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I am currently a student at Boise State
University. I am studying English Teaching in
hopes to one day becoming a high school
English teacher.

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What you will find in this

brochure

Info about Idaho State Standards for

Secondary Education
How I will achieve those standards in
the classroom

KELLI BIRGE

KELLI BIRGE
Boise State University

Student, Boise State

University

Idaho adopted the National

*Idaho English/Language
Arts Standards for grades
11-12
Key Ideas
and
Details

Craft and
Structure

Cite strong and thorough

textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text including
determining where the text
leaves things uncertain

Determine the meaning of

words and phrases as they
are used in the text, including
figurative and connotative
meanings; analyze the impact
of specific word choices on
meaning and tone. Including
words with multiple
meanings or language that is
particularly fresh, engaging,
or beautiful (include
Shakespeare as well as other
authors)
Integratio Analyze multiple
n of
interpretations of a story,
Knowled
drama, or poem (e.g. recorded
ge and
or live production of a play or
Ideas
recorded novel or poetry),
evaluating how each version
interprets the source texts.
(include at least one play by
Shakespeare and one play by
and American dramatist.)
*Taken from the official Common Core
Standards at commcore.org

Common Core Standards in

2011
Students are required to learn how to read and
understand literature

A few of these standards for English students

11-12 grades. These standards are designed
to help students become college ready

that skill in everyday life. Real world

examples of word choice and language use
will be encouraged, if not required.

Key Ideas and Details Standard

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard

As stated in this standard, students are

expected to be able to cite sources effectively
as evidence of their thesis. This is an
important standard because citing sources
evidence is an important and crucial part of
writing. In my future classroom, the goal will
be that the common question, should we
cite? will not be asked because students
should ALWAYS cite their sources.
Craft and Structure Standard
This standard involves the understanding
and analysis of language. This skill can only
come with practice. It is important for
students to recognize the impact of word
choice on the piece that they are reading. In
my future classroom, I will encourage my
students to not only to understand and
analyze the use of language in the literature
that we will be reading in class, but also use
that skill in everyday life

This standard requires students to analyze

how the material is presented and how that
particular presentation affects the way the
piece is interpreted. One English class I
attended in high school, we were required to
read The Crucible. Because of this standard,
we read it in comic book form and analyzed
how the author used that medium to tell the
story. I plan to do the same thing in the
classroom by introducing students to
multiple mediums of presentation of
literature. It doesnt have to be a comic book,
but it should be quite different than just the
text.