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What do the Standards Cover?
There are six Common Core State Standards for grade 10 ELA instruction, which are grouped into three main areas:
Conventions of Standard English
2 standards
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Using parallel structure
- Using various phrases and clauses to convey specific meaning and add variety to writing or presentations
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- Using a semicolon to connect closely related independent clauses
- Using a colon to introduce a list or quotation
- Using correct spelling
Knowledge of Language
1 standard
- Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
- Writing and editing work so it conforms to a style manual’s guidelines
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
3 standards
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Determining the meaning of words and phrases using context
- Using patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech
- Determining/clarifying the precise meaning or part of speech of a word
- Verifying the definition of a word or phrase
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
- Interpreting figures of speech using context
- Analyzing nuances in the meaning of words with similar definitions
- Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
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