Browse Alabama State Standards

 Grade: 10
Content Standards
Students Will:
2. Exhibit the habit of reading for a substantial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at their independent and instructional levels. 4. Demonstrate reading improvement gained through substantial amounts of daily reading. 5. Exhibit familiarity with American literature to 1900 and related world literature representing a variety of cultures. 7. Recognize characterization as a means of expressing various ideas and ways of interacting. 13. Identify main ideas and supporting details from non-fictional reading. 22. Use available technology related to English language arts. 25. Write to clarify and to organize thoughts and ideas. 28. Participate in dramatic activities as a means of sharing ideas and feelings. 30. Use audiovisual aids in presentations. 1. Apply appropriate strategies to interpret various types of reading materials.
3. Read for a variety of purposes.
6. Identify examples of differences in language usage among several authors.
8. Determine how authors use imagery, symbolism, dialogue, and plot to express meaning.
9. Recognize elements of plot in print form as well as in movies and plays.
10. Recognize fallacies of logic in written, oral, and visual presentations.
11. Read and view nonprint and print media critically and selectively.
12. Examine and report others' ideas as represented in literature including dramatic productions.
14. Write in response to literature.
15. Demonstrate listening skills.
16. Interact effectively in group situations.
17. Apply personal study skills.
18. Apply the principles of standard English by adjusting vocabulary and style to suit the occasion.
19. Produce thoughtful compositions through improved use of phases in the writing process.
20. Demonstrate knowledge of language terminology and application of the concepts.
21. Conduct individual research using all aspects of the research process.
23. Write in a variety of modes for many purposes and audiences.
24. Demonstrate a mastery of paragraph structures.
26. Speak successfully in a variety of situations.
27. Organize for orderly informal debates.
29. Display an extended vocabulary.