Good Strong Words

Multi-paragraph writing rubric matches CAASPP Performance Task Rubric for grades 3-8. Gives students a clear sense of the expectations for the CAASPP Performance Task and any multi-paragraph piece of writing they are assigned in class. Students can self-assess their writing, and/or peers or teachers can assess using the clear and easy "checkbric" structure.

Multi-paragraph writing rubric matches CAASPP Performance Task Rubric for grades 6-11. Gives students a clear sense of the expectations for the CAASPP Performance Task and any multi-paragraph piece of writing they are assigned in class. Students can self-assess their writing, and/or peers or teachers can assess using the clear and easy "checkbric" structure.

Multi-paragraph writing rubric matches CAASPP Performance Task Rubric for grades 6-11. Gives students a clear sense of the expectations for the CAASPP Performance Task and any multi-paragraph piece of writing they are assigned in class. Students can self-assess their writing, and/or peers or teachers can assess using the clear and easy "checkbric" structure.

The Outsiders is full of slang, idioms and colloquial language. It's what makes the dialogue so believable. In this project, students will use the context of the idioms to determine both their literal and figurative meaning. Then, they will make two-sided posters depicting both meanings of the idioms. Use as a gallery walk for students to college the information from their classmates posters, as well as laugh at the silly images some of the literal defintions of idioms create! A fun, active

Understanding that suffixes change the part of speech of a word can exponentially increase the ways in which students use the words. In this activity, students use suffixes to determine the parts of speech of any vocabulary list. Then, they explore what other forms of the word they can create by changing the suffix.

This handout is a tool to help students see the connections between the Robert Frost Poem and The Outsiders novel, where it appears. It is a perfect introduction to the concept of literary allusion.

The perfect way to begin your unit on The Outsiders, coincides with beginning chapters of the novel. One concise double sided paper will: help students keep track of all the characters as they encounter themidentify how the author creates characters through direct and indirect characterizationidentify character types as they appear in the characters from the novel.

Grammar anchor charts and student notes for use with direct instruction and interactive notebooks. Topics include parts of speech, sentences and comma usage.

Not only did Shakespeare invent more than 1,700 words, he was master at combing words to make the most imaginative, hilarious and cruel insults. Students will love using these cards to generate their own insults as voice warm-ups, reading fluency practice, for Shakespearean or just for fun!