Arkansas English Language Arts Standards (adopted in 2023): Grade 10
Skills available for Arkansas Grade 10 language arts standards
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Reading Comprehension
Reading Fundamentals: Reading Fundamentals includes skills that can be applied to literary and informational texts.
10.RC.1.RF Provide an objective summary of a text.
10.RC.1.RF Provide an objective summary of a text.
10.RC.2.RF Determine how a central idea and/or theme is developed over the course of a text, identifying which supporting details most contribute to the development of the central themes and/or ideas.
Central idea
Theme
Supporting evidence
Text development
10.RC.2.RF Determine how a central idea and/or theme is developed over the course of a text, identifying which supporting details most contribute to the development of the central themes and/or ideas.
Central idea
Theme
Supporting evidence
Text development
10.RC.3.RF Cite text evidence that most strongly and thoroughly supports an analysis of what a text states, using background knowledge to justify inferences drawn from the text.
Text evidence
Text evidence in literary passages
Arguments
Text evidence in nonfiction passages
10.RC.3.RF Cite text evidence that most strongly and thoroughly supports an analysis of what a text states, using background knowledge to justify inferences drawn from the text.
Text evidence
Text evidence in literary passages
Arguments
Text evidence in nonfiction passages
10.RC.4.RF Demonstrate reading comprehension of age and grade-appropriate texts by speaking or writing.
Literary texts
Informational texts
10.RC.4.RF Demonstrate reading comprehension of age and grade-appropriate texts by speaking or writing.
Literary texts
Informational texts
Reading Literature: Reading Literary includes skills that are specific to literature.
10.RC.5.RL Describe how complex characters (e.g., static, dynamic, round) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, advance the plot, and/or develop the theme.
10.RC.5.RL Describe how complex characters (e.g., static, dynamic, round) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, advance the plot, and/or develop the theme.
10.RC.6.RL Explain how the overall structure and sequencing of a text enhances the mood, suspense, tension, and other literary devices.
10.RC.6.RL Explain how the overall structure and sequencing of a text enhances the mood, suspense, tension, and other literary devices.
10.RC.7.RL Describe how characters' points of view (POV) and/or perspectives are shaped through experiences.
10.RC.7.RL Describe how characters' points of view (POV) and/or perspectives are shaped through experiences.
10.RC.8.RL Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
10.RC.8.RL Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
10.RC.9.RL Analyze to what extent a contemporary or classical text reimagines and/or adapts the source material from which it derived.
10.RC.9.RL Analyze to what extent a contemporary or classical text reimagines and/or adapts the source material from which it derived.
10.RC.10.RL Identify themes in works of American and/or world literature, including the ways in which writers incorporate ancient, mythological, and/or religious stories into their writings.
10.RC.10.RL Identify themes in works of American and/or world literature, including the ways in which writers incorporate ancient, mythological, and/or religious stories into their writings.
Reading Information: Reading Information includes skills that are specific to non-fiction texts.
10.RC.11.RI Analyze how an author introduces and develops central individuals, events, or ideas through description and sequencing.
Development of ideas in nonfiction passages
Arguments
10.RC.11.RI Analyze how an author introduces and develops central individuals, events, or ideas through description and sequencing.
Development of ideas in nonfiction passages
Arguments
10.RC.12.RI Detail how an author uses structure to develop central ideas or claims through sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text.
Text development
Argument development
Analyze structure and development in nonfiction passages
10.RC.12.RI Detail how an author uses structure to develop central ideas or claims through sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text.
Text development
Argument development
Analyze structure and development in nonfiction passages
10.RC.13.RI Describe how an author uses rhetoric to advance the purpose, point of view, or perspective in a text.
Audience and purpose
Tone
Arguments
Rhetorical strategies
Persuasive strategies
10.RC.13.RI Describe how an author uses rhetoric to advance the purpose, point of view, or perspective in a text.
Audience and purpose
Tone
Arguments
Rhetorical strategies
Persuasive strategies
10.RC.14.RI Compare accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized and/or omitted in each account.
10.RC.14.RI Compare accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized and/or omitted in each account.
10.RC.15.RI Evaluate the argument and supporting claims in a text, assessing the degree to which the reasoning is valid, the evidence is relevant and sufficient, and bias and fallacies are present.
Arguments
Supporting evidence
Logical fallacies
10.RC.15.RI Evaluate the argument and supporting claims in a text, assessing the degree to which the reasoning is valid, the evidence is relevant and sufficient, and bias and fallacies are present.
Arguments
Supporting evidence
Logical fallacies
10.RC.16.RI Analyze two or more texts, noting how they address related themes and concepts.
10.RC.16.RI Analyze two or more texts, noting how they address related themes and concepts.
10.RC.17.RI Identify central ideas in works of literary nonfiction from American and/or world literary history.
10.RC.17.RI Identify central ideas in works of literary nonfiction from American and/or world literary history.
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Writing
Style: Writing style includes different types of writing for different purposes.
