IXL skill plan | 10th grade plan for StudySync ELA 2015

Skill plan for StudySync ELA 2015 - 10th grade

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1	Unit 1 Destiny
Texts
The Sports Gene		1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts
The Sports Gene
1. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Outliers: The Story of Success		1. Words with -ful 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Outliers: The Story of Success
1. Words with -ful 2. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1

Into the Wild		1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim
Into the Wild
1. Choose the best evidence to support a claim

Invictus		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Label the rhyme scheme
Invictus
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Label the rhyme scheme

If		1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
If
1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement

Macbeth: Act I, Scene III		1. Match the quotations with their themes
Macbeth: Act I, Scene III
1. Match the quotations with their themes

The Iraq War Blog: An Iraqi Family's Inside View of the First Year of the Occupation		1. Identify audience and purpose
The Iraq War Blog: An Iraqi Family's Inside View of the First Year of the Occupation
1. Identify audience and purpose

Oedipus Rex		1. Identify supporting evidence in a text
Oedipus Rex
1. Identify supporting evidence in a text

Introduction to Oedipus the King		1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Introduction to Oedipus the King
1. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1

Fate slew Him, but He did not drop		1. Use personification 2. Classify figures of speech: review
Fate slew Him, but He did not drop
1. Use personification 2. Classify figures of speech: review

Luck is not chance		1. Explore words with new or contested usages
Luck is not chance
1. Explore words with new or contested usages
Writing Project and Grammar
Argumentative Writing		Organization and structure 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Supporting evidence 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Counterclaims 5. Evaluate counterclaims Editing and revision 6. Use words accurately and precisely 7. Correct errors with signs 8. Correct errors in everyday use
Argumentative Writing
Organization and structure 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs Supporting evidence 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Counterclaims 5. Evaluate counterclaims Editing and revision 6. Use words accurately and precisely 7. Correct errors with signs 8. Correct errors in everyday use

Grammar and Mechanics		Citing sources 1. Formatting quotations and dialogue 2. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Subject and object pronouns 4. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 5. Subject and object pronouns review Comparative and superlative adverbs 6. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 7. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst
Grammar and Mechanics
Citing sources 1. Formatting quotations and dialogue 2. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Subject and object pronouns 4. Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 5. Subject and object pronouns review Comparative and superlative adverbs 6. Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 7. Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

2	Unit 2 Taking a Stand
Texts
Candide		1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze short stories: set 1
Candide
1. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 2. Interpret figures of speech 3. Analyze short stories: set 1

Introduction to Antigone		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts
Introduction to Antigone
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts

Antigone		1. Compare passages for tone
Antigone
1. Compare passages for tone

Farenheit 451		1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 2. Analyze short stories: set 2
Farenheit 451
1. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 2. Analyze short stories: set 2

The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Compare two texts with different genres
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Compare two texts with different genres

Animal Farm		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Determine the themes of short stories
Animal Farm
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Determine the themes of short stories

Speech to the Second Virginia Convention		1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
Speech to the Second Virginia Convention
1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1

The Ballad of Birmingham		1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
The Ballad of Birmingham
1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence

Remarks to the Senate in Support of the Declaration of Conscience		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
Remarks to the Senate in Support of the Declaration of Conscience
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2

Texas v. Johnson		1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Texas v. Johnson
1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Impassioned Arguments Mark High Court Flag-Burning Decision		1. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
Impassioned Arguments Mark High Court Flag-Burning Decision
1. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone

Burning the Flag		1. Classify logical fallacies 2. Trace an argument: set 2
Burning the Flag
1. Classify logical fallacies 2. Trace an argument: set 2
Writing Project and Grammar
Literary Analysis		Organization and structure 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 4. Identify text structures Supporting evidence 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text 6. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Editing and revision 7. Remove redundant words or phrases 8. Use words accurately and precisely
Literary Analysis
Organization and structure 1. Identify thesis statements 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims 3. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs 4. Identify text structures Supporting evidence 5. Identify supporting evidence in a text 6. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim Editing and revision 7. Remove redundant words or phrases 8. Use words accurately and precisely

Grammar and Mechanics		Capitalization 1. Correct capitalization errors Citing sources 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue 3. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Verbs 5. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 6. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 7. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Sentence structure 8. Identify sentence fragments 9. Identify run-on sentences 10. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons 11. Combine sentences using relative clauses Active and passive voice 12. Identify active and passive voice 13. Rewrite the sentence in active voice
Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalization 1. Correct capitalization errors Citing sources 2. Formatting quotations and dialogue 3. Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions) 4. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) Verbs 5. Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 6. Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement 7. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense Sentence structure 8. Identify sentence fragments 9. Identify run-on sentences 10. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons 11. Combine sentences using relative clauses Active and passive voice 12. Identify active and passive voice 13. Rewrite the sentence in active voice

