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Social Studies Standards: Grade 10

History

9-10 Benchmark
A. Compose narratives that establish a specific setting, plot and a consistent point of view, and develop characters by using sensory details and concrete language.

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06. Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.

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B. Use data and evidence to support or refute a thesis.

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03. Analyze one or more issues and present a persuasive argument to defend a position.

• National Organization of Women (NOW)
• American Indian Movement (AIM)
• United Farm Workers

9-10 Benchmark
F. Identify major historical patterns in the domestic affairs of the United States during the 20th century and explain their significance.

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09. Analyze the major political, economic and social developments of the 1920s including:

• The Red Scare;
• Women’s right to vote;
• African-American migrations from the South to the North;
• Immigration restrictions, nativism, race riots and the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan;
• The Roaring Twenties and the Harlem Renaissance;
•Stock market speculation and the stock market crash of 1929.

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10. Analyze the causes and consequences of major political, economic and social developments of the 1930s with emphasis on:

• The Great Depression;
• The Dust Bowl;
• The New Deal.

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11. Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in World War II with emphasis on:

• Events on the home front to support the war effort, including industrial mobilization, women and minorities in the workforce;
• The internment of Japanese-Americans.

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12. Explain major domestic developments after 1945 with emphasis on:

• Postwar prosperity in the United States;
• McCarthyism;
• The space race;
• Immigration patterns.

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13. Trace social unrest, protest and change in the United States including:

• Anti-war protest during the Vietnam War;
• The counterculture movement;
• The women’s liberation movement.

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14. Analyze the origins, major developments, controversies and consequences of the civil rights movement with emphasis on:

• Changes in goals and tactics of leading civil rights advocates and organizations;
• The linkages between the civil rights movement and movements to gain justice for other minority groups.

9-10 Benchmark
A. Analyze the evolution of the Constitution through post-Reconstruction amendments and Supreme Court decisions.

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01. Examine the U.S. Constitution as a living document by analyzing its evolution through amendments and Supreme Court decisions including:

• Brown v. Board of Education.

9-10 Benchmark
B. Analyze the consequences of oppression, discrimination and conflict between cultures.

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03. Explain how Jim Crow laws legalized discrimination based on race.

9-10 Benchmark
A. Analyze the influence of different cultural perspectives on the actions of groups.

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01. Describe how the perspectives of cultural groups helped to create political action groups such as:

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

9-10 Benchmark
A. Analyze ways people achieve governmental change, including political action, social protest and revolution.

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02. Explain how civil disobedience differs from other forms of dissent and evaluate its application and consequences including:

• Civil rights movement of the 1960s.

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04. Analyze instances in which the rights of individuals were restricted including:

• Conscientious objectors in World War I;
• Immigrants during the Red Scare;
• Intellectuals and artists during the McCarthy Era;
• African-Americans during the civil rights movement.

Language Art Standards: Grade 10

Writing Process

08-10 Benchmark
A. Formulate writing ideas, and identify a topic appropriate to the purpose and audience.

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01. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material, and keep a list of writing ideas.

08-10 Benchmark
B. Determine the usefulness of organizers and apply appropriate prewriting tasks.

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02. Determine the usefulness of and apply appropriate pre-writing tasks (e.g., background reading, interviews or surveys).

08-10 Benchmark
A. Formulate writing ideas and identify a topic appropriate to the purpose and audience.

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03. Establish and develop a clear thesis statement for informational writing or a clear plan or outline for narrative writing.

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04. Determine a purpose and audience and plan strategies (e.g., adapting focus, content structure and point of view) to address purpose and audience.

08-10 Benchmark
B. Determine the usefulness of organizers and apply appropriate pre-writing tasks.

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05. Use organizational strategies (e.g., notes, outlines) to plan writing.

08-10 Benchmark
C. Use revision strategies to improve the style, variety of sentence structure, clarity of the controlling idea, logic, effectiveness of word choice and transitions between paragraphs, passages or ideas.

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06. Organize writing to create a coherent whole with an effective and engaging introduction, body and conclusion, and a closing sentence that summarizes, extends or elaborates on points or ideas in the writing.

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07. Use a variety of sentence structures and lengths (e.g., simple, compound and complex sentences; parallel or repetitive sentence structure).