10.W.1.S Compose an argument about a complex topic: develop claims supported by credible sources, distinguish alternate or opposing claims, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge and concerns, maintain a cohesive argumentative structure throughout, and provide commentary to connect claims to the reasons and evidence.
Organization
Thesis statements
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
Logical fallacies
Transitions
10.W.1.S Compose an argument about a complex topic: develop claims supported by credible sources, distinguish alternate or opposing claims, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge and concerns, maintain a cohesive argumentative structure throughout, and provide commentary to connect claims to the reasons and evidence.
Organization
Thesis statements
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
Logical fallacies
Transitions
10.W.2.S Write to inform about a complex topic: develop a topic with a clear preview of what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using major sections; select well-chosen facts, extended definitions, quotations, commentary, and examples, making connections and distinctions when appropriate; and maintain a cohesive informational structure and objective tone, clarifying the relationships among ideas, concepts, and information.
Organization
Topic sentences
Development and support
Transitions
Formatting
Tone
10.W.2.S Write to inform about a complex topic: develop a topic with a clear preview of what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using major sections; select well-chosen facts, extended definitions, quotations, commentary, and examples, making connections and distinctions when appropriate; and maintain a cohesive informational structure and objective tone, clarifying the relationships among ideas, concepts, and information.
Organization
Topic sentences
Development and support
Transitions
Formatting
Tone
10.W.3.S Write to express real or imagined experiences and/or events: develop the topic, context, narrative elements, and one or more points of view and/or perspectives; select well-chosen, descriptive details, sensory language, and precise language, conveying a detailed picture of conflict, setting, and/or characters; develop well-structured event sequences with multiple plot lines to enhance the relationships among ideas and experiences; and use narrative techniques effectively.
Point of view
Descriptive details
Formatting
Word choice and usage
10.W.3.S Write to express real or imagined experiences and/or events: develop the topic, context, narrative elements, and one or more points of view and/or perspectives; select well-chosen, descriptive details, sensory language, and precise language, conveying a detailed picture of conflict, setting, and/or characters; develop well-structured event sequences with multiple plot lines to enhance the relationships among ideas and experiences; and use narrative techniques effectively.
Point of view
Descriptive details
Formatting
Word choice and usage
Production: Writing production includes volume and clarity of writing and the writing process.
10.W.4.P Construct clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
Audience and purpose
Organization
Development and support
10.W.4.P Construct clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
Audience and purpose
Organization
Development and support
10.W.5.P Organize writing logically, composing an introduction, body, conclusion, and/or purposeful reflection when appropriate.
10.W.5.P Organize writing logically, composing an introduction, body, conclusion, and/or purposeful reflection when appropriate.
10.W.6.P Use a variety of sentence types effectively.
Sentence types
Sentence variety
10.W.6.P Use a variety of sentence types effectively.
Sentence types
Sentence variety
10.W.7.P Choose precise words, phrases, and clauses to clarify relationships among ideas, claims, counterclaims, reasons, and/or evidence.
10.W.7.P Choose precise words, phrases, and clauses to clarify relationships among ideas, claims, counterclaims, reasons, and/or evidence.
10.W.8.P Choose a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses effectively to connect ideas.
10.W.8.P Choose a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses effectively to connect ideas.
10.W.9.P Write with stamina during single sessions and over extended periods of time.
10.W.9.P Write with stamina during single sessions and over extended periods of time.
10.W.10.P Engage in the writing process (e.g., draft, revise, edit), addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Organization
Revision
Editing
10.W.10.P Engage in the writing process (e.g., draft, revise, edit), addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Organization
Revision
Editing
10.W.11.P Include headings, graphics, and various multimedia to support ideas and information.
10.W.11.P Include headings, graphics, and various multimedia to support ideas and information.
10.W.12.P Conform writing to style manual guidelines appropriate for the discipline and writing type, editing writing to include grade-appropriate conventions for publishing.
10.W.12.P Conform writing to style manual guidelines appropriate for the discipline and writing type, editing writing to include grade-appropriate conventions for publishing.
Research: Research includes identifying a topic, gathering information, and assessing sources.
10.W.13.R Conduct short and sustained research synthesizing information from multiple sources to answer a question or solve a problem, narrowing or broadening the inquiry when appropriate.
10.W.13.R Conduct short and sustained research synthesizing information from multiple sources to answer a question or solve a problem, narrowing or broadening the inquiry when appropriate.
10.W.14.R Assess the credibility and accuracy of sources, using scholarly databases when appropriate.
10.W.14.R Assess the credibility and accuracy of sources, using scholarly databases when appropriate.
10.W.15.R Paraphrase, integrate, and/or embed select quotations to maintain the flow of ideas, crediting sources and/or authors and avoiding plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Citations
Quotations
10.W.15.R Paraphrase, integrate, and/or embed select quotations to maintain the flow of ideas, crediting sources and/or authors and avoiding plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Citations
Quotations
10.W.16.R Follow a standard citation format, including both in-text citations and a works cited or bibliography.
