ENGLISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES
SENIOR HIGH
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Grade 10
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Grade 11
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Grade 12
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Topic: Sentence Interrupters
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
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Video
Online Game
Topic: Author's Purpose
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Define the term purpose
- List the 3 reasons authors write
- Label the purpose of the given pieces with support
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Topic: Expository Essay: An Overview
Objectives:
Students will be able to
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Topic: Types of Expository Writing
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
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Topic: Expository Writing: The Introductory Paragraph
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
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Topic: Expository Essay Writing: Developing the Body of the Editorial and Explanation Essay
Objectives:
The students will be able to: a) Explain the importance of planning b) List and describe the parts of the body paragraphs c) List the methods for developing a body paragraph d) Construct a body paragraph |
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LESSON 3 - SUMMARY WRITING
Objectives:
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading examples
Use information from graphic organizer completed in previous lesson to compose a short summary outlining the cause and effect relationships in the short story, “George and the Pink House”, practice highlighting multiple causes and effects, group activity – selection of ideas for summary, discussion (group activity – breakout rooms) |
Resource(s): Notes on text from previous class, PowerPoint – Summarizing –Review and Practice, Cause and Effect Scenarios
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LESSON 2 - CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS
Objectives:
Students will be able to after review of terms, reading “George and the Pink House” and discussion of text
Highlight causes and effects in “George and the Pink House”, discuss the possibilities of more than one cause or effect, use a graphic organizer to illustrate cause and relationships, take notes, liveworksheet.com – Cause and Effect, group activity |
Resource(s):
Excerpt from Miguel Street, “George and The Pink House” |
LESSON 1 - Cause and Effect Relationships
Objectives:
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading examples a. distinguish between terms cause and effect b. give examples of cause and effect relationships c. recognize cause and effect relationships Activities: Use a graphic organizer to illustrate cause and relationships, highlight causes and effects, discuss the possibilities of more than one cause or effect, take notes, written assignment, liveworksheet.com – Cause and Effect, group activity |
Topic: Subject Verb Agreement
Topic: Run on Sentence
Topic: Editing
Topic: Transitional Words and Phrases
Topic: Expository Essay - The Body
Topic: Expository Writing - The Conclusion
Topic: Literal and Figurative Language
Topic: Introduction to Simile
Topic: 2008 BGCSE Paper 3

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Lesson 4
Topic: Expository writing: The Introduction
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- distinguish between the types of hooks for an introductory paragraph.
- explain the function of the transition sentence.
- create a clear thesis statement for an introductory paragraph
- compose an introductory paragraph.
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Online Worksheet
Handout 1
Handout 2
Lesson 3
Topic: Expository Writing: The Paragraph
Objectives:
Following a PowerPoint presentation, students will be able to:
Following a PowerPoint presentation, students will be able to:
- explain the terms topic sentence, supporting details and concluding sentence
- identify the parts of a paragraph
- write an expository paragraph
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Lesson 2
Topic: Types of Expository Writing:
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
- restate the difference between expository essay and other forms of writing
- give examples of the types of expository essays
- analyze various forms of expository writing and explain their purpose
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Lesson 1
Topic: Expository Writing
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
- list the (3) reasons authors write
- label the purpose of the given pieces with support
- explain the term expository
- Identify and examine the parts of the expository essay
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Online Worksheet
Characterization 2
1) Review the meaning of indirect & direct characterization
2) Differentiate between physical traits and personality traits 3) Infer character traits in a passage |
Characterization Part 1
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Compare & Contrast
- Explain the meaning of compare and contrast
- Use key words to construct comparison sentences
BIAS
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the term bias
- Explain how bias can affect the reader
- Explain how to locate bias.
- Rate the level of bias in a piece of writing with support for the rating
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Additional Resources:
Bias Worksheet
Bias Worksheet
Lesson 3-Tone
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
At the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the term tone
- Determine the tone based on the context
- Explain how to locate the tone.
- Support the given tone with information from the text
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Lesson 2 - Inference
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
At the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the term infer
- Explain how to infer
- Infer the best word for the sentence.
- Infer the writer’s meaning based on the given clues
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Lesson 1 - Vocabulary in Context
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
At the end of the lesson, students will:
- Define the terms clue and context
- Determine the meanings of words in context.
- Explain how the clues assisted them in finding definitions
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Topic: Intro to BGCSE Paper
Objectives:
Students should be able to:
Students should be able to:
- Outline the structure of the BGCSE Paper 1.
- Distinguish question requirements in paper.
- Outline and strategise to meet examiner criteria.
Topic: Approaching The Paper
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Strategize steps to effectively complete the BGCSE Paper
2. Analyze prompts for requirements and classify by writing type.
Students will be able to:
1. Strategize steps to effectively complete the BGCSE Paper
2. Analyze prompts for requirements and classify by writing type.
Topic: Elements of Effective Narrative/ Expository Essay
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Outline elements of an effective narrative essay construction.
- Outline elements of an effective expository essay construction.
- Analyze prompts appropriately to select details required.
Topic: Elements of Effective Persuasive/Descriptive Essay
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate effectiveness of a sample narrative essay.
- Evaluate effectiveness of an expository essay.
- Outline strategies to construct effective essay types.
Topic: Evaluating Essay
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Evaluate effectiveness of a sample essay.
- Categorize sample by grade band.
- Justify grade classification.
- Outline strategies to construct effective essay types.
Lesson 9 - Evaluating a Directed Writing Response
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Distinguish the answer key categories of directed responses.
- Evaluate a response according to categories for a score.
- Justify the score awarded to the response.
Lesson 8 - Crafting a Directed Writing Response
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- extract question requirements from Directed Writing question.
- locate and paraphrase passage content.
- organize and compose a directed response.
Lesson 7 - Content, Language & Style Points: Grammar, Paragraphing & Organization
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- distinguish categories of directed writing answer keys.
- determine steps to effectively evaluate directed writing responses.
- create a sample question and answer key.
Lesson 6 - Upper Level Inferences
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- extract passage content according to question requirements.
- distinguish directly stated and indirectly stated ideas.
- analyze a passage using inference strategies.
Lesson 5 - Crafting BGCSE Characterization Responses: Compare/Contrast Paragraph
Objectives:
Students should be able to:
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Lesson 4-The Summary Question
Objectives:
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading example:
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Lesson 3- The Directed Writing Question
Objectives:
After this lesson, students will:
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Lesson 2-Approaching Paper 3
Objectives:
After this lesson, students will:
After this lesson, students will:
- Strategize steps to effectively complete the BGCSE Paper 3.
- Analyze the structure of the Directed Writing and Summary Questions
Resource(s):
Lesson 1-Intro to BGCSE Paper 3
Objectives:
After this lesson, students will:
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Resource(s): Notes on text from previous class, P
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