Louisiana State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 10

LA.ELA-1. Students read, comprehend, and respond to a range of materials, using a variety of strategies for different purposes.

ELA-1-H1 Using knowledge of word meaning and extending basic and technical vocabulary, employing a variety of strategies (e.g., contexts, connotations and denotations, word derivations, relationships, inferences).

ELA-1-H1-GLE 1 Reading and Responding: Extend basic and technical vocabulary using a variety of strategies, including:

ELA-1-H1-GLE 1.a. Use of context clues.

ELA-1-H1-GLE 1.b. Use of knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes.

ELA-1-H1-GLE 1.c. Use of denotative and connotative meanings.

ELA-1-H1-GLE 1.d. Tracing etymology (ELA-1-H1)

ELA-1-H2 Analyzing and evaluating the effects of complex elements and complex literary devices (e.g., irony, sarcasm, ambiguity) on the meaning and purpose of a selection.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 2 Reading and Responding: Analyze the development of story elements, including:

ELA-1-H2-GLE 2.a. Characterization.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 2.b. Plot and subplot(s).

ELA-1-H2-GLE 2.c. Theme.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 2.d. Mood/atmosphere (ELA-1-H2)

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3 Reading and Responding: Analyze the significance within a context of literary devices, including:

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.a. Imagery.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.b. Symbolism.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.c. Flashback.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.d. Foreshadowing.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.e. Irony, ambiguity, contradiction.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.f. Allegory.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.g. Tone.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.h. Dead metaphor.

ELA-1-H2-GLE 3.i. Personification, including pathetic fallacy (ELA-1-H2)

ELA-1-H3 Reading, comprehending, and responding to extended, complex written, spoken, and visual texts (e.g., ranging from 600-1,500 words).

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4 Reading and Responding: Draw conclusions and make inferences about ideas and information in grade-appropriate texts in oral and written responses, including:

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.a. Short stories/novels.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.b. Nonfiction works.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.c. Five-act plays.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.d. Poetry/epics.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.e. Film/visual texts.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.f. Consumer/instructional materials.

ELA-1-H3-GLE 4.g. Public documents (ELA-1-H3)

ELA-1-H4 Analyzing and evaluating complex texts with supportive explanations to generate connections to real-life situations and other texts (e.g., consumer materials, public documents).

ELA-1-H4-GLE 5 Reading and Responding: Analyze ways in which ideas and information in texts, such as almanacs, microfiche, news sources, technical documents, Internet sources, and literary texts, connect to real-life situations and other texts or represent a view or comment on life (ELA-1-H4)

ELA-1-H5 Adjusting reading rate according to texts and purposes for reading (e.g., analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating).

LA.ELA-2. Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.

ELA-2-H1 Writing compositions (250-300 words) that employ specific organizational elements (e.g., spatial order, order of importance, ascending/descending order, chronological order) and clearly imply a central idea with supporting details in a logical, sequential order.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16 Writing: Develop organized, coherent paragraphs that include the following:

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16.a. Topic sentences.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16.b. Logical sequence.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16.c. Transitional words and phrases.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16.d. Appropriate closing sentences.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 16.e. Parallel construction where appropriate (ELA-2-H1)

ELA-2-H1-GLE 17 Writing: Develop multiparagraph compositions organized with the following:

ELA-2-H1-GLE 17.a. A clearly stated central idea/thesis statement.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 17.b. A clear, overall structure that includes an introduction, a body, and an appropriate conclusion.

ELA-2-H1-GLE 17.c. Supporting paragraphs appropriate to the topic organized in a logical sequence (e.g., spatial order, order of importance, ascending/descending order, chronological order, parallel construction).

ELA-2-H1-GLE 17.d. Transitional words and phrases that unify throughout (ELA-2-H1)

ELA-2-H2 Using language, concepts, and ideas that show an awareness of the intended audience and/or purpose (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) in developing extended complex compositions.

ELA-2-H2-GLE 18 Writing: Develop complex compositions on student- or teacher-selected topics that are suited to an identified audience and purpose and that include the following:

ELA-2-H2-GLE 18.a. Word choices appropriate to the identified audience and/or purpose.