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08. Use paragraph form in writing, including topic sentences arranging paragraphs in a logical sequence, using effective transitions and closing sentences and maintaining coherence across the whole through the use of parallel structures.

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09. Use language (including precise language, action verbs, sensory details and colorful modifiers) and style as appropriate to audience and purpose, and use techniques to convey a personal style and voice.

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10. Use available technology to compose text.

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11. Reread and analyze clarity of writing, consistency of point of view and effectiveness of organizational structure.

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12. Add and delete information and details to better elaborate on a stated central idea and to more effectively accomplish purpose.

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13. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs, and add transitional words and phrases to clarify meaning and maintain consistent style, tone and voice.

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14. Use resources and reference materials (e.g., dictionaries and thesauruses) to select effective and precise vocabulary that maintains consistent style, tone and voice.

08-10 Benchmark
D. Edit to improve sentence fluency, grammar and usage.

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15. Proofread writing, edit to improve conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization), identify and correct fragments and run-ons and eliminate inappropriate slang or informal language.

08-10 Benchmark
E. Apply tools to judge the quality of writing.

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16. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.

08-10 Benchmark
F. Prepare writing for publication that is legible, follows an appropriate format and uses techniques such as electronic resources and graphics.

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17. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a manuscript form appropriate for the purpose, which could include such techniques as electronic resources, principles of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing and columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts and graphs) to enhance the final product.

Writing Applications

08-10 Benchmark
A. Compose narratives that establish a specific setting, plot and a consistent point of view, and develop characters by using sensory details and concrete language.

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06. Produce informal writings (e.g., journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.

08-10 Benchmark
D. Use documented textual evidence to justify interpretations of literature or to support a research topic.

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04. Write informational essays or reports, including research, that:

• Pose relevant and tightly drawn questions that engage the reader.
• Provide a clear and accurate perspective on the subject.
• Create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context.
• Support the main ideas with facts, details, examples and explanations from sources; and
• Document sources and include bibliographies.Writing Conventions

08-10 Benchmark
A. Use correct spelling conventions.

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01. Use correct spelling conventions.

08-10 Benchmark
B. Use correct punctuation and capitalization.

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02. Use correct capitalization and punctuation.

08-10 Benchmark
C. Demonstrate understanding of the grammatical conventions of the English language.

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03. Use clauses (e.g., main, subordinate) and phrases (e.g., gerund, infinitive, participial).

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04. Use parallel structure to present items in a series and items juxtaposed for emphasis.

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05. Use proper placement of modifiers.Research

08-10 Benchmark
B. Evaluate the usefulness and credibility of data and sources.

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02. Identify appropriate sources and gather relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).

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03. Determine the accuracy of sources and the credibility of the author by analyzing the sources’ validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date and coverage, etc.).

08-10 Benchmark
C. Organize information from various resources and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.

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04. Evaluate and systematically organize important information, and select appropriate sources to support central ideas, concepts and themes.

08-10 Benchmark
D. Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources (e.g., words, ideas, images and information) and include an acceptable format for source acknowledgement.

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05. Integrate quotations and citations into written text, maintain a flow of ideas.

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06. Use style guides to produce oral and written reports that give proper credit for sources and include appropriate in-text documentation, notes and an acceptable format for source acknowledgement.

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E. Communicate findings, reporting on the substance and processes orally, visually and in writing, or through multimedia.

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07. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information that supports

a clear position about the topic or research question and to maintain an appropriate balance between researched information and original ideas.

08-10 Benchmark
A. Use correct spelling conventions.

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01. Use correct spelling conventions.

9-10 Benchmark
A. Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources.

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02. Critique evidence used to support a thesis.

08-10 Benchmark
D. Explain and analyze how an author appeals to an audience and develops an argument or viewpoint in text.

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05. Analyze an author's implicit and explicit argument, perspective or viewpoint in text.

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06. Identify appeals to authority, reason and emotion.

Mathematics

08-10 Benchmark
A. Create, interpret and use graphical displays and statistical measures to describe data; e.g., box-and-whisker plots, histograms, scatterplots, measures of center and variability.

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06. Interpret the relationship between two variables using multiple graphical displays and statistical measures; e.g., scatterplots, parallel box-and-whisker plots, and measures of center and spread.

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03. Analyze the reliability of sources for:

• Accurate use of facts;
• Adequate support of statements;
• Date of publication.