10.W.16.R Follow a standard citation format, including both in-text citations and a works cited or bibliography.
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Vocabulary includes understanding and using words to communicate effectively.
10.V.1 Use general academic and content-specific words and phrases accurately, gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering unfamiliar words or phrases.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Greek and Latin roots
Foreign words and expressions
Vocabulary in context
Word choice and usage
Reference skills
10.V.1 Use general academic and content-specific words and phrases accurately, gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering unfamiliar words or phrases.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Greek and Latin roots
Foreign words and expressions
Vocabulary in context
Word choice and usage
Reference skills
10.V.2 Decode and encode words, using knowledge of Greek combining forms and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes and connectives as needed.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
10.V.2 Decode and encode words, using knowledge of Greek combining forms and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes and connectives as needed.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
10.V.3 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of effective techniques: use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots (i.e., morphology); trace the origins of words (i.e., etymology); use context; consult reference materials to clarify pronunciation and/or parts of speech; and/or use word relationships such as cause and effect, part to whole, and item into category to clarify the meaning of each word.
Greek and Latin roots
Etymology
Vocabulary in context
Reference materials
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word patterns
Analogies
Word choice and usage
Figurative language
10.V.3 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing from a range of effective techniques: use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots (i.e., morphology); trace the origins of words (i.e., etymology); use context; consult reference materials to clarify pronunciation and/or parts of speech; and/or use word relationships such as cause and effect, part to whole, and item into category to clarify the meaning of each word.
Greek and Latin roots
Etymology
Vocabulary in context
Reference materials
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word patterns
Analogies
Word choice and usage
Figurative language
10.V.4 Examine words with similar denotations, considering how connotation and nuance impact meaning, can change over time, and may be influenced regionally.
10.V.4 Examine words with similar denotations, considering how connotation and nuance impact meaning, can change over time, and may be influenced regionally.
10.V.5 Determine how word choice impacts the overall meaning, style, and/or tone of a text, including how words affect a reader and/or audience.
Tone
Figures of speech
10.V.5 Determine how word choice impacts the overall meaning, style, and/or tone of a text, including how words affect a reader and/or audience.
Tone
Figures of speech
10.V.6 Analyze the role of figurative language in context, including euphemism and oxymoron.
Figurative language
Rhetorical strategies
10.V.6 Analyze the role of figurative language in context, including euphemism and oxymoron.
Figurative language
Rhetorical strategies
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Language
Structure: Language structure involves correct use of parts of speech and creating sentences in speaking and writing, including how the arrangement of words within sentences impacts the meaning.
10.L.1.S Ensure pronouns have a clear antecedent and are appropriate in number and person.
10.L.1.S Ensure pronouns have a clear antecedent and are appropriate in number and person.
10.L.2.S Use verbs effectively: conditional and subjunctive mood and shifts in mood and voice.
10.L.2.S Use verbs effectively: conditional and subjunctive mood and shifts in mood and voice.
10.L.3.S Use modifiers effectively: predicate adjectives.
10.L.3.S Use modifiers effectively: predicate adjectives.
10.L.4.S Correct misplaced and dangling modifiers.
10.L.4.S Correct misplaced and dangling modifiers.
10.L.5.S Produce compound-complex sentences, using dependent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, correlative conjunctions, and coordinating conjunctions.
Dependent clauses
Compound-complex sentences
Conjunctions
10.L.5.S Produce compound-complex sentences, using dependent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs, correlative conjunctions, and coordinating conjunctions.
Dependent clauses
Compound-complex sentences
Conjunctions
10.L.6.S Use prepositional phrases effectively: adjectival and adverbial.
10.L.6.S Use prepositional phrases effectively: adjectival and adverbial.
10.L.7.S Use various types of phrases and clauses to convey specific meanings and add interest to writing and/or presentations.
Phrases
Clauses
10.L.7.S Use various types of phrases and clauses to convey specific meanings and add interest to writing and/or presentations.
Phrases
Clauses
10.L.8.S Use parallel structure.
10.L.8.S Use parallel structure.
Conventions: Conventions involve the correct use of mechanics in writing.
10.L.9.C Introduce a list, quotation, or clarification, using a colon.
10.L.9.C Introduce a list, quotation, or clarification, using a colon.
10.L.10.C Link two or more closely related independent clauses, using a semicolon and conjunctive adverb when applicable.
10.L.10.C Link two or more closely related independent clauses, using a semicolon and conjunctive adverb when applicable.
10.L.11.C Use knowledge of reading foundational skills, spelling patterns, and generalizations such as syllable patterns, ending rules, and meaningful word parts (i.e., morphology) to spell correctly.
Commonly misspelled words
Frequently confused words
Homophones
10.L.11.C Use knowledge of reading foundational skills, spelling patterns, and generalizations such as syllable patterns, ending rules, and meaningful word parts (i.e., morphology) to spell correctly.
Commonly misspelled words
Frequently confused words
Homophones