Grade+10+ELA


 * What are the essential topics and skills for grade 10 ELA? **

Topics/Skills: This is the idea that Leslie, Kelly, and Amanda created on 10/20: Each student is given an index card with a recorded scenario that deals with relative conflicts that everyone is faced with at one time or another. Eg. “You are in the market and you overhear someone making an inappropriate comment to another person…” Situations may vary: eg. you may know one or both of the people involved, you may be familiar but not really know a person involved…you do not know either of the people involved… Students are asked to give a two part anonymous response: 1.  What would you do or say ideally in a given situation? 2.  What do you think you would do honestly? Cards are collected and re-distributed and students read responses. Responses are recorded according to the action taken: NO ACTION Think of an ACTION ACTION From this exercise a discussion about the forces that influence an individual’s decisions and follow through in any given situation. The beauty of this exercise is that it can be applied not only to literature but to a number of other areas of study. __ Endurance __ – students not only enjoy the exercise they remember the process. __ Leverage __ - this easily transfers into “real life” __ Readiness __ – this not only readies them for the literature, but allows the knowledge to carry into the next level of learning.
 * Inquiry based – idea for any piece of literature **