IXL Fall Power-up skill plan - Language arts 9th-10th grade

Keep students learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan! Find essential IXL skills for solidifying understanding below.

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1	Week 1
Day 1		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Positive and negative connotation
Day 1
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Positive and negative connotation

Day 2		1. Read graphic organizers
Day 2
1. Read graphic organizers

Day 3		1. Identify text structures 2. Compare information from two texts
Day 3
1. Identify text structures 2. Compare information from two texts

Day 4		1. Distinguish facts from opinions
Day 4
1. Distinguish facts from opinions

Day 5		1. Use the correct frequently confused word 2. Correct errors with signs
Day 5
1. Use the correct frequently confused word 2. Correct errors with signs

2	Week 2
Day 1		1. Compare passages for tone
Day 1
1. Compare passages for tone

Day 2		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Day 2
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Day 3		1. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Day 3
1. Match causes and effects in informational texts

Day 4		1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres
Day 4
1. Identify supporting details in informational texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres

Day 5		1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Correct errors with verb mood
Day 5
1. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 2. Correct errors with verb mood

3	Week 3
Day 1		1. Find words using context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Day 1
1. Find words using context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Day 2		1. Determine the themes of short stories
Day 2
1. Determine the themes of short stories

Day 3		1. Organize information by main idea 2. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Day 3
1. Organize information by main idea 2. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs

Day 4		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Day 4
1. Determine the main idea of a passage

Day 5		1. Use parallel structure 2. Remove redundant words or phrases
Day 5
1. Use parallel structure 2. Remove redundant words or phrases

4	Week 4
Day 1		1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
Day 1
1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

Day 2		1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Day 2
1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Day 3		1. Read and understand informational passages
Day 3
1. Read and understand informational passages

Day 4		1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Identify counterclaims
Day 4
1. Choose evidence to support a claim 2. Identify counterclaims

Day 5		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
Day 5
1. Suggest appropriate revisions