Analyze characteristics and structural elements of argumentative texts such as: (i) clear arguable claim, appeals, and convincing conclusion; (ii) various types of evidence
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Grade 10 English Language Arts and Reading Video Lessons
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Analyze how the author's use of language informs and shapes the perception of readers
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Analyze isolated scenes and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole
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Analyze the function of dramatic conventions such as asides, soliloquies, dramatic irony, and satire
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Analyze the purpose of rhetorical devices such as appeals, antithesis, parallelism, and shifts and the effects of logical fallacies
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Compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft
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Create mental images to deepen understanding
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Defend or challenge the authors' claims using relevant text evidence
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Determine the meaning of foreign words or phrases used frequently in English such as pas de deux, status quo, déjà vu, avant-garde, and coup d'état
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Develop questions for formal and informal inquiry
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Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently
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Discuss and write about the explicit or implicit meanings of text
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Engage in meaningful and respectful discourse by listening actively, responding appropriately, and adjusting communication to audiences and purposes
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Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts
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Evaluate details read to determine key ideas
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Examine sources for: (i) credibility and bias, including omission; and (ii) faulty reasoning such as incorrect premise, hasty generalizations, and either
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Give a formal presentation that incorporates a clear thesis and a logical progression of valid evidence from reliable sources and that employs eye contact, speaking rate such as
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Modify the major research question as necessary to refocus the research plan
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Paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order
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Plan a piece of writing appropriate for various purposes and audiences by generating ideas through a range of strategies such as brainstorming, journaling, reading, or discussing
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Revise drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, diction, and sentence effectiveness, including use of parallel constructions and placement of phrases
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