1. Communicate effectively via listening, speaking, reading, writing visual and technological means by:

1.1 Listening actively and critically for comprehension

  Meets Standard
Performance
  • Follows verbal instructions to perform specific tasks, to answer questions, or to solve problems

  • OC-10-1.1
Comprehension
  • Summarizes, paraphrases, or responds to information presented

  • OC-10-1.2
Analysis
  • Identifies the thesis of a presentation and supports with evidence

  • OC-10-1.3
  • Identifies differences in a speaker's tone, point of view and purpose
Group Participation and Synthesis
  • Participates in large and small group discussions, showing respect for a range of individual ideas

  • OC-10-1.4
  • Participates in reaching consensus to solve a problem, to make a decision, or to achieve a goal

  • OC-10-1.5

1.2 Speaking articulately and coherently for a variety of purposes and audiences

  Meets Standard
Speaking Strategies
  • Exhibits logical organization and uses language appropriate to audience, context, and purpose

  • OC-10-2.1
  • Uses a variety of strategies of address to communicate ideas effectively (e.g. eye contact, speaking rate, volume, articulation, pronunciation, inflection, intonation)

  • OC-10-2.5
  • Effectively responds to audience questions and feedback

  • OC-10-2.4
Organization of Content
  • Develops and maintains a consistent focus using relevant ideas and pertinent details

  • OC-10-2.2
  • Includes smooth transitions, supporting thesis with well-chosen details and provides a coherent conclusion

  • OC-10-2.3
Use of Technology
  • Uses tools of technology to enhance message

  • OC-10-2.6

1.3 Reading widely and critically for comprehension

  Meets Standard
Depth and Breadth of Reading
  • Reads from a range of genres, texts, and a variety of authors

  • R-10-14.2
  • Self-selects reading materials in line with reading ability and personal interests

  • R-10-17.1
Reading Strategies
  • Uses comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading literary and informational text

  • R-10-13
  • Uses a range of self-monitoring and self correction approaches

  • R-10-12.1
Comprehension
  • Reads multiple texts for depth of understanding an author, a subject, a theme, or genre

  • R-10-14.3
Analysis & Interpretation
  • Provides relevant details to support connections made or judgments (interpretive, analytical, evaluative or reflective)

  • R-10-16.1
  • Draws inferences about text, including authors purpose or message; or explains how purpose may affect the interpretation of the text

  • R-10-8.3
Text Connections
  • Compares texts to related personal experience or prior knowledge, or to other texts

  • R-10-16.1
  • Explains connections about information within a text and across texts or to related ideas

  • R-10-8.1
  • Compares stories or other texts to related personal experience, prior knowledge, or to other books

  • R-10-16.1

1.4 Using contemporary technologies to explore and enhance communication skills

  Meets Standard
Functional Application
  • Uses appropriate technology to locate, retrieve, organize, and store valid information with limited teacher prompting
Practical Application of Skills
  • Uses the Internet and several types of software, including, but not limited to, word processing, database, spreadsheet, and/or graphics with limited teacher prompting
  • Uses appropriate Internet sources and properly cites/attributes information to them
  • Understands and demonstrates strong skills needed to operate several forms of technology to create and communicate written, visual, oral, and multimedia presentations with limited teacher prompting
  • Produces (both individually and collaboratively) and digitally interacts with student work

1.5 Writing clearly and concisely for a variety of purposes and audiences

  Meets Standard
Purpose & Content
  • States and maintains a focus/controlling idea/thesis

  • W-10-7.2
  • Uses specific details and references to text or relevant citations to support thesis, conclusions, or interpretations

  • W-10-3.3
  • Synthesizes information from multiple research studies, including primary sources

  • W-10-6.5
  • Draws a conclusion by synthesizing information

  • W-10-6.4
Organization
  • Uses an organizational structure that allows for a progression of ideas to develop

  • W-10-14.3
  • Uses transition words or phrases appropriate to text structure

  • W-10-6.3
Structures of Language
  • Selects vocabulary according to purpose and for effect on audience

