Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and
information to make important connections and
distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics
(e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to
aiding comprehension.
I can introduce a topic and organize new elements
to create a unified whole
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and
sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information and examples
appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in
detail its development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
Application
Synthesis
Analysis
Comprehension
Knowledge
Analysis Assessment
Citation Comparison
Complexity Formal style
Concluding statement
Contrast Convention
Figurative language
Genre Literary nonfiction
Nonfiction
Objective tome
Reflective Summary
Syntax Theme Transition
I can select the most significant facts to develop a
topic which will be appropriate to the audience’s
knowledge level of the topic
Application
Synthesis
Analysis
Comprehension
Knowledge
Analysis Assessment
Citation Comparison
Complexity Formal style
Concluding statement
Contrast Convention
Figurative language
Genre Literary nonfiction
Nonfiction
Objective tome
Reflective Summary
Syntax Theme Transition
I can determine theme or central idea of a text and
analyze how specific details shape the
development of the theme
Application
Analysis
Character
Character development
Conclusions conflict
Connotation Inference
Literary analysis
Motivation Paraphrase
Plot Predict Setting
Theme
I can use multimedia when it is useful to aid in
comprehension
I can present an objective summary of a text
Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are
used in the text, including figurative and connotative
meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific
word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the
language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a
formal or informal tone).
I can determine the figurative meanings and
connotative meaning of words and phrases based
on how they are used in the text
Comprehension
Application
Evaluation
Analyze Character
Connotative
Cultural experience
Dialect Figurative
Flashbacks Impact
Inference Mood
Parallel plot
Plot
Point of vie Setting
Style Text structure
Time manipulation
Voice
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to
structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel
plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks)
create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
I can analyze how an author’s choice about text
structure, even order and time manipulation create
effects such as: mystery tension or surprise
Analysis
Analyze Character
Connotative
Cultural experience
Dialect Figurative
Flashbacks Impact
Inference Mood
Parallel plot
Plot
Point of vie Setting
Style Text structure
Time manipulation
Voice
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when
writing.
I can use capitalization and punctuation correctly
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Capitalization
Cause and effect
Colon Comma Dashes
Quotation Quotation marks
Reciprocal pronouns
Semicolon
Sentence variety Spelling
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.A
Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to
link two or more closely related independent clauses.
I can use a semicolon to link two or more related
independent clauses
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Capitalization
Cause and effect
Colon Comma Dashes
Quotation Quotation marks
Reciprocal pronouns
Semicolon
Sentence variety Spelling
I can understand parallel plots, pacing, and
flashbacks
I can spell correctly when writing
Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.B
Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
I can use a colon to introduce a list of quotation
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Capitalization
Cause and effect
Colon Comma Dashes
Quotation Quotation marks
Reciprocal pronouns
Semicolon
Sentence variety Spelling
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.C
Spell correctly.
I can spell correctly
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Capitalization
Cause and effect
Colon Comma Dashes
Quotation Quotation marks
Reciprocal pronouns
Semicolon
Sentence variety Spelling
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3
Apply knowledge of language to understand how
language functions in different contexts, to make
effective choices for meaning or style, and to
comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
I can apply proper language conventions,
knowledge of varying sentence patterns to
understand language when reading or listening
Knowledge
Comprehension
APA
MLA
Language conventions
Peer-editing
Quotations
Sentence patterns
Style
Tone
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Context Context clues
Domain-specific words
Etymology
Foreign words used in English
Greek and Latin roots
Inference
Precise language
Prefixes Suffixes
I can use context clues to determine the meaning
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4
of a word or phrase
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 910 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
I understand how to use figurative language, word
relationship and nuances in word meaning
Comprehension
Synthesis
Analysis
Alliteration Analogies
Connotation Denotation
Etymology Euphemism
Idioms Latin roots
Metaphors Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron Personification
Sentence structure Similies
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron)
in context and analyze their role in the text.
