North Dakota State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 10
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ND.10.1. Research: Students engage in the research process.
10.1.1. Research Planning: Form questions to focus research.
10.1.2. Accessing Information: Know ways to effectively search electronic databases; e.g., defining key terms and using limiters to focus a search.
10.1.3. Accessing Information: Gather reliable information to support a thesis.
10.1.4. Evaluating Research Information: Use relevant information.
10.1.5. Organizing Research Information: Organize information from a variety of sources into a unified whole.
10.1.6. Organizing Research Information: Use a style sheet, such as MLA or APA, for citing primary and secondary sources.
10.1.7. Organizing Research Information: Paraphrase information.
10.1.8. Organizing Research Information: Use note cards.
10.1.9. Organizing Research Information: Develop an outline.
10.1.10. Presentation: Write a research paper.
10.1.11. Presentation: Present research information; e.g., informative speech, PowerPoint presentation, video presentation.
ND.10.2. Reading: Students engage in the reading process.
10.2.1. Informational Genres: Summarize information from nonfiction genres.
10.2.2. Reading Strategies for Interpreting Meaning of Texts: Identify techniques used in persuasive writing; i.e., deductive reasoning and use of fact and opinion.
10.2.3. Purposes for Reading: Read for a variety of purposes and intents; e.g., to become life-long readers, to model forms of writing, etc.
10.2.4. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify author's use of figurative language including allusion, imagery, and symbolism.
10.2.5. Literary Elements and Techniques: Analyze literary elements; i.e., character, setting, plot, stanza, act, scene, chapter, verse, article, fiction, nonfiction, point of view.
10.2.6. Literary Elements and Techniques: Analyze author's use of mood.
10.2.7. Literary Elements and Techniques: Apply universal themes to real life situations.
ND.10.3. Writing: Students engage in the writing process.
10.3.1. Informative Writing: Write expository texts including research papers.
10.3.2. Persuasive Writing: Defend a personal opinion using facts as support.
10.3.3. Prewriting: Use prewriting techniques to generate ideas.
10.3.4. Prewriting: Organize the ideas and details of a composition according to purpose.
10.3.5. Drafting: Elaborate ideas through word choice and description using grade-level vocabulary.
10.3.6. Drafting: Organize and write compositions for school and peers.
10.3.7. Drafting: Use a variety of supporting details.
10.3.8. Literary Elements and Techniques: Use language appropriate to the format of the composition.
10.3.9. Literary Elements and Techniques: Use precise language to describe people, places, and things.
10.3.10. Literary Elements and Techniques: Use a specific point of view in compositions.
10.3.11. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions with attention to content.
10.3.12. Revising and Editing: Edit and revise compositions for consistent point of view.
10.3.13. Revising and Editing: Use knowledge of sentence structure and sentence construction to edit and revise text.
10.3.14. Revising and Editing: Use sentence reduction techniques to revise and edit compositions.
ND.10.4. Speaking and Listening: Students engage in the speaking and listening process.
10.4.1. Planning for an Audience/Purpose: Analyze the audience and adjust message and wording to suit the purpose.
10.4.2. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Use appropriate body language in oral presentations.
10.4.3. Conversation, Group Discussion, and Oral Presentation: Formulate questions in response to a verbal message.
ND.10.5. Media: Students understand media.
10.5.1. Media Genres: Identify existing and developing media.
10.5.2. Using Media for a Purpose: Use media (e.g., television, film, music, electronic databases, videos, DVDs, comics, visual and performing arts, newspapers, and periodicals) for a variety of purposes.
10.5.3. Interpreting Media: Evaluate the portrayal of ethnicity and lifestyles in media messages.
10.5.4. Interpreting Media: Analyze media messages.
ND.10.6. Language: Students understand and use principles of language.
10.6.1. Language Conventions/Mechanics: Use conventions of grammar related to sentence structure; i.e., sentence reduction, parallel structure, elliptical clauses, conjunctions, and clausal and phrasal patterns.
10.6.2. Literary Elements and Techniques: Analyze figurative language; i.e., allusion, analogy, hyperbole, irony, personification, oxymoron, and paradox.
10.6.3. Literary Elements and Techniques: Interpret the use of sound patterns in language; i.e., alliteration, assonance, and consonance.
10.6.4. Language Context: Critique cultural differences in language; e.g., colloquialisms, regional and ethnic dialects, and indigenous vocabulary.
10.6.5. Language Context: Critique gender perspectives in language; i.e., biased language.