English / language arts - Grade 10 (use for Skills for Living)
 

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The student will demonstrate the ability to analyze and critically evaluate culturally diverse written texts and visual representations.

 

(6)

Reading/word identification/vocabulary development. The student acquires an extensive vocabulary through reading and systematic word study.  The student is expected to

 

 

(F)

discriminate between connotative and denotative meanings and interpret the connotative power of words; and

 

 

(G)

read and understand analogies.

 

(7)

Reading/comprehension. The student comprehends selections using a variety of strategies.   The student is expected to

 

 

(E)

analyze text structures such as compare/contrast, cause/effect, and chronological ordering for how they influence understanding; and

 

 

(G)

draw inferences such as conclusions, generalizations, and predictions and support them with text evidence [and experience].

 

(8)

Reading/variety of texts. The student reads extensively and intensively for different purposes in varied sources, including world literature.  The student is expected to

 

 

(D)

interpret the possible influences of the historical context on a literary work.

 

(10)

Reading/literary response. The student expresses and supports responses to various types of texts. The student is expected to

 

 

(B)

use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations.

 

(12)

Reading/analysis/evaluation. The student reads critically to evaluate texts and the authority of sources.  The student is expected to

 

 

(A)

analyze the characteristics of clearly written texts, including the patterns of organization, syntax, and word choice;

 

 

(B)

evaluate the credibility of information sources, including how the writer's motivation may affect that credibility; and

 

 

(C)

recognize logical, deceptive, and/or faulty modes of persuasion in texts.

 

(19)

Viewing/representing/interpretation. The student understands and interprets visual representations.  The student is expected to

 

 

(B)

analyze relationships, ideas, [and cultures] as represented in various media; and

 

 

(C)

distinguish the purposes of various media forms such as informative texts, entertaining texts, and advertisements.

 

(20)

Viewing/representing/analysis. The student analyzes and critiques the significance of visual representations.  The student is expected to

 

 

(B)

deconstruct media to get the main idea of the message's content; and

 

 

(C)

evaluate and critique the persuasive techniques of media messages such as glittering generalities, logical fallacies, and symbols