In small groups, students closely examine one sentence from the Gettysburg Address and create a multigenre project communicating what they have discovered about the meaning and significance of the text.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships by creating original comic strips and sharing their completed work in an oral presentation format.
Students research engineering careers and create poetry to understand the vocabulary of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
The resources below include rubrics for assessing communication skills as well as student exemplars organized into writing continuums.
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education draft English Language Arts Writing Continuum 1-12 including: goals, outcomes, essential skills, and texts, as well as, before, during, and after prompts.
Purpose
The purpose of the course EAL B10L Levels 1 and 2 is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed to build basic levels of English language proficiency for English language learners who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study. The course is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed for students who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study to enhance their English language proficiency.. It is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a locally developed high school credit course in English as an Additional Language. The course is designed for students who are making transitions into secondary level academic areas of study to enhance their English language proficiency.. It is based on 100 hours of classroom instruction.
"Six videos have been created to highlight strategies that support language development for young children. The Enhancing Young Children’s Language and Literacy Development video series features interactions between Saskatchewan early childhood educators and children, and offers practical suggestions for implementing language and early literacy strategies.
Each video is approximately 15 minutes in length and includes information and examples for the continuum of early years development from 0-5 years of age. The videos will be useful for educators and staff who work with young children.
Video Titles include:
Getting in Tune with Children;
Incorporating Vocabulary into Routines;
Adjust the Way You Talk with Children;
Turn Taking with Children;
Sharing Books with Children; and,
Oral Storytelling with Children."
Enough is Enough is a powerful 30-minute performance tailored to Saskatchewan Ministry of Education learning outcomes in Social Studies, Music, and English Language Arts for grades 9-12.
*A full teacher's guide is available to download.
Zoey Roy’s explains that:
Enough is Enough unravels what we think we know about Indigenous people in the context of Canada and rebuild a collective understanding of how we can learn from Indigenous knowledge and spirituality to make our home in Canada better for everyone. Inspired by my own pursuit of self-love, healing, and joy. The following lessons are steppingstones – a pathway for engaging the whole human self in learning and growing. Along my journey, I learned, you can’t think your way out of a broken heart. I want people to know that they are enough, to feel that they are enough, and to know that all people, animals, plants, minerals, and emotions all have a place in this world just like you. They are all enough too. Our journey is not theirs, so our judgements have no place in their journey. I want this unit to inspire compassion, will, solidarity and love.
This choice board can be used for the students "that are always done everything" either at home or at school.
You can set your own expectations about how many students will complete along with them, but I'd suggest starting with just one and see how it goes.
I've included a PDF version for sharing - it's easy to click the links and get started.
I've also included the choice board as a MSWord doc so you can edit it or create your own if you wish (please share it back!)
Nikki Giovanni's poem 'The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.' is paired with Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, taking students on a quest through time to the Civil Rights movement.
With e-pals, students develop real-life writing and social experiences, learn the format of a friendly letter and parts of an e-mail message, and discover other cultures, languages, and geographic areas.
Epic Books is an online collection of over 40 000 titles of award-winning fiction, non-fiction, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), biographies, graphic novels, DIY (Do It Yourself) and more. Sign up as an educator and the account is free. Epic Books can be used by teachers and students for read-alouds, shared reading, and independent reading time. Read-to-me and audiobook functions allow for the listening portion of a balanced literacy program. Teachers can use these books as part of interactive small group instruction for specific skills or strategies. They can also assign certain books and tasks for practice to individuals or groups. You must set up the free account and add students to your classroom in order to get a class code to provide to families. Then when students have that code, they can log in from home with free access.
A Comprehensive, Step-By-Step Program for Developing Phonemic Awareness and Fluent Word Recognition
This 60 page document explores reading disabilities as a systematic human rights issue. It includes an introduction to the issue, a literature review, survey results (including screening, interventions, accommodations, etc.), a legal analysis and issues to address.
On March 8, 2024, the Sasktachewan Human Rights Commission hosted a public information session to discuss it's Equitable Education for Students with Reading Disabilities initiative.
Planning for the resource to the SK Human Rights Commission on "Equitable Education for Students with Reading Disabilities".
This lesson is designed to supplement a high school English class reading The Crucible or a high school history class studying the Salem Witch Trials. Students will understand one theory of the cause of the witch trials and how they could have been prevented.
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation. As the CEO and co-founder of new online dictionary Wordnik, Erin McKean is reshaping not just dictionaries, but how we interact with language itself. A quiz, thought provoking question, and links for further study are provided to create a lesson around the 16-minute video. Educators may use the platform to easily "Flip" or create their own lesson for use with their students of any age or level.
"The beginning of the school year is a great time to get an overview of students’ writing skills. This article will help you use our baseline essay-writing assessments to evaluate student writing and plan your instruction based on the results."