United Grade 10 English 10 (CCSS grades 9-10)

1. Reading: Literature (RL)

Citing textual evidence · Theme and objective summary · How characters, events and dialogue develop the story · Word meaning, figurative language and tone · Text structure and its effects · Point of view and dramatic irony · Comparing a text with its film or staged version · Drawing on and transforming source material and traditions · Reading complex literature independently

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2. Reading: Informational Text (RI)

Citing textual evidence · Central idea and objective summary · Connections among people, events and ideas · Word meaning, technical and connotative language · Structure of paragraphs and sections · Author’s point of view and purpose · Evaluating different media for a topic · Evaluating arguments, reasoning and evidence · Analyzing seminal/foundational documents and conflicting texts · Reading complex nonfiction independently

• Logical Fallacies: How Good-Looking Arguments Go Wrong – A fallacy is an error in reasoning that makes an argument weak or invalid, even though it may look convincing. Formal fallacies are mistakes in the form (structure) of a deductive argument, such as affirming the consequent. Informal fallacies are mistakes in content, language or relevance, such as ad hominem, straw man, false dilemma, slippery slope, appeal to popularity or false authority, hasty generalisation, post hoc and circular reasoning. Spotting them helps us discuss fairly.

3. Writing (W)

Writing arguments · Writing informative/explanatory texts · Writing narratives · Clear, coherent writing for task and audience · Planning, revising, editing and rewriting · Using technology to produce and publish · Short and sustained research projects · Gathering and assessing sources; avoiding plagiarism · Using evidence from texts in writing · Writing routinely over short and extended time frames

• Research Skills: From a Question to a Finished Project – Research is a careful way of finding an answer. You ask a clear, focused question, plan how to answer it, find information and check that each source can be trusted, collect and analyse your own data, draw a conclusion that the evidence supports, and share it while crediting every source you used.

4. Speaking and Listening (SL)

Collaborative discussions · Evaluating information from diverse media · Evaluating a speaker’s reasoning and rhetoric · Presenting claims and findings clearly · Using digital media in presentations · Adapting speech to context and task

• Presentation Skills: Speaking to an Audience – A good presentation is planned for its audience and purpose, has a clear opening, body and closing, uses simple slides that support (not replace) the speaker, and is delivered with a clear voice, eye contact and good timing. Practice turns nerves into confidence.

5. Language (L)

Grammar and usage conventions · Capitalization, punctuation and spelling · Using language knowledge for style and meaning · Determining meaning of unknown words · Figurative language, word relationships, nuance · Acquiring academic and domain-specific vocabulary

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6. Literacy in history/social studies, science and technical subjects

Reading history/social studies texts · Reading science and technical texts · Writing in history, science and technical subjects

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