ELA Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify common text structures (sequence, problem-solution, compare-contrast, cause-effect) in informational passages.
• Use text structure clues and transitions to explain how ideas connect across a passage.
• Describe what information usually appears in each section of a text structure.

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• Organize a formal presentation with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion that returns to the main claim
• Use purposeful transitions and academic language to connect ideas logically
• Present evidence accurately by matching each claim to what sources actually show+ Show more

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• Identify how tone (attitude) and register (formality) shape meaning in different contexts
• Revise wording to match an appropriate register and reduce vagueness
• Analyze how word choice and sentence structure communicate stance and emphasis

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• Use print or digital reference tools (dictionary, thesaurus, and glossaries) to confirm the correct meaning of a word in context.
• Identify which sense, part of speech, and usage notes from a reference entry best match a sentence.
• Refine word choice to match tone and intended meaning in formal writing and speaking.

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• Identify how audience needs influence media choices such as format, tone, length, and vocabulary
• Evaluate the credibility of evidence used in persuasive and informational media messages
• Create a coherent media message by aligning purpose, tone, visuals, and supporting details

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• Maintain consistent tense anchors for timelines and ongoing conditions in academic writing.
• Apply correct subject-verb agreement within clauses, including sentences with inserted phrases.
• Identify and manage tense shifts caused by quotations, relative clauses, and pronoun/antecedent choices.

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• Connect evidence to a claim by explaining why the evidence matters.
• Use transitions to clarify the logic before and after a piece of evidence.
• Revise sentences so evidence does not read like a drop-in fact.

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• Identify declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences.
• Use the correct ending punctuation for each sentence type.
• Match sentence type to the writer’s purpose in short interactions and directions.

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• Explain how pronoun-antecedent agreement improves clarity and coherence in writing.
• Identify ambiguous pronoun references and revise them to match the correct antecedent.
• Apply rules for pronoun number and person when editing analytical writing.

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• Apply capitalization rules for proper nouns, titles, and specialized academic terms in formal writing.
• Edit sentences to correct incorrect capitalization in essays, research writing, and presentations.
• Explain why consistent capitalization improves clarity in an argument or research claim.

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• Identify an author’s purpose (inform, persuade, entertain, or warn) and explain how it shapes meaning.
• Analyze how point of view affects which perspectives are emphasized or omitted.
• Use evidence from word choice, structure, and tone to connect purpose and perspective to a reader’s interpretation.

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• Use clarifying questions (definitions, examples, and reasons) to improve comprehension during discussion.
• Restate what a speaker said to check understanding and confirm accuracy.
• Identify whether a speaker’s message is evidence, an opinion, or a hypothesis by interpreting tone and implied meaning.

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• Use periods, question marks, and exclamation marks correctly at the end of sentences.
• Recognize how end punctuation changes the meaning of a sentence.
• Use commas in simple lists to improve clarity.+ Show more

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• Identify narrative techniques such as sensory details, concrete language, pacing, transitions, and conflict resolution.
• Explain how narrative structure shapes meaning and reader understanding.
• Revise statements to include stronger descriptions and clearer sequences of events.

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• Identify how sentence variety (simple, compound, complex) affects clarity and reading flow.
• Revise sentences to avoid fragments and run-ons while improving transitions and modifier placement.
• Use correct punctuation and subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences.+ Show more

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• Identify misplaced modifiers and explain how they change sentence meaning
• Revise sentences so adjectives and adverbs modify the intended word or phrase
• Correct vague comparisons and unclear reference points to improve clarity

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• Explain how connotation, intensity, and implication change a word’s meaning beyond its literal definition.
• Choose among near-synonyms by matching shades of meaning and tone to a specific purpose.
• Analyze how word relationships and context affect diction and the overall strength of a statement.

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• Explain how connotation and nuance influence meaning beyond dictionary definitions
• Analyze an author’s word choice to determine stance, attitude, and implied judgment
• Use context and tone to interpret figurative language and close synonyms

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• Use a purpose for reading to focus attention on important information.
• Make and revise predictions while reading when new details change understanding.
• Summarize a text by capturing key ideas and supporting details.+ Show more

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• Identify whether a phrase or a dependent clause is functioning as a descriptive element in a sentence.
• Distinguish independent and dependent clauses and explain how dependent clauses add meaning such as cause, reason, or condition.
• Revise sentences to correct misplaced or overstuffed phrase/clause structures for clearer logic and flow.

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• Use spelling conventions and common patterns to prevent errors that confuse meaning in writing.
• Apply proofreading strategies to find misspellings, especially those created by close homophones.
• Identify and correct frequently confused words and high-impact terms such as names, key terms, and technical vocabulary.

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• Identify subordinate clauses and phrases that add context such as reason, condition, and time.
• Use relative clauses to add details that clarify or qualify nouns.
• Revise sentences to avoid run-ons and fragments by using appropriate clause and phrase structures.

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• Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases by using surrounding sentences and examples.
• Distinguish between figurative meaning and literal or technical meaning in a text.
• Explain how context clues help clarify word choice and author intent.

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• Evaluate a speaker’s reasoning by tracing claims to evidence and identifying logical gaps.
• Distinguish types of evidence and assess the strength and relevance of sources.
• Present findings with clear organization, transparent connections, and credible, strategic language.

