For your viewing pleasure, following are the benchmarks we have covered during the term.
1. When we were doing critical thinking bell work we covered these benchmarks:
Reading Benchmarks:
10.1.A.1: Uses context to understand figurative, idiomatic and technical meanings of terms.
10.1.A.2: Extends general and specialized reading vocabulary.
10.1.A. 3: Understands writing techniques used to influence readers.
10.1.A.4: Understands the philosophical assumptions and basic beliefs underlying an author's work.
10.1.C.4: Analyzes techniques used to convey viewpoints or impressions.
10.1.C.5: Uses discussions with peers as a way of understanding information.
10.1.C.6: Uses text features and elements to support inferences and generalizations about information.
Writing Benchmarks:
10.2.A.4: Evaluates own and other's writing.
10.2.A.6: Writes expository compositions.
2. When we did story sheets as bell work we covered the following benchmarks:
Reading Benchmarks:
10.1.B.2: Analyzes the use of complex elements of plot in specific literary works.
10.1.B.5: Understands the effects of author's style and complex literary devices and techniques on the overall quality of a work.
Writing Benchmarks:
10.2.A.1: Uses a variety of prewriting strategies.
10.2.A.1: Uses a variety of strategies to draft and revise written work.
10.2.A.4: Evaluates own and other's writing.
10.2.A.5: Uses strategies to adapt writing for different audiences and purposes.
10.2.A.7: Writes fictional, biographical, autobiographical, and observational narratives.
10.2.B.6: Organizes ideas to achieve cohesion in writing.
Viewing and Media:
10.4.A.1: Uses a range of strategies to interpret visual media.
10.4.A.2: Uses strategies to analyze stereotypes in visual media.
3. When we learned story structure, outlined, wrote and revised our screenplays we covered the following benchmarks:
Reading Benchmarks:
10.1.B.2: Analyzes the use of complex elements of plot in specific literary works.
10.1.B.3: Knows archetypes and symbols.
10.1.B.4: Understands how themes are used across literary works and genres.
10.1.B.5: Understands the effects of author's style and complex literary devices and techniques on the overall quality of a work.
10.1.B.6: Understands relationships between literature and its historical period, culture and society.
10.1.B.7: Makes connections between his or her own life and the characters, events, motives and causes of conflict in texts.
Writing Benchmarks:
10.2.A.1: Uses a variety of prewriting strategies.
10.2.A.2: Uses a variety of strategies to draft and revise written work.
10.2.A.3: Uses a variety of strategies to edit and publish written work.
10.2.A.4: Evaluates own and other's writing.
10.2.A.5: Uses strategies to adapt writing for different audiences and purposes.
10.2.A.7: Writes fictional, biographical, autobiographical, and observational narratives.
10.2.B.1: Uses precise and descriptive language that clarifies and enhances ideas.
10.2.B.3: Uses a variety of sentences structures and lengths.
10.2.B.4: Uses a variety of transitional devices.
10.2.B.6: Organizes ideas to achieve cohesion in writing.
10.2.C.1: Uses the parts of speech accurately and effectively in writing.
10.2.C.2: Uses conventions of language in written compositions.
10.2.C.3: Uses commonly confused terms in written compositions.
10.2.C.4: Uses standards format in written compositions.
Viewing and Media:
10.4.A.3: Understands the connection between context and values projected by visual media.
10.4.A.4: Understands how images and sound convey messages in visual media.
10.4.A.5: Understands effects of style and language choice in visual media.