I can use similes, metaphors, personification,
idioms, alliteration, oxymoron, and onomatopoeia in
writing
Comprehension
Synthesis
Analysis
Alliteration Analogies
Connotation Denotation
Etymology Euphemism
Idioms Latin roots
Metaphors Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron Personification
Sentence structure Similies
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5.B
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar
denotations.
I can find relationships between words to better
understand them
Comprehension
Synthesis
Analysis
Alliteration Analogies
Connotation Denotation
Etymology Euphemism
Idioms Latin roots
Metaphors Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron Personification
Sentence structure Similies
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences
or events using effective technique, well-chosen details,
and well-structured event sequences.
I can write a narrative to develop real or imagined
events
Application
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis Audience Character
Citation Claims Conflict
Credibility Delineate
Description Dialogue
Fallacious Inference Inquiry
Investigation Literary analysis
Multiple sources Pacing
Plagiarism Plot line
Reasoning Reflection Research
Review Revise Script
Sequel Short story
Synthesize
I can use effective techniques, details and
sequences to develop a well-structured event
Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing,
description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop
experiences, events, and/or characters.
I can introduce a narrator or characters and create
a smooth progression of events
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and
sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the
experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on
what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the
course of the narrative.
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
Application
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis Audience Character
Citation Claims Conflict
Credibility Delineate
Description Dialogue
Fallacious Inference Inquiry
Investigation Literary analysis
Multiple sources Pacing
Plagiarism Plot line
Reasoning Reflection Research
Review Revise Script
Sequel Short story
Synthesize
I can use precise words and vivid details to create
a clear picture of events, setting, and characters.
Application
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis Audience Character
Citation Claims Conflict
Credibility Delineate
Description Dialogue
Fallacious Inference Inquiry
Investigation Literary analysis
Multiple sources Pacing
Plagiarism Plot line
Reasoning Reflection Research
Review Revise Script
Sequel Short story
Synthesize
I can provide a conclusion that follows from and
reflects on the narrated events
Application
Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis Audience Character
Citation Claims Conflict
Credibility Delineate
Description Dialogue
Fallacious Inference Inquiry
Investigation Literary analysis
Multiple sources Pacing
Plagiarism Plot line
Reasoning Reflection Research
Review Revise Script
Sequel Short story
Synthesize
I can use multiple narrative techniques such as:
dialogue, pacing, description, reflection and
multiple plot lines to develop characters and/or
events
Sand Creek Zone Curriculum Map
Subject: ELA
Grade: 10
Strand/Concept
Student Expectation
Student Friendly Learning Objective (SLO)
Quarter: 3
Level of thinking
Vocabulary
I can use technology to publish writing, update
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
individual or shared writing products, and link other
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce,
information to the document
publish, and update individual or shared writing products,
taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other
information and to display information flexibly and
dynamically.
Comprehension
Application
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in
detail its development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
I can determine theme or central idea of a text and
analyze how specific details shape the
development of the theme
Application
Analysis
Character
Character development
Conclusions conflict
Connotation Inference
Literary analysis
Motivation Paraphrase
Plot Predict Setting
Theme
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with
multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the
course of a text, interact with other characters, and
advance the plot or develop the theme.
I can analyze complex characters and how they
change and interact throughout the story
Analysis
Character
Character development
Conclusions conflict
Connotation Inference
Literary analysis
Motivation Paraphrase
Plot Predict Setting
Theme
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience
reflected in a work of literature from outside the United
States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
I can analyze a point of view or cultural experience
as reflected in a work from outside the USA
Analysis
Analyze Character
Connotative
Cultural experience
Dialect Figurative
Flashbacks Impact
Inference Mood
Parallel plot
Plot
Point of vie Setting
Style Text structure
Time manipulation
Voice
I can present an objective summary of a text
I can analyze the character’ effect on the
advancement of the plot or development of theme
COMMON CORE AND COLORADO ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Ongoing Standards for Reading and Writing in each quarter:
COMMON CORE AND COLORADO ACADEMIC STANDARDS