ELA-2-H2-GLE 18.b. Vocabulary selected to clarify meaning, create images, and set a tone.

ELA-2-H2-GLE 18.c. Information/ideas selected to engage the interest of the reader.

ELA-2-H2-GLE 18.d. Clear voice (individual personality) (ELA-2-H2)

ELA-2-H3 Applying the steps of the writing process, emphasizing revising and editing in final drafts.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19 Writing: Develop complex compositions using writing processes, including:

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.a. Selecting topic and form.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.b. Determining purpose and audience.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.c. Prewriting (e.g., brainstorming, clustering, outlining, generating main idea/thesis statements).

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.d. Drafting.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.e. Conferencing (e.g., with peers and teachers).

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.f. Revising for content and structure based on feedback.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.g. Proofreading/editing to improve conventions of language.

ELA-2-H3-GLE 19.h. Publishing using technology (ELA-2-H3)

ELA-2-H4 Using narration, description, exposition, and persuasion to develop various modes of writing (e.g., editorials, critical analyses).

ELA-2-H4-GLE 20 Writing: Develop complex paragraphs and multiparagraph compositions using all modes of writing, emphasizing exposition and persuasion (ELA-2-H4)

ELA-2-H4-GLE 21 Writing: Use all modes to write complex compositions, including:

ELA-2-H4-GLE 21.a. Comparison/contrast of ideas and information in reading materials or current issues.

ELA-2-H4-GLE 21.b. Literary analyses that compare and contrast multiple texts.

ELA-2-H4-GLE 21.c. Editorials on current affairs (ELA-2-H4)

ELA-2-H5 Applying literary devices and various stylistic elements (e.g., diction, sentence structure, voice, tone).

ELA-2-H5-GLE 22 Writing: Develop writing using a variety of complex literary and rhetorical devices, including imagery and the rhetorical question (ELA-2-H5)

ELA-2-H5-GLE 23 Writing: Develop individual writing style that includes the following:

ELA-2-H5-GLE 23.a. A variety of sentence structures (e.g., parallel or repetitive) and lengths.

ELA-2-H5-GLE 23.b. Diction selected to create a tone and set a mood.

ELA-2-H5-GLE 23.c. Selected vocabulary and phrasing that reflect the character and temperament (voice) of the writer (ELA-2-H5)

ELA-2-H6 Writing as a response to texts and life experiences (e.g., technical writing, resumes).

ELA-2-H6-GLE 24 Writing: Write for various purposes, including:

ELA-2-H6-GLE 24.a. Formal and business letters, such as letters of complaint and requests for information.

ELA-2-H6-GLE 24.b. Letters to the editor.

ELA-2-H6-GLE 24.c. Job applications.

ELA-2-H6-GLE 24.d. Text-supported interpretations that connect life experiences to works of literature (ELA-2-H6)

LA.ELA-3. Students communicate using standard English grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and handwriting.

ELA-3-H1 Writing fluidly and legibly in cursive or printed form.

ELA-3-H2 Using the grammatical and mechanical conventions of standard English.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 25 Writing/Proofreading: Apply standard rules of sentence formation, avoiding common errors, such as:

ELA-3-H2-GLE 25.a. Fragments.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 25.b. Run-on sentences.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 25.c. Syntax problems (ELA-3-H2)

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26 Writing/Proofreading: Apply standard rules of usage, including:

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.a. Making subjects and verbs agree.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.b. Using verbs in appropriate tenses.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.c. Making pronouns agree with antecedents.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.d. Using pronouns in appropriate cases (e.g., nominative and objective).

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.e. Using adjectives in comparative and superlative degrees.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.f. Using adverbs correctly.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 26.g. Avoiding double negatives (ELA-3-H2)

ELA-3-H2-GLE 27 Writing/Proofreading: Apply standard rules of mechanics, including:

ELA-3-H2-GLE 27.a. Using commas to set off appositives or parenthetical phrases.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 27.b. Using quotation marks to set off titles of short works.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 27.c. Using colons preceding a list and after a salutation in a business letter.