3	Unit 3 Technical Difficulties
Texts
Prometheus: The Friend of Man		1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Analyze short stories: set 1 3. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects
Prometheus: The Friend of Man
1. Use dictionary definitions 2. Analyze short stories: set 1 3. Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects

Frankenstein		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Compare two texts with different genres
Frankenstein
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Compare two texts with different genres

Worship the Spirit of Criticism: Address at the Pasteur Institute		1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 2. Compare passages for tone
Worship the Spirit of Criticism: Address at the Pasteur Institute
1. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 2. Compare passages for tone

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks		1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
1. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects

Silent Spring		1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Identify sensory details
Silent Spring
1. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 2. Identify sensory details

A Civil Action		1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Distinguish facts from opinions
A Civil Action
1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 2. Distinguish facts from opinions

Shading the Earth		1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Classify logical fallacies
Shading the Earth
1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Classify logical fallacies

Einstein's Letter to the President		1. Identify audience and purpose
Einstein's Letter to the President
1. Identify audience and purpose

Counter-Attack		1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 3. Match the quotations with their themes
Counter-Attack
1. Identify elements of poetry 2. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 3. Match the quotations with their themes

Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger		1. Which text is most formal?
Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger
1. Which text is most formal?

Address to Students at Moscow State University		1. Trace an argument: set 2
Address to Students at Moscow State University
1. Trace an argument: set 2

De-Extinction: The Science and Ethics of Bringing Lost Species Back to Life		1. Identify text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
De-Extinction: The Science and Ethics of Bringing Lost Species Back to Life
1. Identify text structures 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Writing Project and Grammar
Informative/Explanatory Writing		Organization and structure 1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 2. Organize information by topic 3. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 4. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Supporting evidence 5. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 6. Evaluate counterclaims Editing and revision 7. Suggest appropriate revisions
Informative/Explanatory Writing
Organization and structure 1. Order topics from broadest to narrowest 2. Organize information by topic 3. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea 4. Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons Supporting evidence 5. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 6. Evaluate counterclaims Editing and revision 7. Suggest appropriate revisions

Grammar and Mechanics		Citing sources 1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Identify plagiarism Pronouns 4. Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who" 5. Identify vague pronoun references 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Parallel structure 7. Identify sentences with parallel structure 8. Use parallel structure Semicolons, colons, and commas 9. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 10. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 11. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review Restrictive and nonrestrictive phrases and clauses 12. What does the punctuation suggest? 13. Commas with nonrestrictive elements
Grammar and Mechanics
Citing sources 1. Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 2. Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) 3. Identify plagiarism Pronouns 4. Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who" 5. Identify vague pronoun references 6. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Parallel structure 7. Identify sentences with parallel structure 8. Use parallel structure Semicolons, colons, and commas 9. Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses 10. Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists 11. Semicolons, colons, and commas: review Restrictive and nonrestrictive phrases and clauses 12. What does the punctuation suggest? 13. Commas with nonrestrictive elements

4	Unit 4 The Human Connection
Texts
Plutarch's Lives		1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Plutarch's Lives
1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements

Julius Caesar		1. Compare two texts with different genres
Julius Caesar
1. Compare two texts with different genres

Civil Peace		1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Analyze short stories: set 1
Civil Peace
1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Analyze short stories: set 1

The Book Thief		1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim
The Book Thief
1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Choose the best evidence to support a claim

Night		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Night
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Hotel Rwanda		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Hotel Rwanda
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Dover Beach		1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
Dover Beach
1. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 2. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence

Catch the Moon		1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Analyze short stories: set 2
Catch the Moon
1. Determine the themes of short stories 2. Analyze short stories: set 2

An American Childhood		1. Identify sensory details 2. Use personification
An American Childhood
1. Identify sensory details 2. Use personification

Those Winter Sundays		1. Use dictionary entries 2. Identify elements of poetry
Those Winter Sundays
1. Use dictionary entries 2. Identify elements of poetry
Writing Project and Grammar
Narrative Writing		Editing and revision 1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words 2. Replace words using a thesaurus 3. Suggest appropriate revisions
Narrative Writing
Editing and revision 1. Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words 2. Replace words using a thesaurus 3. Suggest appropriate revisions

Grammar and Mechanics		Progressive and perfect verb tenses 1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Form the perfect verb tenses Nouns 3. Form and use plurals: review 4. Form and use plurals of compound nouns Misplaced and dangling modifiers 5. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 6. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier 7. Are the modifiers used correctly? Formatting 8. Formatting quotations and dialogue 9. Correct capitalization errors
Grammar and Mechanics
Progressive and perfect verb tenses 1. Form the progressive verb tenses 2. Form the perfect verb tenses Nouns 3. Form and use plurals: review 4. Form and use plurals of compound nouns Misplaced and dangling modifiers 5. Misplaced modifiers with pictures 6. Select the misplaced or dangling modifier 7. Are the modifiers used correctly? Formatting 8. Formatting quotations and dialogue 9. Correct capitalization errors

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