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Learning Standards Standards

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Source: Texas Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Mastery Learning Standards
The required skills a student should display by the end of Grade 10.
Comprehension skills

  • Establish Purpose

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student establishes purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts.

  • Generate Questions

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student generates questions about the text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information.

  • Make and Confirm Predictions

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student makes and corrects or confirms predictions using the structures and elements of a text.

  • Make Connections

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student makes connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.

  • Inferences and Evidence

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.5
    Grades 9-10

    The student makes inferences and uses evidence to support understanding.

  • Summarize

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.6
    Grades 9-10

    The student summarizes and paraphrases texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order.

  • Synthesize

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.7
    Grades 9-10

    The student synthesizes information from multiple sources to create new understanding.

  • Self-Monitor

    TX-ELAR.COMP.9-10.8
    Grades 9-10

    The student monitors comprehension and makes adjustments by rereading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.

Response skills

  • Describe Personal Connections

    TX-ELAR.RESP.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student describes personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts.

  • Write Responses

    TX-ELAR.RESP.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student writes responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting sources.

  • Use Text Evidence

    TX-ELAR.RESP.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student uses text evidence to support an appropriate response.

  • Retell Texts

    TX-ELAR.RESP.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student retells, paraphrases, or summarizes texts in ways that maintain meaning.

  • Interact with Sources

    TX-ELAR.RESP.9-10.5
    Grades 9-10

    The student interacts with sources in meaningful ways, such as note-taking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating.

Multiple genres

  • Literary Elements

    TX-ELAR.GENRE.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within a variety of texts.

  • Structure and Form

    TX-ELAR.GENRE.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student analyzes the form and structure of texts, including how genre conventions shape meaning.

  • Genres

    TX-ELAR.GENRE.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student recognizes characteristics and structures of informational, argumentative, and literary texts.

Author's purpose and craft

  • Purpose and Audience

    TX-ELAR.AUTHOR.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student analyzes the author's choices and how they influence and communicate meaning to particular audiences.

  • Print and Graphic Features

    TX-ELAR.AUTHOR.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student analyzes the use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.

  • Word Choice

    TX-ELAR.AUTHOR.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student analyzes word choice, including connotation and denotation, and the use of imagery and figurative language.

  • Literary Devices

    TX-ELAR.AUTHOR.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student analyzes how the use of literary devices shapes the reader's experience of a text.

Composition

  • Writing Process

    TX-ELAR.COMPOSE.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

  • Plan a Draft

    TX-ELAR.COMPOSE.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student plans a first draft by selecting a genre for a particular topic, purpose, and audience.

  • Develop Drafts

    TX-ELAR.COMPOSE.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student develops drafts into focused, structured, and coherent pieces of writing.

  • Revise Drafts

    TX-ELAR.COMPOSE.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student revises drafts to improve clarity, development, organization, style, and word choice.

  • Edit Drafts

    TX-ELAR.COMPOSE.9-10.5
    Grades 9-10

    The student edits drafts using standard English conventions, including grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Composition: genres

  • Compose Literary Texts

    TX-ELAR.WRITEGEN.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student composes literary texts such as personal narratives and poetry using genre characteristics and craft.

  • Compose Informational Texts

    TX-ELAR.WRITEGEN.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student composes informational texts using genre characteristics and craft.

  • Compose Argumentative Texts

    TX-ELAR.WRITEGEN.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student composes argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft.

  • Compose Correspondence

    TX-ELAR.WRITEGEN.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student composes correspondence in a clear and concise manner that is appropriate for the audience and purpose.

Inquiry and research

  • Generate Inquiry Questions

    TX-ELAR.INQUIRY.9-10.1
    Grades 9-10

    The student generates and clarifies questions on a topic for formal and informal inquiry.

  • Develop Research Plan

    TX-ELAR.INQUIRY.9-10.2
    Grades 9-10

    The student develops and follows a research plan with adult assistance and gathers relevant sources.

  • Identify Sources

    TX-ELAR.INQUIRY.9-10.3
    Grades 9-10

    The student identifies and gathers relevant information from a variety of sources.

  • Differentiate Source Types

    TX-ELAR.INQUIRY.9-10.4
    Grades 9-10

    The student differentiates between primary and secondary sources and evaluates the credibility of each.

  • Demonstrate Understanding

    TX-ELAR.INQUIRY.9-10.5
    Grades 9-10

    The student demonstrates understanding of information gathered through synthesis and citation.

Assessments
The state tests students at this grade and subject take.
State Summative

STAAR EOC English II

End-of-course exam in reading and writing taken at the completion of English II, typically grade 10.

When given:
end-of-course
Frequency:
by course completion
Official source
English language

TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System)

Annual assessment of English language proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing for students identified as English learners in grades K-12.

When given:
spring
Frequency:
annual
Official source