  • W-10-13.1
  • Uses varied sentence length and structure to enhance meaning

  • W-10-1.1
Writing Conventions
  • Applies rules of standard English usage to correct grammatical errors in work

  • W-10-9.1
  • Applies capitalization rules

  • W-10-9.2
  • Applies appropriate punctuation, including hyphens, dashes, and parenthesis, to various sentence patterns to enhance meaning

  • W-10-9.4
  • Lists and cites sources using standard format

  • W-10-6.6

1.6 Receiving and processing information to express one-self creatively using a variety of visual forms

  Meets Standard
Understanding
  • Summarizes, paraphrases, questions, or contributes to information presented

  • OC-10-1.2
Application
  • Applies visual arts concepts and functions to solve problems by using analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

  • VA-Grade 10 C1.1
Extension
  • Analyzes how concepts and content learned in the visual arts and in other disciplines are connected

  • VA-Grade 10-R3.1

2. Solve problems effectively.

  Meets Standard
2.1 Identifying and describing the problem
  • Identifies and describes the problem and related issues with minimal teacher prompting

  • RIDE Applied Learning-Problem Solving
  • Organizes information from a variety of sources with minimal teacher prompting
  • Develops a logical description of the problem with minimal teacher prompting

  • RIDE Applied Learning-Problem Solving
2.2 Accessing, interpreting, organizing, and analyzing information related to the problem
  • Organizes information from sources
  • Seeks, selects, and develops essential questions with minimal teacher prompting
  • Analyzes, interprets and evaluates information critically with minimal teacher prompting

  • RIDE Applied Learning-Critical Thinking
2.3 Utilizing data and creative/critical thinking to demonstrate an effective solution
  • Constructs inferences and logical arguments based on multiple sources of data/evidence
  • Develops, tests, evaluates and analyzes possible solutions with minimal teacher prompting
  • Describes, distinguishes, and evaluates alternative conclusions with minimal teacher prompting

3. Possess a broad perception of the world with an appreciation of diverse cultures, environments and the arts.

  Meets Standard
3.1 Explain democratic and social principles and practices and steps necessary to take an action within a political system.
  • Defines democratic and social principles and practices such as responsibility, equality, justice, fairness, freedom and choice
  • Demonstrates the ability to explain democratic and social principles and practices
  • Identifies a course of action to implement change within a political system
3.2 Utilizing historical and contemporary evidence to formulate positions and demonstrates an understanding of current issues
  • Identifies and distinguishes among fact and opinion, propaganda or bias when examining primary and secondary sources without teacher prompting
  • Chooses and utilizes a variety of appropriate historical and contemporary artifacts to demonstrate an understanding of current issues without teacher prompting
  • Synthesizes information from historical and contemporary artifacts to formulate and defend a position in an organized manner without teacher prompting
3.3 Analyzing basic economic issues confronting individuals, nations and the world

Demonstrates the ability to:

  • Compare components of economic systems
  • Apply the concept of supply and demand to an economic issue
  • Assess how governments impact economic systems
  • Explain how a global economy will affect individuals, nations and the world
  • Utilize economic concepts in the analysis of a relevant issue in making recommendations/decisions for a course of action
  • Interpret and explain the effects of domestic and international competition in a global economy
3.4 Demonstrating an awareness of cultural diversity and its impact on society
  • Understands, applies and evaluates the impact cultural diversity has upon society
  • Understands, applies and evaluates the impact gender, age, ethnic, religious, and racial diversity has upon society
  • Demonstrates how cultural traditions have contributed to enriching societies

3.5 Demonstrating a thorough understanding of various concepts, skills and creative expressions related to the fine and applied arts

  Meets Standard
Creating
  • Applies visual arts concepts and functions to solve visual arts problems by using analysis, synthesis and evaluation

  • VA-Grade 10 C1.2
  • Uses media, techniques, and processes with evidence of skill, craftsmanship, and personalization to communicate meaning

  • VA-Grade 10 C2.1
Performing
  • Prepares and performs a variety of repertoire with technical accuracy and skill.