ELA-3-H2-GLE 27.d. Using appropriate capitalization, including names of political and ethnic groups, religions, and continents (ELA-3-H2)

ELA-3-H3 Spelling accurately using strategies and resources (e.g., technical glossary, specialized dictionary) when necessary.

ELA-3-H3-GLE 28 Writing/Proofreading: Use correct spelling conventions when writing and editing (ELA-3-H3)

ELA-3-H3-GLE 29 Writing/Proofreading: Use a variety of resources, such as dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, technology, and textual features (e.g., definitional footnotes, sidebars), to verify word spellings (ELA-3-H3)

LA.ELA-4. Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.

ELA-4-H1 Demonstrating control of grammar, standard English pronunciation, and diction in the delivery of focused and coherent oral communication.

ELA-4-H1-GLE 30 Speaking and Listening: Use standard English grammar, diction, and syntax when speaking in formal presentations and informal group discussions (ELA-4-H1)

ELA-4-H1-GLE 31 Speaking and Listening: Select language appropriate to specific purposes and audiences, including:

ELA-4-H1-GLE 31.a. Delivering informational/book reports in class.

ELA-4-H1-GLE 31.b. Conducting interviews/surveys of classmates or the general public.

ELA-4-H1-GLE 31.c. Participating in class discussions (ELA-4-H1)

ELA-4-H2 Giving and following directions/procedures.

ELA-4-H2-GLE 32 Speaking and Listening: Listen to detailed oral instructions and presentations and carry out complex procedures, including:

ELA-4-H2-GLE 32.a. Taking accurate notes.

ELA-4-H2-GLE 32.b. Writing summaries or responses.

ELA-4-H2-GLE 32.c. Forming groups (ELA-4-H2)

ELA-4-H2-GLE 33 Speaking and Listening: Organize and use precise language to deliver oral directions and instructions about general, technical, or scientific topics (ELA-4-H2)

ELA-4-H3 Using the features of speaking (e.g., audience analysis, message construction, delivery, interpretation of feedback) when giving prepared and impromptu presentations.

ELA-4-H3-GLE 34 Speaking and Listening: Deliver oral presentations that include the following:

ELA-4-H3-GLE 34.a. Volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation, and inflection adjusted to stress important ideas and impact audience response.

ELA-4-H3-GLE 34.b. Language choices adjusted to suit the content and context.

ELA-4-H3-GLE 34.c. An organization that includes an introduction, selected details, and a conclusion arranged to impact an audience (ELA-4-H3)

ELA-4-H4 Speaking and listening for a variety of audiences (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) and purposes (e.g., awareness, concentration, enjoyment, information, problem solving).

ELA-4-H4-GLE 35 Speaking and Listening: Use active listening strategies, including:

ELA-4-H4-GLE 35.a. Monitoring message for clarity.

ELA-4-H4-GLE 35.b. Selecting and organizing essential information.

ELA-4-H4-GLE 35.c. Noting cues such as changes in pace.

ELA-4-H4-GLE 35.d. Generating and asking questions concerning a speaker's content, delivery, and attitude toward the subject (ELA-4-H4)

ELA-4-H4-GLE 36 Speaking and Listening: Deliver clear, coherent, and concise oral presentations and responses about information and ideas in a variety of texts (ELA-4-H4)

ELA-4-H5 Listening and responding to a wide variety of media (e.g., CD-ROM).

ELA-4-H5-GLE 37 Speaking and Listening: Analyze media information in oral and written responses, including:

ELA-4-H5-GLE 37.a. Comparing and contrasting the ways in which print and broadcast media cover the same event.

ELA-4-H5-GLE 37.b. Evaluating media messages for clarity, quality, effectiveness, motive, and coherence.

ELA-4-H5-GLE 37.c. Listening to and critiquing audio/video presentations (ELA-4-H5)

ELA-4-H6 Participating in a variety of roles in group discussion (e.g., mediator).

ELA-4-H6-GLE 38 Speaking and Listening: Participate in group and panel discussions, including:

ELA-4-H6-GLE 38.a. Identifying the strengths and talents of other participants.

ELA-4-H6-GLE 38.b. Acting as facilitator, recorder, leader, listener, or mediator.

