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Grade 10
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ELA: Grade 10 - READING


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Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
    10.1.R.1

Locate and use school and public library resources for information and research

  • set purpose for reading by asking questions about what they need to know for their research
    •     10.1.R.2

    Use specialized reference sources, such as glossaries, directories, and abstracts

        10.1.R.3

    Read and follow written directions and proce-dures to solve problems and accomplish tasks

  • use workplace documents
    •     10.1.R.4

    Skim texts to gain an overall impression and scan texts for particular information

  • focus on key words/phrases to generate questions
    •     10.1.R.5

    Identify and evaluate the reliability and validity of informational sources

        10.1.R.6

    Recognize unstated assumptions

        10.1.R.7

    Distinguish verifiable statement from hypothesis

        10.1.R.8

    Analyze information from different sources, making connections and showing relationships to other texts, ideas, and subjects

  • employ a range of post-reading practices to think about new learning and plan further learning
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    Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
        10.2.R.1

    Read, view, and interpret texts and performances in every medium (e.g., short stories, novels, plays, film and video productions, poems, and essays) from a wide variety of authors, subjects, and genres

  • build background by activating prior knowledge through questioning what they already know about the form in which the story is presented and the period in which it was written
    •     10.2.R.2

    Read, view, and respond independently to literary works that represent a range of social, historical, and cultural perspectives

        10.2.R.3

    Read literary criticism to increase comprehension and appreciation of literary texts, with assistance

        10.2.R.4

    Recognize how authors use tone to express their ideas or an attitude toward the subject matter or the audience

        10.2.R.5

    Distinguish between different forms of poetry, such as sonnet, lyric, elegy, narrative, epic, and ode, and recognize how the author uses poetic form to convey message or intent

        10.2.R.6

    Compare a film, video, or stage version of a literary work with the written version

        10.2.R.7

    Read literary texts aloud to convey an interpretation of the work

        10.2.R.8

    Interpret literary texts on the basis of an understanding of the genre and the literary period

        10.2.R.9

    Interpret multiple levels of meaning and subtleties in text

        10.2.R.10

    Recognize relevance of literature to contemporary and/or personal events and situations

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    Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
        10.3.R.1

    Form opinions and make judgments about the validity of persuasive texts

        10.3.R.2

    Generate a list of significant questions to assist with analysis of text

        10.3.R.3

    Analyze and evaluate nonfiction texts, including

  • determine the writer’s perspectives, purposes, and intended audiences
  • determine the reliability and significance of information
  • recognize the format and its significance to content
    •     10.3.R.4

    Analyze and evaluate poetry in order to recognize the use and effect of

  • sensory imagery
  • figurative language
  • verse form
    •     10.3.R.5

    Evaluate poetry to recognize the use and effect of verse form

        10.3.R.6

    Analyze and evaluate fiction, including

  • the background in which the text is written
  • the effect created by the author’s tone or mood
    •     10.3.R.7

    Form opinions and make judgments about literary works, by analyzing and evaluating texts from more than one critical perspective, such as cultural and historical

        10.3.R.8

    Select, reject, and reconcile ideas and information in light of beliefs

        10.3.R.9

    Make judgments about the quality of literary texts and performances by applying personal and academic criteria, such as that found in literary criticism

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    Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
        10.4.R.1

    Share reading experiences with a peer or adult; for example, read together silently or aloud, or discuss reactions to texts

        10.4.R.2

    Consider the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the writer

        10.4.R.3

    Recognize the types of language (e.g., informal vocabulary, culture-specific terminology, jargon, colloquialisms, and email conventions) that are appropriate to social communication

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    Literacy Competencies
        10.LC.R.0

    Reading
    A literacy competency strand for grades 9-12 Reading is under development and will be posted when available.

     
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