This publication contains master skills checklists originating from a project to develop instructional materials which are geared to individualized, self-paced learning strategies for Cherokee adults. These checklists break down learning into discrete components that can be sequentially mastered by the student. The master skills checklists are a scoped and sequenced listing of basic skills in which skills are checked off and dated by instructors in each class session as they are learned. Directions for instructor use of the master skills checklists are followed by the checklists for these basic skills: language, math, reading, spelling, computer literacy, critical thinking, and voter education. A language diagnostic and a math diagnostic are also provided following the corresponding checklist. (YLB)