ELA-4-H6-GLE 38.c. Evaluating the effectiveness of participants' performances (ELA-4-H6)

LA.ELA-5. Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological source acquire and communicate knowledge.

ELA-5-H1 Evaluating and using organizational features of printed text, other media, and electronic information (e.g., citations, endnotes, bibliographic references).

ELA-5-H1-GLE 39 Information Resources: Select and evaluate relevant information for a research project using the organizational features of a variety of resources, including:

ELA-5-H1-GLE 39.a. Print texts such as prefaces, appendices, annotations, citations, bibliographic references, and endnotes.

ELA-5-H1-GLE 39.b. Electronic texts such as database keyword searches, search engines, and e-mail addresses (ELA-5-H1)

ELA-5-H2 Synthesizing information sources.

ELA-5-H2-GLE 40 Information Resources: Locate, analyze, and synthesize information from grade-appropriate resources, including:

ELA-5-H2-GLE 40.a. Multiple printed texts (e.g., encyclopedias, atlases, library catalogs, specialized dictionaries, almanacs, technical encyclopedias, and periodicals).

ELA-5-H2-GLE 40.b. Electronic sources (e.g., Web sites and databases).

ELA-5-H2-GLE 40.c. Other media sources (e.g., community and government data, television and radio resources, and other audio and visual materials) (ELA-5-H2)

ELA-5-H2-GLE 41 Information Resources: Analyze the usefulness and accuracy of sources by determining their validity (e.g., authority, accuracy, objectivity, publication date, coverage) (ELA-5-H2)

ELA-5-H3 Accessing information and conducting research using a variety of primary and secondary sources to produce formal papers.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 42 Information Resources: Access information and conduct research using various grade-appropriate data-gathering strategies/tools, including:

ELA-5-H3-GLE 42.a. Formulating clear research questions.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 42.b. Using research methods to gather evidence from primary and secondary sources.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 42.c. Using graphic organizers (e.g., outlining, charts, timelines, webs).

ELA-5-H3-GLE 42.d. Compiling and organizing information to support the central ideas, concepts, and themes of a formal paper or presentation (ELA-5-H3)

ELA-5-H3-GLE 43 Information Resources: Write a variety of research reports, which include the following:

ELA-5-H3-GLE 43.a. Research that supports the main ideas.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 43.b. Facts, details, examples, and explanations from multiple sources.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 43.c. Graphics when appropriate.

ELA-5-H3-GLE 43.d. Complete documentation (e.g., endnotes, parenthetical citations, works cited lists, or bibliographies) (ELA-5-H3)

ELA-5-H4 Using available technology to produce, revise, and publish a variety of works (e.g., abstracts, analytical reports, summative research).

ELA-5-H4-GLE 44 Information Resources: Use word processing and/or technology to draft, revise, and publish various works, including research reports documented with parenthetical citations and bibliographies or works cited lists (ELA-5-H4)

ELA-5-H5 Citing references using various formats (e.g., parenthetical citations).

ELA-5-H5-GLE 45 Information Resources: Follow acceptable use policy to document sources in research reports using various formats, including:

ELA-5-H5-GLE 45.a. Preparing extended bibliographies of reference materials.

ELA-5-H5-GLE 45.b. Integrating quotations and citations while maintaining flow of ideas.

ELA-5-H5-GLE 45.c. Using standard formatting for source acknowledgment according to a specified style guide.

ELA-5-H5-GLE 45.d. Using parenthetical documentation following MLA Guide within a literature-based research report (ELA-5-H5)

ELA-5-H6 Analyzing and synthesizing graphic organizers (e.g., organizational charts, concept maps, comparative tables).

ELA-5-H6-GLE 46 Information Resources: Analyze information found in complex graphic organizers, including detailed maps, comparative charts, extended tables, graphs, diagrams, cutaways, overlays, and sidebars to determine usefulness for research (ELA-5-H6)

LA.ELA-6. Students read, analyze, and respond to literature as a record of life experiences.

ELA-6-H1 Analyzing, evaluating, and responding to United States and world literature that represents the experiences and traditions of diverse ethnic groups.

