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Grade 10
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ELA: Grade 10 - WRITING


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

Use both primary and secondary sources of information for research

    10.1.W.2

Select and limit topics for informational writing

    10.1.W.3

Analyze data, facts, and ideas to communicate information

    10.1.W.4

Take notes and organize information from written and oral texts, such as lectures and interviews

    10.1.W.5

Use a range of organizational strategies (e.g., clustering, webbing, and mapping) to present information

    10.1.W.6

Define the meaning of and understand the consequences of plagiarism; investigate school policy

    10.1.W.7

Use charts, graphs, and diagrams to support and illustrate informational texts

    10.1.W.8

Maintain a portfolio that includes informational writing

 
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Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
    10.2.W.1

Write original literary texts

  • use literary devices, such as figurative language, allegory, irony, symbolism, and stream of consciousness
  • create multiple levels of meaning, with assistance
  • use language and sentence structure creatively to elicit the reader’s emotional response
    •     10.2.W.2

    Write interpretive and responsive essays of approximately three pages to

  • express judgments and support them through references to the text, using direct quotations and paraphrase
  • explain how the author’s use of literary devices affects meaning
  • examine development and impact of literary elements, such as character (protagonist and antagonist), action (conflict, intrigue, suspense, and climax), and setting (locale and time period), in literary texts and performances
  • compare and contrast the treatment of literary elements in different genres and by more than one author
  • engage in a variety of prewriting experiences, such as using a variety of visual representations to express interpretations, feelings, and new insights
    •     10.2.W.3

    Use resources such as personal experience, knowledge from other content areas, and independent reading to create literary, interpretive, and responsive texts

        10.2.W.4

    Maintain a portfolio that includes literary, interpretive, and responsive writing

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

    Articulate one or more perspectives, such as one's own and/or those of a special interest group, to summarize arguments on different sides of issues

        10.3.W.2

    Develop critiques from more than one perspective, such as historical and cultural

        10.3.W.3

    Analyze texts, using resources such as recognized experts, knowledge from school subjects and reading, and personal experience

        10.3.W.4

    Use strategies designed to influence or persuade in writing editorials

        10.3.W.5

    Use telecommunication to participate in Listserv discussion groups

    		 
        10.3.W.6

    Maintain a writing portfolio that includes writing for critical analysis and evaluation

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

    Share the process of writing with peers and adults; for example, write a condolence note, get well-card, or thank-you letter with writing partner(s)

        10.4.W.2

    Respect age, gender, and cultural traditions of the recipient

        10.4.W.3

    Identify and model the social communication techniques of published writers

        10.4.W.4

    Distinguish between the conventions of academic writing and the conventions of email and instant messaging

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    Literacy Competencies
        10.LC.W.0

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

     
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