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• Evaluate a speaker’s point of view by identifying claims, reasoning steps, and the type of evidence used.
• Distinguish between strong and weak evidence and explain how logical gaps can lead to unwarranted conclusions.
• Present findings in a structured, credible briefing that connects claims to sources using clear, strategic language.

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• Identify story elements: characters, setting, and plot events.
• Describe how a problem and its resolution change what happens next.
• Explain how character actions and relationships connect to key events.

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• Understand what makes a claim debatable and clear.
• Identify reasons and evidence that support a claim.
• Learn how reasoning connects evidence to the claim effectively.+ Show more

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• Identify how transition words and phrases show relationships among ideas (sequence, contrast, cause-effect, comparison, and emphasis).
• Choose appropriate transitions to improve clarity and cohesion within paragraphs and between sections.
• Revise writing by strengthening transition placement to guide readers through complex ideas.

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• Analyze how roots, prefixes, and suffixes contribute to a word’s meaning and category (process, quality, location).
• Infer the general meaning of unfamiliar academic vocabulary by combining multiple word parts rather than relying on a single fragment.
• Use context clues to confirm or refine word-part-based interpretations in reading and writing.

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• Use correct verb tense to show when an action or state happens (past, present, and future).
• Identify regular and irregular verbs and choose the correct past and progressive forms.
• Use helping verbs (such as have/has, is/are, will) to show ongoing or future meaning.+ Show more

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• Analyze how roots, prefixes, and suffixes contribute to word meaning in academic vocabulary.
• Infer a word’s denotation and likely word class by checking affix meanings against surrounding sentence context.
• Explain how the same affix can shift meaning across contexts and still fit grammatical function.

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• Write a claim about a text’s idea, character, or message.
• Support a claim with relevant evidence (a quote or a close paraphrase).
• Explain how the evidence connects to the claim so the reasoning is clear.

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• Identify narrative and informational text organization patterns.
• Explain how transitions and clues (like sequencing words) help readers follow an idea.
• Use organization patterns to respond to reading by describing how parts build toward a main message.

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• Use text features such as headings, subheadings, captions, and figure labels to locate information efficiently.
• Interpret diagrams and charts by reading legends, axes, and category labels to understand data correctly.
• Verify information found in features by comparing it with the article’s body text.

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• Use evidence from multiple parts of a text to support a clear claim.
• Explain how each piece of evidence strengthens meaning and connects to the overall interpretation.
• Choose wording that stays faithful to the text and accounts for more than one possible interpretation.

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• Identify figurative language (metaphor, simile, exaggeration, symbolism) and explain what it suggests beyond the literal meaning.
• Determine how connotation and surrounding context shape tone, emotion, and implied ideas in a text.
• Analyze how figurative language contributes to theme, conflict, or character motivation in a passage.

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• Use surrounding sentences (context clues) to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary words.
• Identify common context clue types such as examples, comparisons, and restatements.
• Choose the correct meaning of a word when it has more than one definition.

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• Determine how figurative language and connotation influence a text’s meaning and tone.
• Analyze how surrounding context (nearby sentences and ideas) clarifies ambiguous words or phrases.
• Support claims about author purpose by citing specific figurative language.

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• Use multiple pieces of text evidence to justify a claim with clear, logical reasoning.
• Explain how a text’s structure and features (headings, visuals, organization) guide interpretation of significance.
• Analyze how perspective and values can shape interpretations across different texts, including agreements and disagreements.

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• Analyze how appositives, participial phrases, and subordinate clauses affect clarity and emphasis in complex sentences.
• Revise sentences to maintain main-idea readability by keeping modifiers close and avoiding overstacked clauses.
• Evaluate sentence rhythm and punctuation choices for rhetorical consistency in Grade 12 writing.

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• Explain how oral presentations use a clear purpose to organize an understandable message for a specific audience
• Identify the parts of an organized presentation: introduction with a central claim, logical supporting points, and a closing that reinforces the takeaway
• Apply audience-fit by selecting relevant details and adjusting background information to match listeners’ needs+ Show more

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• Select more precise academic or domain-specific words to improve clarity and accuracy in writing.
• Match vocabulary terms to their exact meaning, including appropriate word forms (e.g., hypothesis vs. hypothesize).
• Revise vague statements by replacing general words with discipline-appropriate terminology.

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• Revise a persuasive paragraph so the sentences and details support the controlling idea.
• Reorder information to improve understanding and flow within a paragraph.
• Remove distracting details that do not match the writer’s purpose.

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• Evaluate how evidence quality, source transparency, and consistency shape the credibility of claims.
• Identify bias and point of view in how information is highlighted, omitted, and framed.
• Analyze how loaded language and representativeness affect interpretation of political or informational texts.

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• Revise drafts to improve coherence by strengthening logical connections between sentences and paragraphs.
• Identify and remove repetition that weakens the main idea while keeping key information accurate.
• Add missing support so claims are explained with reasons, examples, or evidence.

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• Revise writing for correct sentence boundaries, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
• Identify common convention errors (run-ons, fragments, wrong capitalization, misspellings) and correct them.
• Explain how improved conventions strengthen clarity and meaning for an audience.

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• Explain how surrounding sentences can help determine the meaning of an unknown word.
• Identify context clues such as examples, comparisons, and summaries in a passage.
• Choose the word meaning that best fits the intended idea in the text.

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• Identify how authors’ attitudes and values shape intended messages across two texts.
• Compare differences in stance using word choice, tone, and framing, supported by evidence.
• Recognize similarities in themes or beliefs expressed in different ways.+ Show more