ELA-6-H1-GLE 6 Reading and Responding: Compare and/or contrast cultural elements including a group's history, perspectives, and language found in multicultural texts in oral and written responses (ELA-6-H1)

ELA-6-H2 Analyzing and evaluating distinctive elements (e.g., recurrent themes, historical significance, literary techniques) of ancient, American, British, and world literature.

ELA-6-H2-GLE 7 Reading and Responding: Analyze connections between historical contexts and the works of authors, including Sophocles and Shakespeare (ELA-6-H2)

ELA-6-H2-GLE 8 Reading and Responding: Analyze recurrent themes in world literature (ELA-6-H2)

ELA-6-H3 Analyzing, and synthesizing a variety of classic and contemporary fiction and non-fiction literature from many genres (e.g., epics).

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9 Reading and Responding: Analyze, in oral and written responses, distinctive elements, including theme and structure, of literary forms and types, including:

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.a. Essays by early and modern writers.

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.b. Lyric, narrative, and dramatic poetry.

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.c. Drama, including ancient, Renaissance, and modern.

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.d. Short stories, novellas, and novels.

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.e. Biographies and autobiographies.

ELA-6-H3-GLE 9.f. Speeches (ELA-6-H3)

ELA-6-H4 Analyzing and responding to various genres as records of life experiences.

ELA-6-H4-GLE 10 Reading and Responding: Identify and explain in oral and written responses the ways in which particular genres reflect life experiences, for example:

ELA-6-H4-GLE 10.a. An essay expresses a point of view.

ELA-6-H4-GLE 10.b. A legend chronicles the life of a cultural hero.

ELA-6-H4-GLE 10.c. A short story or novel provides a vicarious life experience (ELA-6-H4)

LA.ELA-7. Students apply reasoning and problem-solving skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.

ELA-7-H1 Using comprehension strategies (e.g., synthesizing, critiquing) to evaluate oral, written, and visual texts.

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11 Reading and Responding: Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of reasoning strategies, including:

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.a. Summarizing and paraphrasing information and story elements.

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.b. Comparing and contrasting information in various texts (e.g., televised news, news magazines, documentaries, online information).

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.c. Comparing and contrasting complex literary elements, devices, and ideas within and across texts.

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.d. Examining the sequence of information and procedures in order to critique the logic or development of ideas in texts.

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.e. Making inferences and drawing conclusions.

ELA-7-H1-GLE 11.f. Making predictions and generalizations (ELA-7-H1)

ELA-7-H2 Using reasoning skills (e.g., analyzing, evaluating), incorporating life experiences, and using available information resources to solve problems in complex oral, written, and visual texts.

ELA-7-H2-GLE 12 Reading and Responding: Solve problems using reasoning skills, including:

ELA-7-H2-GLE 12.a. Using supporting evidence to verify solutions.

ELA-7-H2-GLE 12.b. Analyzing the relationships between prior knowledge and life experiences and information in texts.

ELA-7-H2-GLE 12.c. Using technical information in specialized software programs, manuals, interviews, surveys, and access guides to Web sites (ELA-7-H2)

ELA-7-H3 Analyzing and evaluating the effects of an author's life, culture, and philosophical assumptions as reflected in the author's viewpoint (perspective).

ELA-7-H3-GLE 13 Reading and Responding: Use knowledge of an author's background, culture, and philosophical assumptions to analyze the relationship of his/her works to the themes and issues of the historical period in which he/she lived (ELA-7-H3)

ELA-7-H3-GLE 14 Reading and Responding: Evaluate the effects of an author's life in order to interpret universal themes and messages across different works by the same author (ELA-7-H3)

ELA-7-H4 Using analytical reasoning skills in a variety of complex oral, written, and visual texts.

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15 Reading and Responding: Analyze information within and across grade-appropriate texts using various reasoning skills, including:

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15.a. Identifying cause-effect relationships.

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15.b. Raising questions.

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15.c. Reasoning inductively and deductively.

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15.d. Generating a theory or hypothesis.

ELA-7-H4-GLE 15.e. Distinguishing facts from opinions and probability (ELA-7-H4)