What does a student learn in StatePennsylvania,GradeGrade 10,SubjectEnglish Language Arts?

The student reads closely, draws inferences, and supports conclusions with evidence from informational text.

The student analyzes how informational text is organized and how authors use language to convey meaning.

The student integrates and evaluates information from multiple sources to build understanding of a topic.

The student acquires and uses grade-appropriate academic and domain-specific vocabulary.

The student reads and comprehends complex informational text independently and proficiently.

The student reads closely, draws inferences, and supports conclusions with evidence from literary text.

The student analyzes how literary text is organized and how authors use language and figurative meaning to convey meaning and tone.

The student compares and contrasts themes, ideas, and structures across literary works and across genres.

The student acquires and uses literary vocabulary, including figurative language and connotation.

The student reads and comprehends complex literary text independently and proficiently.

The student writes argumentative pieces that support claims with valid reasoning and relevant, sufficient evidence.

The student writes informative and explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information clearly.

The student writes narratives that develop real or imagined experiences using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

The student plans, drafts, revises, edits, and publishes writing that is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

The student conducts short and sustained research projects based on focused questions and integrates information from multiple sources.

The student demonstrates command of standard English grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

The student prepares for and participates effectively in discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

The student presents information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning.

The student integrates information from diverse media and formats and evaluates speakers' points of view.