Thursday, August 21, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “ESL, ELL Activities & No Prep Lesson Plans for Grades 6-11 - FREE SAMPLER”

by ESL Lifeline
8th - 11th Grade


Are you struggling to find high-quality language lessons and resources that keep your ESL & ELL students engaged in their learning? This is a FREE sampler of my best selling series, 21st Century Language Learning. There are 10 pages in this resource all taken from 10 different resources in my 21st Century Language Learning Series, which has over 20 different pre-planned language lessons. For each student page in this sampler, you’ll get a teacher resource page that goes with it. On the teacher resource page, you’ll find parts of the lesson plans that fit the section, complete with teaching ideas, guides and answer keys.

In this sampler, you'll get 10 pages from 10 different resources that you can use to introduce exciting topics and grammar points to your classes:

  1. Superpowers: Bilingualism – English Reading Lesson
  2. Social Media: Friend or Unfriend? – English Reading Lesson
  3. Smartphone Addiction – English Reading Lesson
  4. English Listening Lesson: Black Holes: What’s on the Other Side?
  5. English Listening Lesson: At the Movies
  6. Fake News: Media Bias Reading Comprehension
  7. Distraction & Attention Listening Comprehension Podcast with Questions & Tasks
  8. The Anthropocene Close Reading Comprehension
  9. The Passive Voice Lesson Plan
  10. ChatGPT & Generative A.I. Close Reading Passage with Text-Dependent Questions

The pages in this sampler cover listening, reading and grammar and can be used to introduce your students to the topics of each resource. They will get your classes highly interested and ready to learn. Once you got them hooked on the topics, be sure to purchase the 21st Century Language Learning Bundle to complete these resources. They can also be purchased separately.

For this sampler, follow the lesson plans and notes on each of the teacher resource pages to help you set up the topics and get your students learning. Using the teacher resource pages will make teaching these topics easy and more impactful. Alternatively, these sample pages are great for independent work and supplemental material for students at literacy centers, for homework, enrichment, or fast finishers.


LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 21ST CENTURY LANGUAGE LEARNING BUNDLE

The 21st Century Language Learning Bundle gives you lessons centered around exciting topics, embedded with engaging activities, and designed using scaffolded language learning techniques that brings significant improvement to your students' language acquisition while making a lasting, meaningful impact on their education.

The No Prep ESL Activities & Lesson Plans have tons of activities for your students to practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening:

  • Academic vocabulary activities
  • Non-fiction reading passages
  • Anticipatory sets and topic hooks
  • Class discussions
  • Text-dependent comprehension question
  • Critical AND Creative thinking questions
  • Essay writing
  • Listening comprehension opportunities
  • Domain-specific skill-building
  • Group projects
  • Community outreach opportunities
  • Grammar acquisition tasks
  • And MORE!

LESSONS INCLUDED in the BUNDLE:

  1. The Russian Market: A Sea of Things – English Reading Lesson
  2. Superpowers: Super Memory – English Reading Lesson
  3. Superpowers: Bilingualism – English Reading Lesson
  4. Social Media: Friend or Unfriend? – English Reading Lesson
  5. Read Like an Archaeologist – English Reading Lesson
  6. Holiday in Kampot, Cambodia English Reading Lesson
  7. Smartphone Addiction – English Reading Lesson
  8. English Listening Lesson: Black Holes: What’s on the Other Side?
  9. English Listening Lesson: At the Movies
  10. Recognizing Linguistic Patterns & Word Relationships Listening Comprehension V.1
  11. Recognizing Linguistic Patterns & Word Relationships Listening Comprehension V.2
  12. Recognizing Linguistic Patterns & Word Relationships Listening Comprehension V.3
  13. How to Write an Essay: Advantages/Disadvantages
  14. Extreme Sports Speaking
  15. Quantifiers Grammar
  16. Clauses of Contrast, Purpose, Reason, & Result Grammar
  17. How to Write an Essay: The Opinion Essay
  18. Fake News: Media Bias Reading Comprehension
  19. Short Story Close Reading Comprehension The Hidden Temple Distance Learning
  20. Reported Speech Grammar Lesson
  21. How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay
  22. Distraction & Attention Listening Comprehension Podcast with Questions & Tasks
  23. How to Write a Problem/Solution Essay
  24. The Anthropocene Close Reading Comprehension
  25. The Passive Voice Lesson Plan
  26. ChatGPT & Generative A.I. Close Reading Passage with Text-Dependent Questions

KEY FEATURES ABOUT THE SERIES

✔️ A Holistic Approach to Language Learning: Accelerate learning in reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through ESL lessons designed for maximum engagement and long-term retention. The slow-release formula built into each lesson creates excitement and anticipation that sets learners up for an incredible learning experience.

✔️ Real-World Relevance: Get ready for real-world topics like "ChatGPT" and "Smartphone Addiction" that are already on your learners' minds. Additionally, it introduces captivating subjects such as "The Anthropocene" that encourage students to step outside their comfort zones and explore something new - all while using the language productively.

✔️ Engaging Follow-Up Activities: All lessons come with extension activities and tasks that challenge students to synthesize what they've learned about the topic, empowering them to use the new language in a productive way.

✔️ Flexible Learning Options: Whether you're teaching in a physical classroom or online for distance learning, these resources offer flexibility in delivery. Use the provided PDF pages for in-person instruction or seamlessly transition to the online format to cater to your students' needs.

✔️ High Engagement, Minimal Prep-time: Each lesson comes with a comprehensive lesson plan that include topic and task setups, answer keys, alternative teaching ideas, instructional guidance, and notes. Say goodbye to extensive lesson planning and hello to efficient and effective teaching!

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BUNDLE...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cheryl said, "This is complete! It gives a good foundations to things you need for your ELL students."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Valerie said, "I haven't used all of the resources in this huge bundle, but I will. They are easy to follow and relevant to students' lives."


This sampler comes in PDF format and can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. The pages included are intended only as a sample of what you'll get by purchasing the resources.

⭐ Get the Bundle for Big Savings ⭐

Get the 21st Century Language Learning Bundle here!


Terms of Use:

This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.

**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses from ESL Lifeline’s store on Tpt – they are discounted. Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.



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