10th Grade English

10th Grade ELA Targeted Standards
[RI] Reading Information Strand
Cluster: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

ELA-10.RI.08 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

• RI.9-10.7 -- Analyze various 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 in each account.    

• RI.9-10.8 -- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

• RI.9-10.9  -- Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance  (e.g., Washington's Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech, King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"), including how they address related themes and concepts.how authors draw on other texts in a specific work (e.g., allusion, direct reference), including how they address related themes and/or concepts.

In addition to expectations of proficiency, student provides consistent evidence of in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught and expected. 

The student can

• analyze various accounts of the same subject and determine which details are emphasized in each medium.     

• evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of presenting a subject in different mediums.

• identify the side of an argument, its claims and relevant evidence.

• determine the credibility of the author and his/her purpose.

• recognize when an author introduces irrelevant evidence, false statements, and/or fallacious reasoning.

• analyze the power and purpose of allusions and direct references.

There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student:

• identifies various accounts of the same subject that are presented in different mediums (e.g., audio, video, multimedia).

• identifies the side of an argument and supporting evidence.

• Identifies what constitutes credibility.

• distinguishes between fact and opinion.

• recognizes or recalls specific terminology that relates to literature.

However, the student exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes.