ELA 10 Unit 5 Essential Standards

1 Develops claims, counterclaims, and reasons with

0 sufficient evidence and citations from reliable
Essential Standard sources.
1 Integrate relevant textual evidence, including
details, quotations, and examples.

2 Work effectively with a group of peers.

3 Organize and present ideas effectively with an

organizational strategy that follows a logical
progression of ideas.

4 Use presentation skills, including effective speaking

and use of digital media.

5 Accurately cite sources using MLA formatting.

6 Analyze characterization, theme, and author’s

purpose.

7 Demonstrate adequate command of conventions

(grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling).

8 Use precise language and variety of sentence

structures and generally maintains an academic
voice and objective tone.

9 Adequately explain several stakeholder positions

and argues persuasively, for the most part, for a
logical potential solution