Common Core: 10th Grade English Language Arts

This subject focuses on developing critical reading, writing, and analytical skills in alignment with the Common Core standards for 10th grade.

Critical Reading and AnnotationWriting ArgumentsAnalyzing Literary Devices
Evaluating Rhetorical StrategiesSynthesizing Multiple SourcesAdvanced Literary Analysis
Applying ELA Skills to Everyday CommunicationMedia Literacy and Evaluating SourcesCollaborative Projects and Presentations
Close Reading for Standardized TestsTimed Writing and Outlining
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Study Strategies

Close Reading for Standardized Tests

Mastering Close Reading

Close reading is a strategy where you carefully analyze a text to answer questions accurately. Focus on understanding the author’s purpose, main ideas, and the meaning of specific words or phrases.

How to Practice

  • Read the passage thoroughly before tackling the questions.
  • Underline or note evidence for your answers.
  • Reread difficult sections to ensure full understanding.

Close reading helps you spot clues hidden in the text, making you a test-taking detective!

Examples

  • Highlighting key sentences in a test passage.

  • Using context clues to define unfamiliar words in a reading section.

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Timed Writing and Outlining