  • MU-P1-3
Responding
  • Analyzes the subject matter, symbols and ideas in exemplary works

  • VA-Grade 10-R1.1
  • Reflects upon their works and analyzes the creative process

  • VA-Grade 10 R2.1
  • Analyzes works produced by various cultures and historical periods

  • VA-Grade 10 R2.2
  • Analyzes how concepts and content learned in the arts and in other disciplines are connected

  • VA-Grade 10 R3.1

4. Reach logical and reasoned conclusions by utilizing scientific, mathematic and technological skills.

  Meets Standard
4.1 Identifying and describing a scientific and/or mathematical problem
  • Demonstrates an ability to analyze key factors of a given problem with minimal guidance
  • Identifies and restates the problem
  • Identifies important information about the problem with minimal guidance

  • RIDE Applied Learning-Problem Solving
4.2 Collecting, interpreting, organizing, analyzing, and utilizing data to arrive at effective solutions applicable to the real world
  • Seeks, selects and organizes information from sources
  • Analyzes, interprets and evaluates information on a limited basis
  • Evaluates potential bias from a variety of media sources in how information is interpreted by analyzing claims from evidence and sources and evaluate based upon relevance, and validity

  • LS(9-11)-5a
  • Reaches consensus to solve a problem, makes a decision, or achieves a goal

  • OC-10-1.5
4.3 Communicating ideas and information of a scientific nature
  • Uses words appropriate for the audience
  • Applies rules of standard English usage to correct grammatical errors

  • W-10-9.1
  • Includes sufficient details or facts for appropriate depth of information: naming, describing, explaining, comparing, contrasting, or using visual images to support intended purpose

  • W-10-8.3
  • Exhibits logical organization and language use, appropriate to audience, context, and purpose

  • OC-10-2.1
  • In informational writing, students effectively convey purpose by stating and maintaining a focus/controlling idea/thesis

  • W-10-7.2
  • In informational writing, students effectively convey purpose by writing with a sense of audience, when appropriate

  • W-10-7.3
  • In informational writing, students effectively convey purpose by establishing an authoritative voice

  • W-10-7.4
  • In informational writing, students effectively convey purpose by using precise and descriptive language that clarifies and supports intent

  • W-10-7.5
4.4 Utilizing technology to locate, organize and communicate information
  • Uses appropriate tools in problem solving
  • Performs basic computer operations independently

  • National Ed Tech Standards-Tech Found Stds-1
  • Creates and organizes data files into folders

  • National Ed Tech Standards-Tech Found Stds-2
  • Demonstrates essential concepts in word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software

  • National Ed Tech Standards-Tech Found Stds-3
  • Navigates the Internet to locate data

  • National Ed Tech Standards-Tech Found Stds-4

5. Demonstrate positive health habits, including physical exercise, in order to enhance physical and emotional well being by:

  Meets Standard
5.1 Understanding and practicing the concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention as a foundation of healthy life
  • Explains the difference between nutritious and non-nutritious food/meal options
  • Distinguishes between safe/healthy and harmful/unhealthy lifestyle choices (e.g. disease prevention)
  • Explains and illustrates the impact personal health behaviors have on the community
5.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the influences of culture, media, technology and other factors of health
  • Analyzes, differentiates and illustrates the positive and negative influences of media, culture, technology, and/or other factors on healthy lifestyle choice
  • Draws conclusions about media's influence on society and his or her own lifestyle, using examples from personal experience
  • Illustrates how personal choices contribute in developing a safe and healthy lifestyle
5.3 Demonstrating and understanding ways to enhance and maintain one's own health and well being
  • Identifies, explains, and attempts to perform various physical activities to enhance cardiovascular health, muscle tone, physical strength, and weight control for personal wellness
  • Maintain physical fitness, motor skills and knowledge about physical activity
  • Apply scientific principles to learn skills and relate them to participation in physical activities
  • Has an accurate understanding of his/her own personal health and well-being, showing breadth and depth of information
  • Develops and applies appropriate strategies for maintaining emotional, physical and psychological well-being