
1. ALL students will write using the features in an appropriate manner with intro and conclusion.
2. MOST of the students will write using the features in a sequential order and structure with inviting intro and conclusion.
3. SOME students will write using the features in an effectively organized, logical and creative manner with engaging intro and conclusion.

Teachers can use this to enhance the writing skills of the learners, especially the technique required for presenting the writing in a logical order.