Amanda Gorman | Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
A reading comprehension and discussion lesson built around a biographical article on poet Amanda Gorman, paired with a teacher lesson plan.
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A reading comprehension and discussion lesson built around a biographical article on poet Amanda Gorman, paired with a teacher lesson plan.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around…
Watch/preview a lesson video, read a passage (with audio support), complete a close reading and comprehension activity, and complete a quick write; deck also references vocabulary work, an exit ticket, and links for more learning.
Discuss prior knowledge, review artifacts (a Crisis FAQ, a military buildup map, an opinion poll, a military head-to-head comparison), then answer comprehension questions individually or with a partner.
Preview and engage with the deck, watch a video lesson, read an informational passage (with audio) on pond slider turtles, do a close reading and short comprehension exercise, learn key vocabulary, complete a 'What's Missing' vocabulary check and a quick write/draw activity, and complete an exit ticket.
Full lesson plan and supporting materials for teaching the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, focused on literary analysis (characterization, narration, plot, theme, symbolism, irony, figurative language, imagery).
U.A. Fanthorpe's poem "Half-Past Two," about a child kept after school who does not yet understand clock time, is unpacked slide by slide in a GCSE-level English literature lesson built around close reading and analytical writing. The slideshow opens with learning intentions and a glossary of critical terms (narrator, third person, repetition, portmanteau, emotive language, personification, contraction, oxymoron), then supplies biographical context on Fanthorpe before presenting the full poem text twice for annotation. Stanza-by-stanza question sets walk students through content, language, and structure analysis, including the poem's invented compound words like "Gettinguptime" and "timeyouwereofftime," before a PETAL (Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link) paragraph frame and an extended-response homework task close out the lesson. A model "possible answer" in three bullet points on the poem's tone is included so students can compare their own analysis against a worked example. For another GCSE poem taught with the same PETAL paragraph framework, Vernon Scannell’s ‘Nettles’ offers stanza-by-stanza analysis practice on a different poem.
Work through the animated PowerPoint slide-by-slide, answering embedded questions and completing the accompanying worksheets/exercises (referenced in a separate folder) that cover ray diagrams for convex/concave lenses, how the eye focuses on distant and close objects, and how the eye compares to pinhole and modern…
Deliver a complete, no-prep micro-lesson on energy (what it is, potential vs. kinetic energy, how it changes form) via a self-contained digital slide deck combining video, reading passage, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 2 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis lesson presentation that guides students through close reading and critical analysis of 'When We Two Parted' by Lord Byron.
Activate prior knowledge (What We Know), watch a swan facts video, read an informational passage with audio support, complete vocabulary/word activities (Play on Words, What's Missing), and finish with a Quick Write/Draw reflection and exit ticket.
Students watch/read a video-style reading passage about carbon footprints, learn key vocabulary (carbon, climate, emitted, fossil fuels, pollution), fill in missing words from a word bank, sort main idea vs. detail cards, and write a one-sentence summary for each of four prompts (First, Also, Next, Last).
Lesson 7 of a Constitution unit teaching federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances, including a reading, vocabulary worksheet, flowchart interpretation, review worksheets, and a summative test.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 3 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Love' by Percy Bysshe Shelley, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around…
Digital slide deck ('Micro-Learning Deck') teaching ostrich facts through an informational reading passage, vocabulary, and interactive review activities.
This resource will give you everything you need to complete a full, comprehensive reading lesson plan for The Story of An Hour text by Kate Chopin. Files are offered as PDFs and Word documents.
An ESL/English reading comprehension worksheet and accompanying teacher lesson plan that introduces the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas through a biographical passage, comprehension questions, vocabulary work, and creative speaking/writing activities.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 1 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
A GCSE English Literature poetry-analysis PowerPoint lesson guiding students through close reading of 'Loves Dog' by Jen Hadfield, covering author/poet context, first reading and annotation, tone and language analysis, structure questions, and an academic PETAL-paragraph writing task. The lesson frames the poem around the…
['watch/read a gorilla facts video and passage', 'learn key vocabulary (endangered, gestate, habitats, herbivores, poaching, predators, primates)', "complete interactive slides: what we know, key words & video, reading passage, play on words, what's missing, quick write/draw", 'show learning / exit ticket']
Students engage with a lesson plan and essential-terms vocabulary instruction, complete a note-taking chart on the origins of the Constitution, complete K.I.M. vocabulary activities for essential terms, work through a study guide, and take a test; answer keys are provided for the note-taking chart, vocabulary…
Students read a narrative passage (featuring a professor named Tom explaining climate change to his students) about climate change causes and effects, learn key words (climate, droughts, epidemic, hurricane, renewable), fill in missing words from a word bank, sort main idea vs. detail cards, and write a one-sentence…