Shasta's Shelf

Students read excerpts from two speeches. "The Ballot or the Bullet" and "I Have a Dream." While reading the speeches, students work on context clues, tone, and writing a comparative essay. I like to have students listen to Malcolm X's speech. The excerpt of Malcom X is a summary, so that students will be encouraged to listen to the speech. I then have students listen to Martin Luther King's speech. The excerpt from MLK is word for word. Then students compare the two. This was designed to be l

These questions apply to the novel A Break With Charity. Questions are designed in the same format as Utah's SAGE test in order to assess the Common Core Standards. Students will not need to read the novel to take the test. It is great for SAGE preparation OR as a final test of the novel itself.

This is a close read focusing on students abilities to use context clues, understand a central/main idea, and give a short answer question using a evidence from the text.

This outline is very detailed in order to help students understand all of the pieces of an essay. Outline includes using MLA format, counterclaims, and refutations.

Students will be able to use the outline to organize their ideas. The outline is designed for student success.

This is a peer review where students will look at another student's essay. The peer review is very specific and guides students through a check list of an argumentative essay. The review prompts students to highlight, underline, and circle different parts of the essay, so that they can show their knowledge and understanding of each piece of the essay.

This is a news article designed to focus on pronouns. I don't expect my students to understand the article, but the acitivity is designed for levels 1-3 on WIDA. Students will read the article out loud, find all of the pronouns, and identify words they know. The assignment allows students to read, speak, write, and listen.

This statement focuses on mastery based learning. It is not your typical high school classroom. Please note, it mentions Grizzly Opts as an intervention: this is simply an RTI program. Rename this to the RTI program your school uses. *The philosophies used are based on research of mastery based grading.

This worksheet includes graphic organizers for teachers and students to organize an ELD/ESL class. Each category is weighted for a final grade. Use this to map out the curriculum for an ELD/ESL class.

This game is for several purposes. First, to practice vocabulary based on feelings. Second, to practice "I am," "She is," "They are," etc in sentences making. Third, to help students practice speaking in English. This is a game that even my shy students will participate in because of the scaffolded sentences.

This assessment asks questions that pertain to chapters 1-10. Students must also identify quotes to support their answers and be able to identify the correct use of MLA format.

This is a close read handout for students to use while reading the poem "Hard on the Gas."

This article is for the draft being used in the United States. The close read focuses on context clues, summaries, and using evidence to support answers.

This article is against using the draft in the United States. The close read instructions focus on summaries, context clues, and using evidence to support answers.

This is a close read on why and how to use figurative language in essay writing.

Lists sentence fragments, fused sentences, and comma splices. Includes sample sentences and how to fix them correctly.

This quiz forces students to use the book to answer the questions. They must write in complete sentences using evidence to support their answers.

This worksheet helps students to learn basic vocabulary words while encouraging discussion with others in the class.